Exam question 2 · Tanglewood Tales, The Dragon's Teeth, part 16: Cilix stays…
Which statement best describes the manner in which Thasus was made king?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement · What happens: describe, make · To what, where: manner, Thasus
This is exam question 2 of lesson 2057 «Tanglewood Tales, The Dragon's Teeth, part 16: Cilix stays behind, Thasus stops, and Telephassa and Cadmus walk on alone» 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 | Which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 2 statement | det |
| 2 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | nsubj |
| 3 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 2 statement | advmod |
| 4 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 manner | det |
| 6 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 which | case |
| 8 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 made | obl |
| 9 | Thasus | Thasus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 made | nsubj |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 made | aux:pass |
| 11 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 manner | acl:relcl |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 made | obj |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | present | which statement | the manner | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 2 | make | past · passive | Thasus | the manner | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary king=Product |
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
He was chosen by the priests for his wealth and his many living sons
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 chosen | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 chosen | aux:pass |
| 3 | chosen | choose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 priests | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 priests | det |
| 6 | priests | priest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 chosen | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 wealth | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 wealth | nmod:poss |
| 9 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 chosen | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 sons | cc |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 sons | nmod:poss |
| 12 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 sons | amod |
| 13 | living | living | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 sons | amod |
| 14 | sons | son | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 wealth | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | past · passive | the priests | He | for his wealth and his many living sons | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent subject=Theme for wealth=Beneficiary |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He was chosen by the inhabitants for his uprightness and courage
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 chosen | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 chosen | aux:pass |
| 3 | chosen | choose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 inhabitants | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 inhabitants | det |
| 6 | inhabitants | inhabitant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 chosen | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 uprightness | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 uprightness | nmod:poss |
| 9 | uprightness | uprightness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 chosen | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 courage | cc |
| 11 | courage | courage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 uprightness | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | choose | past · passive | the inhabitants | He | for his uprightness and courage | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent subject=Theme for uprightness=Beneficiary |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
He won the throne by defeating the old ruler in a fair contest of arms
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 won | nsubj |
| 2 | won | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 throne | det |
| 4 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 won | obj |
| 5 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 6 defeating | mark |
| 6 | defeating | defeat | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 won | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 ruler | det |
| 8 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 ruler | amod |
| 9 | ruler | ruler | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 defeating | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 contest | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 contest | det |
| 12 | fair | fair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 contest | amod |
| 13 | contest | contest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 defeating | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 arms | case |
| 15 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 contest | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | past | He | the throne | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent throne=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | defeat | gerund | He not said here | the old ruler | a fair contest of arms | tree rules | |||
| 3 | contest | arms | nom contest «event transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
He bought the throne
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 bought | nsubj |
| 2 | bought | buy | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 throne | det |
| 4 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bought | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | buy | past | He | the throne | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent throne=Theme |
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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