Exam question 2 · Book of Dragons, The Deliverers of Their Country, part 10:…

Which of the following accurately describes the nature of the apparatus found within the chamber of the taproom?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: nature · What happens: follow, describe, find · To what, where: nature

This is exam question 2 of lesson 642 «Book of Dragons, The Deliverers of Their Country, part 10: the children escape the dragon and find the room of weather taps» 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	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 nature	det
8	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 apparatus	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 apparatus	det
11	apparatus	apparatus	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 found	obl
12	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 nature	acl:relcl
13	within	within	ADP	_	15 chamber	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 chamber	det
15	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 found	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	18 taproom	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 taproom	det
18	taproom	taproom	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 chamber	nmod
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the nature	accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent nature=Theme
3	find	past	the nature not said here		of the apparatus; within the chamber of the taproom	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: 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 · ✓ the right answer

A series of taps, each bearing a china label denoting a particular weather condition

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 series	det
2	series	series	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 taps	case
4	taps	tap	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 series	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 label	punct
6	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	10 label	nsubj
7	bearing	bear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 label	nsubj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 label	det
9	china	china	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 label	compound
10	label	label	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 series	conj
11	denoting	denote	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 label	acl
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 condition	det
13	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 condition	amod
14	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 condition	compound
15	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 denoting	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	bear	gerund			vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	label		each		tree rules
3	denote	gerund	a china label not said here	a particular weather condition	vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot condition=Topic

Option 2

A set of taps, each with a label showing the weather in England

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 set	det
2	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 taps	case
4	taps	tap	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 set	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 each	punct
6	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	4 taps	appos
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 label	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 label	det
9	label	label	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 each	nmod
10	showing	show	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	9 label	acl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 weather	det
12	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 showing	obj
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 England	case
14	England	England	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 weather	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	gerund	a label not said here	the weather				in England	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.theme»: agent=Agent weather=Patient in england=Topic

Option 3

A series of taps, each bearing a china label denoting a particular weather condition, and a broken mirror hanging above them all

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 series	det
2	series	series	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 taps	case
4	taps	tap	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 series	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 label	punct
6	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	10 label	nsubj
7	bearing	bear	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 label	nsubj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 label	det
9	china	china	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 label	compound
10	label	label	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 series	conj
11	denoting	denote	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	10 label	acl
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 condition	det
13	particular	particular	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 condition	amod
14	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 condition	compound
15	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 denoting	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 mirror	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 mirror	cc
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 mirror	det
19	broken	broken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 mirror	amod
20	mirror	mirror	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 series	conj
21	hanging	hang	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	20 mirror	acl
22	above	above	ADP	_	23 them	case
23	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 hanging	obl
24	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	23 them	nmod:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	bear	gerund				vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	label		each			tree rules
3	denote	gerund	a china label not said here	a particular weather condition		vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot condition=Topic
4	hang	gerund	a broken mirror not said here		above taps = tap	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent above they=Location

Option 4

A row of brass taps, each with a painted label naming a kind of rain

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 row	det
2	row	row	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 taps	case
4	brass	brass	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 taps	compound
5	taps	tap	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 row	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 label	punct
7	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	11 label	nsubj
8	with	with	ADP	_	11 label	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 label	det
10	painted	paint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 label	amod
11	label	label	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 row	conj
12	naming	name	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 label	acl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 kind	det
14	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 naming	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 rain	case
16	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 kind	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	paint	participle							vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	name	gerund	a painted label not said here	a kind of rain					vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kind=Theme

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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