Exam question 2 · Scottish Fairy Tales, The Golden Ball, My Own Self and the…
Explain the function of the fairy mother's intervention in the second tale with reference to the chimney episode.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, fairy mother · What happens: explain, intervene · To what, where: function, chimney episode, second tale
This is exam question 2 of lesson 237 «Scottish Fairy Tales, The Golden Ball, My Own Self and the start of The Black Bull of Norroway: the lad beats the bogles, the lass is saved, a fairy child burns her foot, and a girl sets out for her fortune» 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 | Explain | explain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 function | det |
| 3 | function | function | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 intervention | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 mother | det |
| 6 | fairy | fairy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 mother | compound |
| 7 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 intervention | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 mother | case |
| 9 | intervention | intervention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 function | nmod |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 tale | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 tale | det |
| 12 | second | second | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 13 tale | amod |
| 13 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obl |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 reference | case |
| 15 | reference | reference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 tale | nmod |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 episode | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 episode | det |
| 18 | chimney | chimney | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 episode | compound |
| 19 | episode | episode | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obl |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Explain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the function of the fairy mother's intervention | the chimney episode | the second tale with reference | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent function=Topic to episode=Recipient | ||
| 2 | intervene | the fairy mother | nom intervention «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
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
she restored order by punishing the fairy child for causing the disturbance and then moved the whole hill
The tree, 18 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 | 2 restored | nsubj |
| 2 | restored | restore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 restored | obj |
| 4 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 5 punishing | mark |
| 5 | punishing | punish | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 restored | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 child | det |
| 7 | fairy | fairy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 child | amod |
| 8 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 punishing | obj |
| 9 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 10 causing | mark |
| 10 | causing | cause | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 punishing | advcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 disturbance | det |
| 12 | disturbance | disturbance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 causing | obj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 moved | cc |
| 14 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 moved | advmod |
| 15 | moved | move | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 restored | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 hill | det |
| 17 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 hill | amod |
| 18 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 moved | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | restore | past | she | order | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent order=Theme | ||||
| 2 | punish | gerund | she not said here | the fairy child | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient | ||||
| 3 | cause | gerund | she not said here | the disturbance | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition disturbance=Patient | ||||
| 4 | move | past | she not said here | the whole hill | then | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hill=Theme |
Option 2
she dragged the child home to stop the trouble and calm the house
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 | 2 dragged | nsubj |
| 2 | dragged | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 child | det |
| 4 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 dragged | obj |
| 5 | home | home | ADV | _ | 2 dragged | advmod |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 stop | mark |
| 7 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 dragged | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 trouble | det |
| 9 | trouble | trouble | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 stop | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 calm | cc |
| 11 | calm | calm | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 stop | conj |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 house | det |
| 13 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 calm | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drag | past | she | the child | home property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme | |||
| 2 | stop | to-infinitive | she not said here | the trouble | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality trouble=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | calm | infinitive | she not said here | the house | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus house=Experiencer |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
she restored order by punishing the fairy child for causing the disturbance
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 | 2 restored | nsubj |
| 2 | restored | restore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 restored | obj |
| 4 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 5 punishing | mark |
| 5 | punishing | punish | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 restored | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 child | det |
| 7 | fairy | fairy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 child | amod |
| 8 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 punishing | obj |
| 9 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 10 causing | mark |
| 10 | causing | cause | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 punishing | advcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 disturbance | det |
| 12 | disturbance | disturbance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 causing | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | restore | past | she | order | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent order=Theme | ||||
| 2 | punish | gerund | she not said here | the fairy child | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient | ||||
| 3 | cause | gerund | she not said here | the disturbance | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition disturbance=Patient |
Option 4
she restored order by punishing the fairy child for causing the disturbance in the house and in the whole glen
The tree, 20 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 | 2 restored | nsubj |
| 2 | restored | restore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 restored | obj |
| 4 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 5 punishing | mark |
| 5 | punishing | punish | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 restored | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 child | det |
| 7 | fairy | fairy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 child | amod |
| 8 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 punishing | obj |
| 9 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 10 causing | mark |
| 10 | causing | cause | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 punishing | advcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 disturbance | det |
| 12 | disturbance | disturbance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 causing | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 house | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 house | det |
| 15 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 causing | obl |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 glen | cc |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 glen | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 glen | det |
| 19 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 glen | amod |
| 20 | glen | glen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 house | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | restore | past | she | order | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent order=Theme | ||||
| 2 | punish | gerund | she not said here | the fairy child | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Patient | ||||
| 3 | cause | gerund | she not said here | the disturbance | the house and the whole glen | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition disturbance=Patient |
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