Exam question 1 · English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe…
Which of the following best describes the vow that the Wise Woman required of the Childe, and its consequence for the house of Lambton?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, require · To what, where: vow, Wise Woman
This is exam question 1 of lesson 264 «English Fairy Tales, The Lambton Worm, part 1: the Childe fights the Worm at the Rock» 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 vow | det |
| 8 | vow | vow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 12 Woman | mark |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Woman | det |
| 11 | Wise | wise | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 Woman | amod |
| 12 | Woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 vow | appos |
| 13 | required | require | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 Woman | acl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 Childe | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 Childe | det |
| 16 | Childe | Childe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 required | obl:agent |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 consequence | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 consequence | cc |
| 19 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 consequence | nmod:poss |
| 20 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obl |
| 21 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 house | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 house | det |
| 23 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 consequence | nmod |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 25 Lambton | case |
| 25 | Lambton | Lambton | PROPN | Number=Sing | 23 house | nmod |
| 26 | ? | ? | 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 vow | of the best; Childe's consequence for the house of Lambton obl | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | require | participle | the Wise Woman not said here | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme |
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
A vow to slay the first living thing met, denying a natural death
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 vow | det |
| 2 | vow | vow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 met | nsubj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 slay | mark |
| 4 | slay | slay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 vow | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 thing | det |
| 6 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 8 thing | amod |
| 7 | living | living | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 thing | compound |
| 8 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 slay | obj |
| 9 | met | meet | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 denying | punct |
| 11 | denying | deny | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 met | advcl |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 death | det |
| 13 | natural | natural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 death | amod |
| 14 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 denying | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slay | to-infinitive | a vow not said here | the first living thing | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient | ||||
| 2 | meet | past | a vow | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | deny | gerund | a vow not said here | a natural death | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent death=Eventuality |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
A vow to slay the first living thing met at the threshold, failure to keep which would deny the Lambtons a natural death
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 vow | det |
| 2 | vow | vow | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 slay | mark |
| 4 | slay | slay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 vow | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 thing | det |
| 6 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 8 thing | amod |
| 7 | living | living | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 thing | compound |
| 8 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 slay | obj |
| 9 | met | meet | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 thing | acl |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 threshold | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 threshold | det |
| 12 | threshold | threshold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 met | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 failure | punct |
| 14 | failure | failure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 thing | conj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 keep | mark |
| 16 | keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 slay | advcl |
| 17 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 deny | nsubj |
| 18 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 deny | aux |
| 19 | deny | deny | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 keep | ccomp |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 Lambtons | det |
| 21 | Lambtons | Lambton | PROPN | Number=Plur | 19 deny | obj |
| 22 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 24 death | det |
| 23 | natural | natural | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 death | amod |
| 24 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 deny | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | slay | to-infinitive | the first living thing and failure | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Patient | |||||
| 2 | meet | participle | the first living thing and failure not said here | the threshold | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | keep | to-infinitive | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | deny | would | the Lambtons | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent lambton=Theme death=Eventuality |
Option 3
An oath to destroy the first being encountered on entering, with the Lambtons forfeiting peaceful deaths
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 oath | det |
| 2 | oath | oath | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 destroy | mark |
| 4 | destroy | destroy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 oath | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 entering | det |
| 6 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 10 entering | amod |
| 7 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 encountered | aux:pass |
| 8 | encountered | encounter | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 entering | amod |
| 9 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 entering | case |
| 10 | entering | entering | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 destroy | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 Lambtons | punct |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 Lambtons | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Lambtons | det |
| 14 | Lambtons | Lambton | PROPN | Number=Plur | 2 oath | appos |
| 15 | forfeiting | forfeit | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 Lambtons | acl |
| 16 | peaceful | peaceful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 deaths | amod |
| 17 | deaths | death | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 forfeiting | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | destroy | to-infinitive | the first encountered entering | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent entering=Patient | |||||
| 2 | encounter | gerund · passive | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP» | ||||||
| 3 | forfeit | gerund | the Lambtons not said here | peaceful deaths | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent death=Theme |
Option 4
A vow to kill the first living creature met at the door, whose breach would doom the Lambtons
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 vow | det |
| 2 | vow | vow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 doom | nsubj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 kill | mark |
| 4 | kill | kill | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 vow | acl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 creature | det |
| 6 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 8 creature | amod |
| 7 | living | living | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 creature | compound |
| 8 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 kill | obj |
| 9 | met | meet | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 creature | acl |
| 10 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 door | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 door | det |
| 12 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 met | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 breach | punct |
| 14 | whose | whose | PRON | Poss=Yes PronType=Rel | 15 breach | nmod:poss |
| 15 | breach | breach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 door | conj |
| 16 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 doom | aux |
| 17 | doom | doom | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 Lambtons | det |
| 19 | Lambtons | Lambton | PROPN | Number=Plur | 17 doom | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kill | to-infinitive | a vow not said here | the first living creature | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creature=Theme | ||||
| 2 | meet | participle | the first living creature not said here | the door and the door and the door's breach's breach | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | doom | would | a vow | the Lambtons | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | breach | the door and the door and breach's breach | nom breach «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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