Exam question 4 · Historic Tales, The Bell of Atri: an old horse pulls a gra…
To what extent did the judgment compensate the miser's horse for its suffering?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: extent, judgment · What happens: do, compensate, suffer · To what, where: horse
This is exam question 4 of lesson 349 «Historic Tales, The Bell of Atri: an old horse pulls a grape-vine, the bell of justice rings, and the judges make the greedy miser share his gold» 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 | To | to | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 did | obj |
| 3 | extent | extent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 judgment | det |
| 6 | judgment | judgment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 compensate | nsubj |
| 7 | compensate | compensate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 did | ccomp |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 miser | det |
| 9 | miser | miser | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 horse | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 miser | case |
| 11 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 compensate | obj |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 suffering | case |
| 13 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 suffering | nmod:poss |
| 14 | suffering | suffering | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 compensate | obl |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | extent | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | compensate | infinitive | the judgment | the miser's horse | for judgment's suffering | vn equip-13.4.2-1-1 «NP.theme V NP»: agent=Theme horse=Recipient | |||
| 3 | suffer | judgment | nom suffering «state intransitive»: poss=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
The horse received a few coins for its hay and food
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 horse | det |
| 2 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 received | nsubj |
| 3 | received | receive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 coins | det |
| 5 | few | few | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 coins | amod |
| 6 | coins | coin | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 received | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 hay | case |
| 8 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 hay | nmod:poss |
| 9 | hay | hay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 received | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 food | cc |
| 11 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hay | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | receive | past | the horse | a few coins | for horse's hay and food | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coin=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
One half of the miser's gold was assigned for its care
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | One | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 2 half | nummod |
| 2 | half | half | NOUN | Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac | 9 assigned | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 gold | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 miser | det |
| 5 | miser | miser | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gold | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 miser | case |
| 7 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 half | nmod |
| 8 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 assigned | aux:pass |
| 9 | assigned | assign | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 care | case |
| 11 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 care | nmod:poss |
| 12 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 assigned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | assign | past · passive | One half of the miser's gold | for half's care goal | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme for care=Goal | ||||
| 2 | care | half | nom care «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
The judges gave the horse half the miser's gold so that it could live out its days in peace and comfort
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 judges | det |
| 2 | judges | judge | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 gave | nsubj |
| 3 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 horse | det |
| 5 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 6 | half | half | DET | NumForm=Word NumType=Frac PronType=Ind | 10 gold | det:predet |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 miser | det |
| 8 | miser | miser | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 gold | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 miser | case |
| 10 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 gave | obj |
| 11 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 15 live | mark |
| 12 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 so | fixed |
| 13 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 live | nsubj |
| 14 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 live | aux |
| 15 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 gave | advcl |
| 16 | out | out | ADP | _ | 15 live | compound:prt |
| 17 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 days | nmod:poss |
| 18 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 live | obj |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 peace | case |
| 20 | peace | peace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 live | obl |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 comfort | cc |
| 22 | comfort | comfort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 peace | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | the judges | the miser's gold | the horse | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent horse=Recipient gold=Theme | |||
| 2 | live out | could | gold | peace and comfort | day | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in peace=Location |
Option 4
The horse was awarded half of the miser's whole fortune, paid to its owner for the years of hunger and abuse
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 horse | det |
| 2 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 awarded | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 awarded | aux:pass |
| 4 | awarded | award | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | half | half | NOUN | Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac | 4 awarded | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 fortune | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 miser | det |
| 8 | miser | miser | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 fortune | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 miser | case |
| 10 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 fortune | amod |
| 11 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 half | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 paid | punct |
| 13 | paid | pay | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 awarded | conj |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 owner | case |
| 15 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 owner | nmod:poss |
| 16 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 paid | obl |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 19 years | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 years | det |
| 19 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 paid | obl |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 hunger | case |
| 21 | hunger | hunger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 years | nmod |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 abuse | cc |
| 23 | abuse | abuse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 hunger | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | award | past · passive | the horse | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal half=Theme | |||||
| 2 | pay | participle | year | to horse's owner | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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