Exam question 3 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and the Golden Apples, part 22: J…
State the instruction given to Jack regarding the conduct of his return journey from the castle.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Jack · What happens: state, give, regard, conduct, journey · To what, where: instruction, Jack, return journey, castle
This is exam question 3 of lesson 255 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Jack and the Golden Apples, part 22: Jack sneaks past the sleeping monsters, steals the apples, and heads home» 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 | State | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 instruction | det |
| 3 | instruction | instruction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 State | obj |
| 4 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 instruction | acl |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 Jack | case |
| 6 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 given | obl |
| 7 | regarding | regard | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 conduct | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 conduct | det |
| 9 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 given | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 journey | case |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 journey | nmod:poss |
| 12 | return | return | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 journey | compound |
| 13 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 conduct | nmod |
| 14 | from | from | ADP | _ | 16 castle | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 castle | det |
| 16 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 journey | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the instruction | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent instruction=Topic | ||||
| 2 | give | participle | the instruction not said here | Jack | regard the conduct of Jack's return journey from the castle | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to jack=Recipient | |||
| 3 | regard | gerund | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | conduct | Jack's return journey from the castle | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 5 | journey | Jack | the castle | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent from=place |
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 instructed not to look back upon leaving the castle grounds at all
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 instructed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 instructed | aux:pass |
| 3 | instructed | instruct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 look | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 look | mark |
| 6 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 instructed | xcomp |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 look | advmod |
| 8 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 9 leaving | mark |
| 9 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 look | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 grounds | det |
| 11 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 grounds | compound |
| 12 | grounds | grounds | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 9 leaving | obj |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 all | case |
| 14 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 9 leaving | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instruct speech: other | past · passive | He | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not look back | to-infinitive | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 3 | leave | gerund | the castle grounds | all | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent grounds=Theme at all=Location |
Option 2
He was instructed to hurry home without stopping
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 instructed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 instructed | aux:pass |
| 3 | instructed | instruct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 hurry | mark |
| 5 | hurry | hurry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 instructed | xcomp |
| 6 | home | home | ADV | _ | 5 hurry | advmod |
| 7 | without | without | SCONJ | _ | 8 stopping | mark |
| 8 | stopping | stop | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 hurry | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instruct speech: other | past · passive | He | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | hurry | to-infinitive | home property | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | stop | gerund | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
He was instructed not to look back upon leaving, even if he heard the Princess call his name
The tree, 18 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 | 3 instructed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 instructed | aux:pass |
| 3 | instructed | instruct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 look | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 look | mark |
| 6 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 instructed | xcomp |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 look | advmod |
| 8 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 9 leaving | mark |
| 9 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 look | advcl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 heard | punct |
| 11 | even | even | ADV | _ | 14 heard | advmod |
| 12 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 14 heard | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 heard | nsubj |
| 14 | heard | hear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 instructed | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Princess | det |
| 16 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 call | nsubj |
| 17 | call | call | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 heard | xcomp |
| 18 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 name | nmod:poss |
| 19 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 call | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instruct speech: other | past · passive | He | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not look back | to-infinitive | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 3 | leave | gerund | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | hear a condition, not said to happen | past | he | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 5 | call | infinitive | the Princess | his name | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient | ||||
| 6 | name | his = he | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He was instructed not to look back upon leaving
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 instructed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 instructed | aux:pass |
| 3 | instructed | instruct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 6 look | advmod |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 6 look | mark |
| 6 | look | look | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 instructed | xcomp |
| 7 | back | back | ADV | _ | 6 look | advmod |
| 8 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 9 leaving | mark |
| 9 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 look | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instruct speech: other | past · passive | He | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not look back | to-infinitive | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | ||||||
| 3 | leave | gerund | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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