Exam question 3 · The Jungle Book, Her Majesty's Servants, part 31: the army…

State the manner in which the baggage-camel asserts that his soldiers conduct their firing upon the camels.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, baggage camel, soldiers · What happens: state, assert, conduct, fire · To what, where: manner, firing, camels

This is exam question 3 of lesson 630 «The Jungle Book, Her Majesty's Servants, part 31: the army animals talk about being scared and about fighting» 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	State	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 State	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 asserts	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 camel	det
7	baggage	baggage	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 camel	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 baggage	punct
9	camel	camel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 asserts	nsubj
10	asserts	assert	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 manner	acl:relcl
11	that	that	SCONJ	_	14 conduct	mark
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 soldiers	nmod:poss
13	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 conduct	nsubj
14	conduct	conduct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 asserts	advcl
15	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 firing	nmod:poss
16	firing	firing	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 conduct	obj
17	upon	upon	ADP	_	19 camels	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 camels	det
19	camels	camel	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 conduct	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 State	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	state speech: other	imperative	you not said here	the manner		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic
2	assert	present	the baggage camel		the manner	vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	conduct	present	camel's soldiers	soldiers's firing	the camels	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent firing=Theme upon camel=Destination
4	fire		soldiers = soldier			nom firing «act intransitive»: 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 right answer

the camels sit in a square while the men fire over their backs

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 camels	det
2	camels	camel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sit	nsubj
3	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 square	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 square	det
6	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sit	obl
7	while	while	SCONJ	_	10 fire	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 men	det
9	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fire	compound
10	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sit	advcl
11	over	over	ADP	_	13 backs	case
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 backs	nmod:poss
13	backs	back	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fire	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	present	the camels			a square			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in square=Location

Option 2

the camels sit in a square while the men fire over their backs, though the troop-horses grow restless and bolt from the picket lines at night

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 camels	det
2	camels	camel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sit	nsubj
3	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 square	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 square	det
6	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sit	obl
7	while	while	SCONJ	_	10 fire	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 men	det
9	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fire	compound
10	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sit	advcl
11	over	over	ADP	_	13 backs	case
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 backs	nmod:poss
13	backs	back	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sit	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 grow	punct
15	though	though	SCONJ	_	20 grow	mark
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 horses	det
17	troop	troop	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 horses	compound
18	-	-	PUNCT	_	17 troop	punct
19	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 grow	nsubj
20	grow	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sit	parataxis
21	restless	restless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 grow	xcomp
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 bolt	cc
23	bolt	bolt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 grow	conj
24	from	from	ADP	_	27 lines	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 lines	det
26	picket	picket	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 lines	compound
27	lines	line	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 bolt	obl
28	at	at	ADP	_	29 night	case
29	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 bolt	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	present	the camels	a square		over camels's backs	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in square=Location
2	grow	present	the troop horses			restless property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	bolt	present	the troop horses not said here	the picket lines	night		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from line=Initial_Location

Option 3

the camels sit in a square while the men fire over their backs, and the bullocks and horses stand behind the guns

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 camels	det
2	camels	camel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sit	nsubj
3	sit	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 square	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 square	det
6	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sit	obl
7	while	while	SCONJ	_	10 fire	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 men	det
9	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 fire	compound
10	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sit	advcl
11	over	over	ADP	_	13 backs	case
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 backs	nmod:poss
13	backs	back	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sit	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 stand	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 stand	cc
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 bullocks	det
17	bullocks	bullock	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 stand	nsubj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 horses	cc
19	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 bullocks	conj
20	stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 sit	conj
21	behind	behind	ADP	_	23 guns	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 guns	det
23	guns	gun	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 stand	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sit	present	the camels			a square		over camels's backs	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in square=Location
2	stand	present	the bullocks and horses			the guns			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind gun=Location

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

the camels stand in a line while the men shout at their heads

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 camels	det
2	camels	camel	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stand	nsubj
3	stand	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 line	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 line	det
6	line	line	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stand	obl
7	while	while	SCONJ	_	10 shout	mark
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 men	det
9	men	man	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 shout	nsubj
10	shout	shout	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 stand	advcl
11	at	at	ADP	_	13 heads	case
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 heads	nmod:poss
13	heads	head	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 shout	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	present	the camels			a line			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in line=Location
2	shout speech: express	present	the men			men's heads			vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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