Exam question 1 · English Fairy Tales, The Three Wishes: a woodman spares a…
Which of the following best describes the fate of the second sister at the witch's house?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, fate · To what, where: fate, second sister
This is exam question 1 of lesson 250 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Wishes: a woodman spares a tree, gets three wishes, and wastes one on black pudding» 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 fate | det |
| 8 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 sister | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 sister | det |
| 11 | second | second | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 12 sister | amod |
| 12 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 fate | nmod |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 house | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 witch | det |
| 15 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 house | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 witch | case |
| 17 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 sister | nmod |
| 18 | ? | ? | 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 | the fate of the second sister at the witch's house | of the best | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | fate | the second sister at the witch's house | nom fate «event 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
She was robbed of her gold and sent away to the mill
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 robbed | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 robbed | aux:pass |
| 3 | robbed | rob | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 gold | case |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 gold | nmod:poss |
| 6 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 robbed | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 sent | cc |
| 8 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 robbed | conj |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 8 sent | advmod |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 mill | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 mill | det |
| 12 | mill | mill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 sent | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rob | past · passive | She | of her gold | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme of gold=Source | ||||
| 2 | send away | past | to the mill; away property | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
Robbed and sent home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Robbed | rob | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 sent | cc |
| 3 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Robbed | conj |
| 4 | home | home | ADV | _ | 3 sent | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rob | participle | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | send | participle | home property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
She was kept in the house and fed good bread
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 kept | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 kept | aux:pass |
| 3 | kept | keep | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 house | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 house | det |
| 6 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kept | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 fed | cc |
| 8 | fed | feed | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 kept | conj |
| 9 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 bread | amod |
| 10 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kept | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | past · passive | She | the house | good bread obl | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in house=Location | |||
| 2 | feed | participle | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She was robbed of her money, beaten, and sent home
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 robbed | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 robbed | aux:pass |
| 3 | robbed | rob | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 money | case |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 money | nmod:poss |
| 6 | money | money | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 robbed | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 beaten | punct |
| 8 | beaten | beat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 robbed | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 sent | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 sent | cc |
| 11 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 robbed | conj |
| 12 | home | home | ADV | _ | 11 sent | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rob | past · passive | She | of her money | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme of money=Source | ||||
| 2 | beat | participle | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | send | participle | home property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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