Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, Catskin: Catskin wins her lord, and h…
By what means did the young lord ascertain the identity of his partner at the third assembly?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: mean, do, ascertain · To what, where: young lord, identity · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 2 of lesson 263 «English Fairy Tales, Catskin: Catskin wins her lord, and her father is found» 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 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 3 means | mark |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 ascertain | advcl |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | ccomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 lord | det |
| 6 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 lord | amod |
| 7 | lord | lord | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | obj |
| 8 | ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 identity | det |
| 10 | identity | identity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ascertain | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 partner | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 partner | nmod:poss |
| 13 | partner | partner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 identity | nmod |
| 14 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 assembly | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 assembly | det |
| 16 | third | third | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 17 assembly | amod |
| 17 | assembly | assembly | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 partner | nmod |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 2 | do | past | the young lord | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | ascertain | present | the identity of his partner at the third assembly | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent identity=Topic |
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
By hiring a spy from the town who followed her carriage through the forest and reported back to him each morning
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 hiring | mark |
| 2 | hiring | hire | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 16 reported | advcl |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 spy | det |
| 4 | spy | spy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hiring | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 town | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 town | det |
| 7 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hiring | obl |
| 8 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 followed | nsubj |
| 9 | followed | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 town | acl:relcl |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 carriage | nmod:poss |
| 11 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 followed | obj |
| 12 | through | through | ADP | _ | 14 forest | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 forest | det |
| 14 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 followed | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 reported | cc |
| 16 | reported | report | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 17 | back | back | ADV | _ | 16 reported | advmod |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 him | case |
| 19 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 reported | obl |
| 20 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 21 morning | det |
| 21 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 reported | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hire | gerund | a spy | the town | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent spy=Theme from town=Source | ||||
| 2 | follow | past | the town | her carriage | the forest | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent carriage=Theme through forest=Trajectory | |||
| 3 | report back | past | him = he | morning | vn subordinate-95.2.1 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent |
Option 2
By pursuing her all the way to the forest and secretly watching her change into her rags behind a tree at dusk
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 pursuing | mark |
| 2 | pursuing | pursue | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 pursuing | obj |
| 4 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 6 way | det:predet |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 way | det |
| 6 | way | way | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pursuing | obl:unmarked |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 forest | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 forest | det |
| 9 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pursuing | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 watching | cc |
| 11 | secretly | secretly | ADV | _ | 12 watching | advmod |
| 12 | watching | watch | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 pursuing | conj |
| 13 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 change | nmod:poss |
| 14 | change | change | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 watching | obj |
| 15 | into | into | ADP | _ | 17 rags | case |
| 16 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 rags | nmod:poss |
| 17 | rags | rag | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 watching | obl |
| 18 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 20 tree | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 tree | det |
| 20 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 watching | obl |
| 21 | at | at | ADP | _ | 22 dusk | case |
| 22 | dusk | dusk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 tree | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pursue | gerund | her = she | the forest | all way obl:unmarked | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme to forest=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | watch | gerund | her change | her rags | behind a tree at dusk; secretly property | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Theme | |||
| 3 | change | her = she | nom change «event intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
By pursuing her to the forest and witnessing her change of attire
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 pursuing | mark |
| 2 | pursuing | pursue | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 pursuing | obj |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 forest | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 forest | det |
| 6 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 pursuing | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 witnessing | cc |
| 8 | witnessing | witness | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 pursuing | conj |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 change | nmod:poss |
| 10 | change | change | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 witnessing | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 attire | case |
| 12 | attire | attire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 change | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pursue | gerund | her = she | the forest | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme to forest=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | witness | gerund | her change of attire | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent change=Beneficiary | |||||
| 3 | change | attire | nom change «event intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 4
By searching every village in the kingdom for the girl
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 searching | mark |
| 2 | searching | search | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 village | det |
| 4 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 searching | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 kingdom | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 kingdom | det |
| 7 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 searching | obl |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 girl | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 girl | det |
| 10 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 searching | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | search | gerund | every village | the kingdom | for the girl | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent village=Location for girl=Theme |
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