Exam question 3 · Aesop for Children, The Peacock and Juno: the vain Peacock…
Why did the Ass's deception fail to deceive the Lion, and how did the Lion respond?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · What happens: do, deceive · To what, where: deception fail, Lion, Lion respond
This is exam question 3 of lesson 368 «Aesop for Children, The Peacock and Juno: the vain Peacock's heavy train keeps him from flying» 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 | Why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 2 did | advmod |
| 2 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Ass | det |
| 4 | Ass | Ass | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 fail | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Ass | case |
| 6 | deception | deception | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fail | compound |
| 7 | fail | fail | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 did | obj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 deceive | mark |
| 9 | deceive | deceive | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 fail | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Lion | det |
| 11 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 deceive | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 did | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 did | cc |
| 14 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 15 did | advmod |
| 15 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 did | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 respond | det |
| 17 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 respond | compound |
| 18 | respond | respond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 did | obj |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | the Ass's deception fail | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fail=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | deceive | to-infinitive | the Lion | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Patient | |||||
| 3 | do | past | the Lion respond | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respond=Eventuality |
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 right answer
The Lion knew the Ass's character and replied with dry, measured irony.
The tree, 13 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Lion | det |
| 2 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 knew | nsubj |
| 3 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Ass | det |
| 5 | Ass | Ass | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 character | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Ass | case |
| 7 | character | character | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 knew | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 replied | cc |
| 9 | replied | reply | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 knew | conj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 irony | case |
| 11 | dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 irony | amod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 dry | punct |
| 13 | measured | measure | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 irony | amod |
| 14 | irony | irony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 replied | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 knew | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | past | the Lion | the Ass's character | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer character=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | reply speech: assert | participle | the Lion not said here | with dry measured irony | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.predicate»: agent=Agent with irony=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | measure | participle | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
The Lion saw the Ass was only a donkey and answered with a joke.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Lion | det |
| 2 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 saw | nsubj |
| 3 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Ass | det |
| 5 | Ass | Ass | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 donkey | nsubj |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 donkey | cop |
| 7 | only | only | ADV | _ | 9 donkey | advmod |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 donkey | det |
| 9 | donkey | donkey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 saw | ccomp |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 answered | cc |
| 11 | answered | answer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 saw | conj |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 joke | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 joke | det |
| 14 | joke | joke | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 answered | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past | the Lion | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | the Ass | a donkey | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | answer speech: assert | past | the Lion not said here | with a joke | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The Lion had long known how foolish and noisy the Ass was, so he answered in a cold and very dry manner that carried sharp irony.
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Lion | det |
| 2 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 known | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 known | aux |
| 4 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 5 known | advmod |
| 5 | known | know | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | how | how | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 foolish | advmod |
| 7 | foolish | foolish | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 known | ccomp |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 noisy | cc |
| 9 | noisy | noisy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 foolish | conj |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Ass | det |
| 11 | Ass | Ass | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 foolish | nsubj |
| 12 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 foolish | cop |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 answered | punct |
| 14 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 answered | advmod |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 answered | nsubj |
| 16 | answered | answer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 known | parataxis |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 cold | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 cold | det |
| 19 | cold | cold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 answered | obl |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 manner | cc |
| 21 | very | very | ADV | _ | 22 dry | advmod |
| 22 | dry | dry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 manner | amod |
| 23 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 cold | conj |
| 24 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 25 carried | nsubj |
| 25 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 23 manner | acl:relcl |
| 26 | sharp | sharp | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 irony | amod |
| 27 | irony | irony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 carried | obj |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 5 known | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | past · perfect · passive | the Lion | long property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | is | past | the Ass | foolish property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | be | the Ass not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | answer speech: assert | past | Lion | a cold and dry manner | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | carry | past | dry manner | sharp irony | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent irony=Theme |
Option 4
Because the Lion had met many asses before, he easily saw through the Ass's bluff and gave a long, mocking reply filled with irony.
The tree, 25 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Because | because | SCONJ | _ | 5 met | mark |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Lion | det |
| 3 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 met | nsubj |
| 4 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 met | aux |
| 5 | met | meet | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 12 saw | advcl |
| 6 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 asses | amod |
| 7 | asses | ass | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 met | obj |
| 8 | before | before | ADV | _ | 5 met | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 met | punct |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 saw | nsubj |
| 11 | easily | easily | ADV | _ | 12 saw | advmod |
| 12 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 13 | through | through | ADP | _ | 17 bluff | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Ass | det |
| 15 | Ass | Ass | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 bluff | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 Ass | case |
| 17 | bluff | bluff | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 saw | obl |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 gave | cc |
| 19 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 saw | conj |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 long | det |
| 21 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 gave | obj |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 23 mocking | punct |
| 23 | mocking | mock | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 19 gave | advcl |
| 24 | reply | reply | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 mocking | obj |
| 25 | filled | fill | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 24 reply | acl |
| 26 | with | with | ADP | _ | 27 irony | case |
| 27 | irony | irony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 filled | obl |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 12 saw | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | meet | past · perfect | the Lion | many asses | before property | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ass=Co-Agent | |||
| 2 | see | past | Lion | the Ass's bluff | easily property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||
| 3 | give | past | Lion not said here | a long | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent long=Theme | ||||
| 4 | mock | gerund | Lion not said here | reply | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reply=Theme | ||||
| 5 | fill | participle | reply not said here | with irony | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with irony=Instrument |
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