Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, Princess of Canterbury: Jack wins the…
Identify the means by which Jack deceived the king regarding the fish, as recounted in the passage.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Jack · What happens: identify, mean, deceive, regard, recount · To what, where: king, passage · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 2 of lesson 266 «English Fairy Tales, Princess of Canterbury: Jack wins the princess with an egg, a stick, a nut and fish» 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 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | nsubj |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 deceived | obl |
| 6 | Jack | Jack | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 deceived | nsubj |
| 7 | deceived | deceive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | ccomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 king | det |
| 9 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 deceived | obj |
| 10 | regarding | regard | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 12 fish | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 fish | det |
| 12 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 king | nmod |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 recounted | punct |
| 14 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 15 recounted | mark |
| 15 | recounted | recount | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 deceived | conj |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 passage | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 passage | det |
| 18 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 recounted | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | infinitive | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 2 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 3 | deceive | past | Jack | the king | regard the fish | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient | |||
| 4 | regard | gerund | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 5 | recount speech: other | participle | Jack not said here | the passage | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
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
He hid several fish in his hand and bag, then pricked the king with a needle while the court laughed at the king's surprise
The tree, 25 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 | 2 hid | nsubj |
| 2 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | several | several | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 fish | amod |
| 4 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 hid | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 hand | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 hand | nmod:poss |
| 7 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hid | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 bag | cc |
| 9 | bag | bag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 hand | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 pricked | punct |
| 11 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 pricked | advmod |
| 12 | pricked | prick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 hid | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 king | det |
| 14 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pricked | obj |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 needle | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 needle | det |
| 17 | needle | needle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pricked | obl |
| 18 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 21 laughed | mark |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 court | det |
| 20 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 laughed | nsubj |
| 21 | laughed | laugh | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 pricked | advcl |
| 22 | at | at | ADP | _ | 26 surprise | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 king | det |
| 24 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 surprise | nmod:poss |
| 25 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 24 king | case |
| 26 | surprise | surprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 laughed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | He | several fish | his hand and bag | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fish=Patient in hand=Location | |||
| 2 | prick | past | He not said here | the king | then | with a needle | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent king=Patient with needle=Instrument | ||
| 3 | laugh | past | the court | the king's surprise | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | surprise | the king | nom surprise «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He concealed a fish in his hand and pricked the king with a needle
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 | 2 concealed | nsubj |
| 2 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 fish | det |
| 4 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 concealed | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 hand | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 hand | nmod:poss |
| 7 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 concealed | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 pricked | cc |
| 9 | pricked | prick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 concealed | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 king | det |
| 11 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pricked | obj |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 needle | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 needle | det |
| 14 | needle | needle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pricked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceal | past | He | a fish | fish's hand | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fish=Patient in hand=Location | |||
| 2 | prick | past | He not said here | the king | with a needle | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent king=Patient with needle=Instrument |
Option 3
He pretended the king had a fish in his beard and then pricked him with a needle to make him jump
The tree, 21 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 | 2 pretended | nsubj |
| 2 | pretended | pretend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 had | nsubj |
| 5 | had | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 pretended | ccomp |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 fish | det |
| 7 | fish | fish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 had | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 beard | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 beard | nmod:poss |
| 10 | beard | beard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fish | nmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 pricked | cc |
| 12 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 pricked | advmod |
| 13 | pricked | prick | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 pretended | conj |
| 14 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 pricked | obj |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 needle | case |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 needle | det |
| 17 | needle | needle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 pricked | obl |
| 18 | to | to | PART | _ | 19 make | mark |
| 19 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 pretended | advcl |
| 20 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 19 make | obj |
| 21 | jump | jump | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 make | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pretend | past | He | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | have | past | the king | a fish | king's beard | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fish=Patient | |||
| 3 | prick | past | He not said here | king | then | with a needle | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with needle=Instrument | ||
| 4 | make | to-infinitive | He not said here | king | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | jump | infinitive | king not said here | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
He sneaked a salmon into his palm and poked the king with a thorn
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 | 2 sneaked | nsubj |
| 2 | sneaked | sneak | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 salmon | det |
| 4 | salmon | salmon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sneaked | obj |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 palm | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 palm | nmod:poss |
| 7 | palm | palm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sneaked | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 poked | cc |
| 9 | poked | poke | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 sneaked | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 king | det |
| 11 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 poked | obj |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 thorn | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 thorn | det |
| 14 | thorn | thorn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 poked | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sneak | past | He | a salmon | his palm | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent salmon=Theme into palm=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | poke | past | He not said here | the king | with a thorn | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.instsrument»: agent=Agent king=Theme with thorn=Instrument |
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