Exam question 1 · Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 8: a dragon…
Which of the following creatures did the doctor identify as having four well-developed limbs and a long caudal appendage?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: following creatures, doctor · What happens: follow, do, identify, have, develop · To what, where: four developed limbs
This is exam question 1 of lesson 640 «Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 8: a dragon in Effie's eye is followed by a plague of dragons across the land» 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 | 6 did | obj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 creatures | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 creatures | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 creatures | amod |
| 5 | creatures | creature | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 did | nsubj |
| 6 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 doctor | det |
| 8 | doctor | doctor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 identify | nsubj |
| 9 | identify | identify | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 did | ccomp |
| 10 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 11 having | mark |
| 11 | having | have | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 identify | advcl |
| 12 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 16 limbs | nummod |
| 13 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 15 developed | advmod |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 well | punct |
| 15 | developed | develop | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 limbs | amod |
| 16 | limbs | limb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 having | obj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 appendage | cc |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 appendage | det |
| 19 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 appendage | amod |
| 20 | caudal | caudal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 appendage | amod |
| 21 | appendage | appendage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 limbs | conj |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | do | past | the following creatures | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | identify | infinitive | the doctor | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | have | gerund | the doctor not said here | four developed limbs and a long caudal appendage | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent limb=Patient | ||||
| 5 | develop | participle | well property | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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 creature found in Effie's eye
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 creature | det |
| 2 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 creature | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 eye | case |
| 5 | Effie | Effie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 eye | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Effie | case |
| 7 | eye | eye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 found | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | participle | the creature not said here | Effie's eye | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
the creature the professor found in the garden pond
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 creature | det |
| 2 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 professor | nsubj |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 professor | det |
| 4 | professor | professor | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 professor | acl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 pond | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 pond | det |
| 8 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 pond | compound |
| 9 | pond | pond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 found | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | participle | the professor not said here | the garden pond | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
the newt found in Harry's tea
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 newt | det |
| 2 | newt | newt | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 newt | acl |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 tea | case |
| 5 | Harry | Harry | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 tea | nmod:poss |
| 6 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 5 Harry | case |
| 7 | tea | tea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 found | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | participle | the newt not said here | Harry's tea | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
the tiny winged creature found in Effie's eye
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 creature | det |
| 2 | tiny | tiny | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 creature | amod |
| 3 | winged | wing | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 creature | amod |
| 4 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 creature | acl |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 9 eye | case |
| 7 | Effie | Effie | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 eye | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Effie | case |
| 9 | eye | eye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 found | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wing | participle | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | find | participle | the tiny winged creature not said here | Effie's eye | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent |
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