Exam question 4 · Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to l…

Identify the condition of the rock as described at the close of this part.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: identify, describe, condition · To what, where: condition, close, rock

This is exam question 4 of lesson 2043 «Tanglewood Tales, The Minotaur, part 1: Theseus tries to lift a heavy rock that his mother says hides the way to Athens» of the books course of Mova's primary school, asked in stiff, formal language. The page gives the question's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies — and its pragmatics clause by clause, then the 4 options as the student saw them, each with its tree and pragmatics. Every text is parsed by Mova itself. How the student answered it, with the score of every option and why: the test at school.

The question

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 condition	det
3	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 rock	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 rock	det
6	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 condition	nmod
7	as	as	SCONJ	_	8 described	mark
8	described	describe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Identify	advcl
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 close	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 close	det
11	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 described	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 part	case
13	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	14 part	det
14	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 close	nmod
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the condition of the rock		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme
2	describe	participle	you not said here		the close of this part	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	condition			the rock		nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient

One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

The options

Option 1 · ← Mova's choice

It is sunken deeper and moss-covered, but a young boy has cracked it open and found a sword inside it

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 sunken	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sunken	cop
3	sunken	sunken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	deeper	deep	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 sunken	conj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 covered	cc
6	moss	moss	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 covered	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 moss	punct
8	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sunken	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 cracked	punct
10	but	but	CCONJ	_	15 cracked	cc
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 boy	det
12	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 boy	amod
13	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cracked	nsubj:pass
14	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 cracked	aux
15	cracked	crack	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sunken	parataxis
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 cracked	obj
17	open	open	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 cracked	xcomp
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 found	cc
19	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 sunken	conj
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 sword	det
21	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 found	obj
22	inside	inside	ADP	_	23 it	case
23	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 found	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	It			sunken property	tree rules
2	be						tree rules
3	cover	participle					vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
4	crack	present · perfect · passive		a young boy		open property	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Patient it=Result
5	find	past		a sword	sword		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Topic

Option 2

It is buried deeper, overgrown with moss, and seems stuck fast

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 buried	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 buried	aux:pass
3	buried	bury	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	deeper	deep	ADV	Degree=Cmp	3 buried	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 overgrown	punct
6	overgrown	overgrow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 buried	conj
7	with	with	ADP	_	8 moss	case
8	moss	moss	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 overgrown	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 seems	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 seems	cc
11	seems	seem	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 buried	conj
12	stuck	stuck	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 seems	xcomp
13	fast	fast	ADV	Degree=Pos	12 stuck	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	bury	present · passive	It	deep property	vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	overgrow	participle		with moss	tree rules
3	seem	present		stuck property	vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

It is sunken deeper, moss-covered, and seemingly fixed in the earth

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 sunken	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sunken	cop
3	sunken	sunken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	deeper	deep	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 sunken	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 covered	punct
6	moss	moss	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 covered	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 moss	punct
8	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sunken	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 fixed	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 fixed	cc
11	seemingly	seemingly	ADV	_	12 fixed	advmod
12	fixed	fix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sunken	parataxis
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 earth	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 earth	det
15	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 fixed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	It		sunken property	tree rules
2	be					tree rules
3	cover	participle				vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
4	fix	participle		the earth	seemingly property	vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient

Option 4

It is sunken deeper, moss-covered, and seemingly fixed in the earth, with ferns and vines curling around its base and roots

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 sunken	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sunken	cop
3	sunken	sunken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	deeper	deep	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	3 sunken	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 covered	punct
6	moss	moss	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 covered	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 moss	punct
8	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sunken	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 fixed	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 fixed	cc
11	seemingly	seemingly	ADV	_	12 fixed	advmod
12	fixed	fix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 sunken	parataxis
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 earth	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 earth	det
15	earth	earth	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 fixed	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 ferns	punct
17	with	with	ADP	_	18 ferns	case
18	ferns	fern	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 fixed	obl
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 vines	cc
20	vines	vine	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 ferns	conj
21	curling	curl	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	18 ferns	acl
22	around	around	ADP	_	24 base	case
23	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 base	nmod:poss
24	base	base	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 curling	obl
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 roots	cc
26	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 base	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	It		sunken property	tree rules
2	be					tree rules
3	cover	participle				vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
4	fix	participle		the earth	with ferns and vines; seemingly property	vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with fern=Co-Patient
5	curl	gerund	ferns and vines not said here	earth's base and roots		vn coil-9.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around base=Destination

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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