Exam question 1 · English Fairy Tales, Scrapefoot, part 15: pixies eat a cow…
Which of the following best describes the means by which the farmer's cow was restored to life?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: the · What happens: follow, describe, mean, restore · To what, where: cow, life · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 1 of lesson 248 «English Fairy Tales, Scrapefoot, part 15: pixies eat a cow, a blinded giant, and a fox sneaks into the bears' castle» 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 | 6 describes | obj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 best | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 best | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 best | case |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 describes | nmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 means | nsubj |
| 8 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 describes | ccomp |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 restored | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 farmer | det |
| 12 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 cow | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 farmer | case |
| 14 | cow | cow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 restored | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 restored | aux:pass |
| 16 | restored | restore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 means | ccomp |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 life | case |
| 18 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 restored | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 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 | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | mean | present | the | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | restore | past · passive | the farmer's cow | life | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to life=Recipient |
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 · ✓ the right answer
The king struck the reassembled hide with a rod
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 struck | nsubj |
| 3 | struck | strike | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 hide | det |
| 5 | reassembled | reassemble | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 hide | amod |
| 6 | hide | hide | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 struck | obj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 rod | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 rod | det |
| 9 | rod | rod | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 struck | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike | past | the king | the reassembled hide | with a rod | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hide=Patient with rod=Instrument | |||
| 2 | reassemble | participle | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
A blow from a silver hammer restored it
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 blow | det |
| 2 | blow | blow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 restored | nsubj |
| 3 | from | from | ADP | _ | 6 hammer | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 hammer | det |
| 5 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hammer | compound |
| 6 | hammer | hammer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 blow | nmod |
| 7 | restored | restore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 restored | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | restore | past | a blow from a silver hammer | hammer | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
Option 3
The king waved a wand over the bones
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waved | nsubj |
| 3 | waved | wave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 wand | det |
| 5 | wand | wand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 waved | obj |
| 6 | over | over | ADP | _ | 8 bones | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bones | det |
| 8 | bones | bone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 waved | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | past | the king | a wand | the bones | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wand=Patient |
Option 4
The king's men poured a potion over the reassembled bones and hide
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 king | det |
| 2 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 men | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 king | case |
| 4 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 poured | nsubj |
| 5 | poured | pour | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 potion | det |
| 7 | potion | potion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 poured | obj |
| 8 | over | over | ADP | _ | 11 bones | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 bones | det |
| 10 | reassembled | reassemble | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 bones | amod |
| 11 | bones | bone | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 poured | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 hide | cc |
| 13 | hide | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 poured | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pour | past | the king's men | a potion | the reassembled bones | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent potion=Patient | |||
| 2 | reassemble | participle | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | hide | present | the king's men not said here | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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