Exam question 4 · Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales, Habetrot: a magic yarn wins…
What prohibition did the laird impose upon his bride following the visit to the cave?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: prohibition · What happens: impose, follow · To what, where: visit, cave
This is exam question 4 of lesson 262 «Scottish Fairy and Folk Tales, Habetrot: a magic yarn wins a laird's bride, and he forbids her the spinning-wheel» 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 | What | what | DET | PronType=Int | 2 prohibition | det |
| 2 | prohibition | prohibition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 impose | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 impose | aux |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 laird | det |
| 5 | laird | laird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 impose | nsubj |
| 6 | impose | impose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 9 bride | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 bride | nmod:poss |
| 9 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 impose | obl |
| 10 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 impose | advcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 visit | det |
| 12 | visit | visit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 following | obj |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 cave | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 cave | det |
| 15 | cave | cave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 visit | nmod |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 impose | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | impose | past · do-support | what prohibition | upon laird's bride | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | follow | gerund | what prohibition not said here | the visit | the cave | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent visit=Theme to cave=Trajectory |
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 forbidden the great hall
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 forbidden | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forbidden | aux:pass |
| 3 | forbidden | forbid | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 hall | det |
| 5 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hall | amod |
| 6 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 forbidden | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forbid | past · passive | She | tree rules |
Option 2
She was forbidden the wheel and forbidden to ever touch the flax, the yarn, or the cave again
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 | 3 forbidden | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forbidden | aux:pass |
| 3 | forbidden | forbid | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 wheel | det |
| 5 | wheel | wheel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 forbidden | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 forbidden | cc |
| 7 | forbidden | forbid | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 forbidden | conj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 touch | mark |
| 9 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 10 touch | advmod |
| 10 | touch | touch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 forbidden | xcomp |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 flax | det |
| 12 | flax | flax | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 touch | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 yarn | punct |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 yarn | det |
| 15 | yarn | yarn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 flax | appos |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 cave | punct |
| 17 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 19 cave | cc |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 cave | det |
| 19 | cave | cave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 forbidden | obl |
| 20 | again | again | ADV | _ | 3 forbidden | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forbid | past · passive | She | again | the cave obl | tree rules | |||
| 2 | forbid | participle | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | touch | to-infinitive | the flax | ever | vn contiguous_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme flax=Co-Theme |
Option 3
She was forbidden to speak of the cave, the spinner, the yarn, or the wheel to anyone in the household or the village
The tree, 23 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 forbidden | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forbidden | aux:pass |
| 3 | forbidden | forbid | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 speak | mark |
| 5 | speak | speak | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 forbidden | xcomp |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 cave | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 cave | det |
| 8 | cave | cave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 speak | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 spinner | punct |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 spinner | det |
| 11 | spinner | spinner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cave | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 yarn | punct |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 yarn | det |
| 14 | yarn | yarn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cave | conj |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 wheel | punct |
| 16 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 wheel | cc |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 wheel | det |
| 18 | wheel | wheel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 forbidden | obl |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 anyone | case |
| 20 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 3 forbidden | obl |
| 21 | in | in | ADP | _ | 23 household | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 household | det |
| 23 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 anyone | nmod |
| 24 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 26 village | cc |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 village | det |
| 26 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 anyone | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forbid | past · passive | She | to anyone; the wheel obl | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | speak speech: other | to-infinitive | of the cave and the spinner and the yarn | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She was forbidden the spinning-wheel
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 forbidden | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forbidden | aux:pass |
| 3 | forbidden | forbid | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 wheel | det |
| 5 | spinning | spinning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 wheel | compound |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 spinning | punct |
| 7 | wheel | wheel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 forbidden | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | forbid | past · passive | She | tree rules |
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