Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14…

Which of the following statements about the Stag's request to the Sheep is correct?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: following statements, Stag · What happens: follow, be, request

This is exam question 1 of lesson 375 «Aesop's Fables, The Stag, the Sheep, and the Wolf, part 14: a Stag borrows wheat on the Wolf's word» 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	5 statements	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 correct	nsubj
6	about	about	ADP	_	10 request	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Stag	det
8	Stag	Stag	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 request	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Stag	case
10	request	request	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 statements	nmod
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 Sheep	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Sheep	det
13	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 request	nmod
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 correct	cop
15	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	15 correct	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	the following statements about the Stag's request to the Sheep	correct property	tree rules
3	request		the Stag	to the Sheep	nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl

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 · ✓ the right answer

The Stag asked for a measure of wheat and offered the Wolf as surety.

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 Stag	det
2	Stag	Stag	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 measure	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 measure	det
6	measure	measure	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 wheat	case
8	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 measure	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 offered	cc
10	offered	offer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 asked	conj
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Wolf	det
12	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 offered	obj
13	as	as	ADP	_	14 surety	case
14	surety	surety	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 offered	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the Stag		for a measure of wheat	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	offer	past	the Stag not said here	the Wolf	as surety	vn volunteer-95.4 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent wolf=Pivot as surety=Attribute
3	measure			wheat		nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 2

The Sheep offered the Stag a measure of wheat and named the Wolf as surety.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Sheep	det
2	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 offered	nsubj
3	offered	offer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Stag	det
5	Stag	Stag	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 offered	obj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 measure	det
7	measure	measure	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 offered	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 wheat	case
9	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 measure	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 named	cc
11	named	name	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 offered	conj
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Wolf	det
13	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 named	obj
14	as	as	ADP	_	15 surety	case
15	surety	surety	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 named	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 offered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	offer	past	the Sheep	a measure of wheat	the Stag		vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent stag=Goal measure=Theme
2	name	past	the Sheep not said here	the Wolf		as surety	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme as surety=Attribute
3	measure			wheat			nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

The Stag offered the Sheep a gift.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Stag	det
2	Stag	Stag	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 offered	nsubj
3	offered	offer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 Sheep	det
5	Sheep	sheep	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 offered	obj
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 gift	det
7	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 offered	obj
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 offered	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	offer	past	the Stag	a gift	the Sheep				vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Goal gift=Theme

Option 4

The Stag asked for gold.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Stag	det
2	Stag	Stag	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 asked	nsubj
3	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	5 gold	case
5	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 asked	obl
6	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 asked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	past	the Stag					for gold	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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