Exam question 1 · The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers: Mowgli skins Shere Kha…
Which statement correctly identifies the stated purpose of the singeing of the tiger's whiskers by the hunter?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement, stated purpose · What happens: identify, state, singe · To what, where: stated purpose
This is exam question 1 of lesson 614 «The Jungle Book, Mowgli's Brothers: Mowgli skins Shere Khan and is cast out by the village» 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 identifies | nsubj |
| 3 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 4 identifies | advmod |
| 4 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 purpose | det |
| 6 | stated | state | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 purpose | amod |
| 7 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 identifies | obj |
| 8 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 10 singeing | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 singeing | det |
| 10 | singeing | singe | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 purpose | acl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 whiskers | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 tiger | det |
| 13 | tiger | tiger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 whiskers | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 tiger | case |
| 15 | whiskers | whisker | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 singeing | obl |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 18 hunter | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 hunter | det |
| 18 | hunter | hunter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 singeing | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 identifies | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | present | which statement | the stated purpose | correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme | |||
| 2 | state speech: other | participle | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | singe | gerund | the stated purpose not said here | of the tiger's whiskers; by the hunter | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice
It was intended to prevent the tiger's ghost from haunting the hunters, and to cool the hunter's own fear of sorcery and the jungle
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 intended | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 intended | aux:pass |
| 3 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 prevent | mark |
| 5 | prevent | prevent | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intended | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 tiger | det |
| 7 | tiger | tiger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ghost | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 tiger | case |
| 9 | ghost | ghost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 prevent | obj |
| 10 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 11 haunting | mark |
| 11 | haunting | haunt | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 prevent | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 hunters | det |
| 13 | hunters | hunter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 haunting | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 cool | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 cool | cc |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 cool | mark |
| 17 | cool | cool | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intended | conj |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 hunter | det |
| 19 | hunter | hunter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 fear | nmod:poss |
| 20 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 19 hunter | case |
| 21 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 fear | amod |
| 22 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 cool | obj |
| 23 | of | of | ADP | _ | 24 sorcery | case |
| 24 | sorcery | sorcery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 fear | nmod |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 27 jungle | cc |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 jungle | det |
| 27 | jungle | jungle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 fear | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | past · passive | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | prevent not said to happen | to-infinitive | the tiger's ghost | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer ghost=Theme | |||||
| 3 | haunt | gerund | the hunters | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hunter=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | cool | to-infinitive | the hunter's own fear of sorcery and the jungle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent fear=Patient | |||||
| 5 | ghost | the tiger | nom ghost «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 6 | fear | the hunter | sorcery | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
Option 2
It was done so that the tiger's ghost could never return to haunt the hunters, their families, and their whole village
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 done | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 done | aux:pass |
| 3 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 12 return | mark |
| 5 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 12 return | mark |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 tiger | det |
| 7 | tiger | tiger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ghost | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 tiger | case |
| 9 | ghost | ghost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 return | nsubj |
| 10 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 return | aux |
| 11 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 12 return | advmod |
| 12 | return | return | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 done | advcl |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 haunt | mark |
| 14 | haunt | haunt | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 return | advcl |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 hunters | det |
| 16 | hunters | hunter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 haunt | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 families | punct |
| 18 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 families | nmod:poss |
| 19 | families | family | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 hunters | conj |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 village | punct |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 village | cc |
| 22 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 village | nmod:poss |
| 23 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 village | amod |
| 24 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 done | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past · passive | It | hunters's whole village obl | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | not return | could | the tiger's ghost | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | haunt | to-infinitive | the tiger's ghost not said here | the hunters and hunters's families | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hunter=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | ghost | the tiger | nom ghost «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
It was meant to stop the tiger's spirit from following the hunters
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 meant | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 meant | aux:pass |
| 3 | meant | mean | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 stop | mark |
| 5 | stop | stop | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 meant | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 tiger | det |
| 7 | tiger | tiger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 spirit | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 tiger | case |
| 9 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stop | obj |
| 10 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 11 following | mark |
| 11 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 stop | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 hunters | det |
| 13 | hunters | hunter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 following | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | past · passive | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | stop not said to happen | to-infinitive | the tiger's spirit | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality spirit=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | follow | gerund | the hunters | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hunter=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
It was intended to prevent the tiger's ghost from haunting the hunters
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 intended | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 intended | aux:pass |
| 3 | intended | intend | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 prevent | mark |
| 5 | prevent | prevent | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intended | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 tiger | det |
| 7 | tiger | tiger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 ghost | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 tiger | case |
| 9 | ghost | ghost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 prevent | obj |
| 10 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 11 haunting | mark |
| 11 | haunting | haunt | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 prevent | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 hunters | det |
| 13 | hunters | hunter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 haunting | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | past · passive | It | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | prevent not said to happen | to-infinitive | the tiger's ghost | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer ghost=Theme | |||||
| 3 | haunt | gerund | the hunters | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus hunter=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | ghost | the tiger | nom ghost «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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