Exam question 1 · Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds and The Golden Fleece,…
Which of the following describes the reason Ceres decreed that the earth should remain barren?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Ceres, earth · What happens: follow, describe, decree, remain · To what, where: reason
This is exam question 1 of lesson 2076 «Tanglewood Tales, Pomegranate Seeds and The Golden Fleece, part 35: Proserpina returns, then Jason reaches a raging river» 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 | PRON | PronType=Rel | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 describes | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 describes | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 5 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 reason | det |
| 7 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 describes | obj |
| 8 | Ceres | Ceres | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 decreed | nsubj |
| 9 | decreed | decree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 reason | acl:relcl |
| 10 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 14 remain | mark |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 earth | det |
| 12 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 remain | nsubj |
| 13 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 remain | aux |
| 14 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 decreed | ccomp |
| 15 | barren | barren | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 remain | xcomp |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | describe | present | the reason | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | |||||
| 3 | decree | past | Ceres | the reason not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | remain | should | the earth | barren property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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 · ✓ the right answer
She had ordered it to stay barren until her daughter was restored to her arms
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ordered | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 ordered | aux |
| 3 | ordered | order | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ordered | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 stay | mark |
| 6 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 ordered | xcomp |
| 7 | barren | barren | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 stay | xcomp |
| 8 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 12 restored | mark |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 10 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 restored | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 restored | aux:pass |
| 12 | restored | restore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 stay | advcl |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 arms | case |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 arms | nmod:poss |
| 15 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 restored | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past · perfect | She | it | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | stay not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | barren property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | restore | past · passive | her daughter | daughter's arms | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to arm=Recipient |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
She had ordered it to remain barren until her daughter was restored to her arms, and she had sworn an oath by the river Styx to keep the earth dead
The tree, 30 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ordered | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 ordered | aux |
| 3 | ordered | order | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ordered | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 remain | mark |
| 6 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 ordered | xcomp |
| 7 | barren | barren | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 remain | xcomp |
| 8 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 12 restored | mark |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 10 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 restored | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 restored | aux:pass |
| 12 | restored | restore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 remain | advcl |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 arms | case |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 arms | nmod:poss |
| 15 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 restored | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 sworn | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 sworn | cc |
| 18 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 sworn | nsubj |
| 19 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 20 sworn | aux |
| 20 | sworn | swear | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 3 ordered | conj |
| 21 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 22 oath | det |
| 22 | oath | oath | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 sworn | obj |
| 23 | by | by | ADP | _ | 25 river | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 river | det |
| 25 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 sworn | obl |
| 26 | Styx | Styx | PROPN | Number=Sing | 25 river | appos |
| 27 | to | to | PART | _ | 28 keep | mark |
| 28 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 20 sworn | advcl |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 earth | det |
| 30 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 keep | obj |
| 31 | dead | dead | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 28 keep | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past · perfect | She | it | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | remain not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | barren property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | restore | past · passive | her daughter | daughter's arms | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to arm=Recipient | ||||
| 4 | swear | past · perfect | daughter | a oath | by the river | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent oath=Eventuality | |||
| 5 | keep | to-infinitive | daughter not said here | the earth | dead property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earth=Theme |
Option 3
She had hoped it would make Pluto give back her daughter quickly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 hoped | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 hoped | aux |
| 3 | hoped | hope | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 make | nsubj |
| 5 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 make | aux |
| 6 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 hoped | ccomp |
| 7 | Pluto | Pluto | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 make | obj |
| 8 | give | give | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 make | xcomp |
| 9 | back | back | ADV | _ | 8 give | advmod |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 11 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 give | iobj |
| 12 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 8 give | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hope | past · perfect | She | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | make | would | it | Pluto | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | give back | infinitive | Pluto not said here | Pluto's daughter | quickly property | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme |
Option 4
She had ordered it to stay barren until her daughter was restored to her arms, since the gods of the underworld had taken the girl away by force
The tree, 28 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ordered | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 ordered | aux |
| 3 | ordered | order | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 ordered | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 stay | mark |
| 6 | stay | stay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 ordered | xcomp |
| 7 | barren | barren | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 stay | xcomp |
| 8 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 12 restored | mark |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 10 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 restored | nsubj |
| 11 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 restored | aux:pass |
| 12 | restored | restore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 stay | advcl |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 arms | case |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 arms | nmod:poss |
| 15 | arms | arm | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 restored | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 taken | punct |
| 17 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 24 taken | mark |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 gods | det |
| 19 | gods | god | NOUN | Number=Plur | 24 taken | nsubj:pass |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 underworld | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 underworld | det |
| 22 | underworld | underworld | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 gods | nmod |
| 23 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 24 taken | aux |
| 24 | taken | take | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 stay | advcl |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 girl | det |
| 26 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 taken | obj |
| 27 | away | away | ADV | _ | 24 taken | advmod |
| 28 | by | by | ADP | _ | 29 force | case |
| 29 | force | force | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 taken | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past · perfect | She | it | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent it=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | stay not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | barren property | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | restore | past · passive | her daughter | daughter's arms | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to arm=Recipient | ||||
| 4 | take away | past · perfect · passive | force | the gods of the underworld | away property | tree rules |
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