Exam question 4 · Peter Pan, Peter and Wendy: Peter returns, finds Wendy gro…
Which of the following most accurately describes the function of the spring cleaning season within the present episode?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe · To what, where: function
This is exam question 4 of lesson 340 «Peter Pan, Peter and Wendy: Peter returns, finds Wendy grown up, and flies off with Jane instead» 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 | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 6 accurately | advmod |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 7 describes | advmod |
| 7 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 function | det |
| 9 | function | function | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 describes | obj |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 season | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 season | det |
| 12 | spring | spring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 season | compound |
| 13 | cleaning | cleaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 season | compound |
| 14 | season | season | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 function | nmod |
| 15 | within | within | ADP | _ | 18 episode | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 episode | det |
| 17 | present | present | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 episode | amod |
| 18 | episode | episode | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 season | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 function of the spring cleaning season within the present episode | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent function=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
It is the period in which Jane learns to fly
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 period | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 period | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 period | det |
| 4 | period | period | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 learns | obl |
| 7 | Jane | Jane | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 learns | nsubj |
| 8 | learns | learn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 period | acl:relcl |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 fly | mark |
| 10 | fly | fly | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 learns | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the period | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | learn | present | Jane | the period | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | fly | to-infinitive | Jane not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
It is the season in which the children are sent to bed early
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 season | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 season | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 season | det |
| 4 | season | season | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 sent | obl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 children | det |
| 8 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 sent | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 sent | aux:pass |
| 10 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 season | acl:relcl |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 bed | case |
| 12 | bed | bed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 sent | obl |
| 13 | early | early | ADV | Degree=Pos | 10 sent | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the season | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | send | present · passive | the children | in the season | to bed; early property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in which=Destination |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
It is the time when Wendy repairs the nursery window
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 time | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 time | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 time | det |
| 4 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | when | when | SCONJ | _ | 7 repairs | mark |
| 6 | Wendy | Wendy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 repairs | nsubj |
| 7 | repairs | repair | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 time | acl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 window | det |
| 9 | nursery | nursery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 window | compound |
| 10 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 repairs | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the time | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | repair | present | Wendy | the nursery window | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent window=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It is the occasion on which Peter summons Wendy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 occasion | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 occasion | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 occasion | det |
| 4 | occasion | occasion | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 summons | obl |
| 7 | Peter | Peter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 summons | nsubj |
| 8 | summons | summon | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 occasion | acl:relcl |
| 9 | Wendy | Wendy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 summons | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | the occasion | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | summon | present | Peter | Wendy | the occasion | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wendy=Recipient |
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