Exam question 1 · Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull, part 24: a gnat, a…
Which fable in this extract concerns the failed partnership between a Fox and a Lion, and what consequence follows the Fox's decision to act alone?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: fable, consequence, Fox · What happens: concern, fail, follow, act, decide · To what, where: failed partnership, decision
This is exam question 1 of lesson 403 «Aesop's Fables, The Gnat and the Bull, part 24: a gnat, a camel, dogs, a jackdaw and a workman each get a short lesson» 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 fable | det |
| 2 | fable | fable | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 concerns | nsubj |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 extract | case |
| 4 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 5 extract | det |
| 5 | extract | extract | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 fable | nmod |
| 6 | concerns | concern | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 partnership | det |
| 8 | failed | fail | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 partnership | amod |
| 9 | partnership | partnership | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 concerns | obj |
| 10 | between | between | ADP | _ | 12 Fox | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 Fox | det |
| 12 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 partnership | nmod |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 Lion | cc |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 Lion | det |
| 15 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Fox | conj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 follows | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 follows | cc |
| 18 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 20 follows | obj |
| 19 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 follows | nsubj |
| 20 | follows | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 concerns | conj |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 Fox | det |
| 22 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 decision | nmod:poss |
| 23 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 22 Fox | case |
| 24 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 follows | obj |
| 25 | to | to | PART | _ | 26 act | mark |
| 26 | act | act | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 24 decision | acl |
| 27 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 26 act | advmod |
| 28 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 concerns | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | concern | present | which fable in this extract | the failed partnership | between a Fox and a Lion | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus partnership=Experiencer | |||
| 2 | fail | participle | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | follow | present | consequence | the Fox's decision | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP.attribute»: agent=Agent what=Theme decision=Attribute | ||||
| 4 | act | to-infinitive | consequence not said here | the Fox's decision not said here | alone property | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 5 | decide | the Fox | nom decision «act transitive»: 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 Fox returns to the Lion and is forgiven
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 returns | nsubj |
| 3 | returns | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 Lion | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Lion | det |
| 6 | Lion | Lion | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 returns | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 forgiven | cc |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 forgiven | aux:pass |
| 9 | forgiven | forgive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 returns | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | return | present | the Fox | to the Lion result | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to lion=Result | ||||
| 2 | forgive | present · passive | the Fox not said here | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP» |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The Fox is caught by huntsmen and hounds
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 caught | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 caught | aux:pass |
| 4 | caught | catch | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 huntsmen | case |
| 6 | huntsmen | huntsman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 caught | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 hounds | cc |
| 8 | hounds | hound | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 huntsmen | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | catch | present · passive | huntsmen and hounds | the Fox | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Option 3
The Fox wins
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 wins | nsubj |
| 3 | wins | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | win | present | the Fox | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
The Fox is freed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Fox | det |
| 2 | Fox | fox | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 freed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 freed | aux:pass |
| 4 | freed | free | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | free | present · passive | the Fox | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source |
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