Exam question 4 · Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befri…
Which statement best describes the outcome for Androclus in the arena?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement · What happens: describe · To what, where: outcome, arena
This is exam question 4 of lesson 351 «Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befriends a lion and wins his freedom in Rome» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 statement | det |
| 2 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | nsubj |
| 3 | best | well | ADV | Degree=Sup | 2 statement | advmod |
| 4 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 outcome | det |
| 6 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 8 Androclus | case |
| 8 | Androclus | Androclus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 outcome | nmod |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 arena | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 arena | det |
| 11 | arena | arena | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 outcome | nmod |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | present | which statement | the outcome | the arena | for Androclus | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=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
He gets his freedom but loses the lion
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 gets | nsubj |
| 2 | gets | get | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 freedom | nmod:poss |
| 4 | freedom | freedom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gets | obj |
| 5 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 6 loses | cc |
| 6 | loses | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 gets | conj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lion | det |
| 8 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 loses | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | get | present | He | his freedom | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer freedom=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | lose | present | He not said here | the lion | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Eventuality |
Option 2
He is pardoned by the emperor, and the crowd cheers as he takes the lion home with him
The tree, 18 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 | 3 pardoned | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 pardoned | aux:pass |
| 3 | pardoned | pardon | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 emperor | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 emperor | det |
| 6 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pardoned | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 cheers | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 cheers | cc |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 crowd | det |
| 10 | crowd | crowd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 cheers | nsubj |
| 11 | cheers | cheer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 pardoned | conj |
| 12 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 14 takes | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 takes | nsubj |
| 14 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 cheers | ccomp |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 lion | det |
| 16 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 takes | obj |
| 17 | home | home | ADV | _ | 14 takes | advmod |
| 18 | with | with | ADP | _ | 19 him | case |
| 19 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 takes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pardon | present · passive | the emperor | He | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | cheer | present | the crowd | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | take | present | crowd | the lion | with lion; home property | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument lion=Destination |
Option 3
He is freed, and the emperor keeps the beast
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 | 3 freed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 freed | aux:pass |
| 3 | freed | free | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 keeps | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 keeps | cc |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 emperor | det |
| 7 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 keeps | nsubj |
| 8 | keeps | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 freed | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 beast | det |
| 10 | beast | beast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 keeps | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | free | present · passive | He | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source | |||||
| 2 | keep | present | the emperor | the beast | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beast=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He is granted liberty, and the lion is given to him
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 | 3 granted | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 granted | aux:pass |
| 3 | granted | grant | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | liberty | liberty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 granted | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 given | punct |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 given | cc |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 lion | det |
| 8 | lion | lion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 given | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 given | aux:pass |
| 10 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 granted | conj |
| 11 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 him | case |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 given | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grant | present · passive | He | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal liberty=Theme | |||||
| 2 | give | present · passive | the lion | him = he | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to he=Recipient |
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