Exam question 4 · The Book of Dragons, The Ice Dragon, part 1: George and Ja…

Explain the significance of the Crystal Palace within the events described in the passage.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: explain, describe · To what, where: significance, events, passage

This is exam question 4 of lesson 643 «The Book of Dragons, The Ice Dragon, part 1: George and Jane sneak out to see the Northern Lights and set off across the snowy fields toward the North Pole.» 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	Explain	explain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 significance	det
3	significance	significance	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Explain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 Palace	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Palace	det
6	Crystal	crystal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 Palace	amod
7	Palace	Palace	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 significance	nmod
8	within	within	ADP	_	10 events	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 events	det
10	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Explain	obl
11	described	describe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 events	acl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 passage	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 passage	det
14	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 described	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Explain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	the significance of the Crystal Palace				within the events	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic
2	describe	participle		the events not said here		the passage			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: 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 · ✓ the right answer

It hosts colored fire set pieces, and the children compare their fireworks to them

The tree, 14 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	2 hosts	nsubj
2	hosts	host	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	colored	color	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 pieces	amod
4	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pieces	compound
5	set	set	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pieces	compound
6	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 hosts	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 compare	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 compare	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 children	det
10	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 compare	nsubj
11	compare	compare	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 hosts	parataxis
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 fireworks	nmod:poss
13	fireworks	firework	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 compare	obj
14	to	to	ADP	_	15 them	case
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 compare	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	roles by
1	host	present	It	colored fire set pieces		vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent piece=Beneficiary
2	color	participle				vn coloring-24 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	compare	present	the children	children's fireworks	fireworks = firework	vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent firework=Patient

Option 2

It lies on the route to the North Pole, and the children pass its lights before seeing the bonfire

The tree, 19 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	2 lies	nsubj
2	lies	lie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	5 route	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 route	det
5	route	route	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lies	obl
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 Pole	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Pole	det
8	North	North	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 Pole	compound
9	Pole	Pole	PROPN	Number=Sing	5 route	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 pass	punct
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 pass	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 children	det
13	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 pass	nsubj
14	pass	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 lies	parataxis
15	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 lights	nmod:poss
16	lights	light	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 pass	obj
17	before	before	SCONJ	_	18 seeing	mark
18	seeing	see	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 pass	advcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 bonfire	det
20	bonfire	bonfire	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 seeing	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	lie	present	It		the route to the North Pole	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on route=Location
2	pass	present	the children	Pole's lights		vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme light=Trajectory
3	see	gerund	the children not said here	the bonfire		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer bonfire=Stimulus
4	light		Pole			nom light «phenomenon transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

It stages a yearly show of frost-lit gardens, which the children compare with their bonfire walk

The tree, 17 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	2 stages	nsubj
2	stages	stage	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 show	det
4	yearly	yearly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 show	amod
5	show	show	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stages	nmod
6	of	of	ADP	_	10 gardens	case
7	frost	frost	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lit	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 frost	punct
9	lit	lit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 gardens	amod
10	gardens	garden	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 show	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 compare	punct
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 compare	obj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 children	det
14	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 compare	nsubj
15	compare	compare	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 show	parataxis
16	with	with	ADP	_	19 walk	case
17	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 walk	nmod:poss
18	bonfire	bonfire	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 walk	compound
19	walk	walk	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 compare	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	lit	participle				tree rules
2	compare	present	the children	a yearly show of lit gardens	with children's bonfire walk	vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent which=Patient with walk=Co-Patient
3	show			lit gardens		nom show «act transitive»: of=patient
4	walk		children = child			nom walk «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

It is a vast glass palace where the children first saw the Aurora and planned their journey north to the Pole, comparing everything they saw

The tree, 25 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	6 palace	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 palace	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 palace	det
4	vast	vast	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 palace	amod
5	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 palace	compound
6	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	11 saw	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 children	det
9	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 saw	nsubj
10	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	11 saw	advmod
11	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 palace	advcl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Aurora	det
13	Aurora	Aurora	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 saw	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 planned	cc
15	planned	plan	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 saw	conj
16	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 journey	nmod:poss
17	journey	journey	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 planned	obj
18	north	north	ADV	_	15 planned	advmod
19	to	to	ADP	_	21 Pole	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 Pole	det
21	Pole	Pole	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 planned	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 comparing	punct
23	comparing	compare	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 saw	advcl
24	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	23 comparing	obj
25	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 saw	nsubj
26	saw	see	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	24 everything	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a vast glass palace		tree rules
2	see	past	the children	the Aurora	first property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer aurora=Stimulus
3	plan	past	the children not said here	children's journey	to the Pole; north property	vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Topic
4	compare	gerund	the children not said here	everything		vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Patient
5	see	past	children = child			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
6	journey		children = child			nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent

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