Exam question 4 · The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 19: Kotick mocks Sea…
What does the reference to "the seventh wave" signify in the context of Kotick's final resolution?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Kotick · What happens: do, signify, resolve · To what, where: reference
This is exam question 4 of lesson 618 «The Jungle Book, The White Seal, part 19: Kotick mocks Sea Vitch, then searches the seas for a quiet island and finds men had been there first» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 2 does | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 reference | det |
| 4 | reference | reference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 does | obj |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 wave | mark |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 wave | punct |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 wave | det |
| 8 | seventh | seventh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 wave | amod |
| 9 | wave | wave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reference | nmod |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 wave | punct |
| 11 | signify | signify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 wave | conj |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 context | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 context | det |
| 14 | context | context | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 signify | obl |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 resolution | case |
| 16 | Kotick | Kotick | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 resolution | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 Kotick | case |
| 18 | final | final | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 resolution | amod |
| 19 | resolution | resolution | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 context | nmod |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 does | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | the reference the seventh wave | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reference=Eventuality | |||||
| 2 | signify | present | in the context of Kotick's final resolution | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot in context=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | resolve | Kotick | nom resolution «communication 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
That Kotick intends to postpone his decision for another season, as the seventh wave always comes late, before acting upon his purpose at last.
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Kotick | det |
| 2 | Kotick | Kotick | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 intends | nsubj |
| 3 | intends | intend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 postpone | mark |
| 5 | postpone | postpone | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intends | xcomp |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 decision | nmod:poss |
| 7 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 postpone | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 season | case |
| 9 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 season | det |
| 10 | season | season | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 postpone | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 comes | punct |
| 12 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 17 comes | mark |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 wave | det |
| 14 | seventh | seventh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 wave | amod |
| 15 | wave | wave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 comes | nsubj |
| 16 | always | always | ADV | PronType=Tot | 17 comes | advmod |
| 17 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 intends | conj |
| 18 | late | late | ADV | Degree=Pos | 17 comes | advmod |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 acting | punct |
| 20 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 21 acting | mark |
| 21 | acting | act | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 17 comes | advcl |
| 22 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 24 purpose | case |
| 23 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 purpose | nmod:poss |
| 24 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 acting | obl |
| 25 | at | at | ADP | _ | 26 last | case |
| 26 | last | last | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 acting | obl |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 intends | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | present | that Kotick | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | postpone not said to happen | to-infinitive | that Kotick not said here | Kotick's decision | season | vn delay-53.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | come | present | the seventh wave | always, late property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | act | gerund | the seventh wave not said here | last | upon Kotick's purpose | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 5 | decide | Kotick | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 6 | purpose | Kotick | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
That Kotick means to postpone his decision for another season before acting upon his purpose, which the seventh wave symbolises in every sense of the word.
The tree, 26 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Kotick | det |
| 2 | Kotick | Kotick | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 postpone | mark |
| 5 | postpone | postpone | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 means | xcomp |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 decision | nmod:poss |
| 7 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 postpone | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 season | case |
| 9 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 season | det |
| 10 | season | season | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 postpone | obl |
| 11 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 12 acting | mark |
| 12 | acting | act | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 postpone | advcl |
| 13 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 15 purpose | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 purpose | nmod:poss |
| 15 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 acting | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 symbolises | punct |
| 17 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 21 symbolises | obj |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 wave | det |
| 19 | seventh | seventh | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 wave | amod |
| 20 | wave | wave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 symbolises | nsubj |
| 21 | symbolises | symbolis | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 purpose | acl:relcl |
| 22 | in | in | ADP | _ | 24 sense | case |
| 23 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 24 sense | det |
| 24 | sense | sense | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 symbolises | obl |
| 25 | of | of | ADP | _ | 27 word | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 word | det |
| 27 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 sense | nmod |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | that Kotick | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | postpone not said to happen | to-infinitive | that Kotick not said here | Kotick's decision | season | vn delay-53.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | act | gerund | that Kotick not said here | upon Kotick's purpose | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | symbolis | present | the seventh wave | Kotick's purpose | every sense of the word | tree rules | |||
| 5 | decide | Kotick | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 6 | purpose | Kotick | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 7 | sense | the word | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
That Kotick intends to postpone his decision for another season before acting upon his purpose.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Kotick | det |
| 2 | Kotick | Kotick | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 intends | nsubj |
| 3 | intends | intend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 postpone | mark |
| 5 | postpone | postpone | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 intends | xcomp |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 decision | nmod:poss |
| 7 | decision | decision | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 postpone | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 season | case |
| 9 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 10 season | det |
| 10 | season | season | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 postpone | obl |
| 11 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 12 acting | mark |
| 12 | acting | act | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 postpone | advcl |
| 13 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 15 purpose | case |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 purpose | nmod:poss |
| 15 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 acting | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 intends | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | present | that Kotick | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | postpone not said to happen | to-infinitive | that Kotick not said here | Kotick's decision | season | vn delay-53.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decision=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | act | gerund | that Kotick not said here | upon Kotick's purpose | vn act-114-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | decide | Kotick | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent | ||||||
| 5 | purpose | Kotick | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
That Kotick means to put off his plan until the next season arrives and the waves calm.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 2 Kotick | det |
| 2 | Kotick | Kotick | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 put | mark |
| 5 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 means | xcomp |
| 6 | off | off | ADP | _ | 5 put | compound:prt |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 plan | nmod:poss |
| 8 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 put | obj |
| 9 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 13 arrives | mark |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 season | det |
| 11 | next | next | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 season | amod |
| 12 | season | season | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 arrives | nsubj |
| 13 | arrives | arrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 put | advcl |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 calm | cc |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 waves | det |
| 16 | waves | wave | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 calm | nsubj |
| 17 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 arrives | conj |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | that Kotick | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | put off not said to happen | to-infinitive | that Kotick not said here | Kotick's plan | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent plan=Goal | ||||
| 3 | arrive | present | the next season | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | plan | Kotick | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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