Exam question 1 · Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats…
Which of the following best describes the Prince's conduct towards Elfin upon the completion of the bargain?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, be, complete · To what, where: bargain
This is exam question 1 of lesson 655 «Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats the hunt, then bursts out of a sealed bottle» 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 | 10 conduct | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 conduct | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 conduct | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 conduct | case |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 10 conduct | amod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 conduct | cop |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Prince | det |
| 8 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 conduct | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Prince | case |
| 10 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 11 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 12 Elfin | case |
| 12 | Elfin | Elfin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 conduct | nmod |
| 13 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 15 completion | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 completion | det |
| 15 | completion | completion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 conduct | nmod |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 bargain | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 bargain | det |
| 18 | bargain | bargain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 completion | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 10 conduct | 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 | is | present | of the Prince's best conduct; towards Elfin; upon the completion of the bargain | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | complete | the bargain | nom completion «act transitive»: of=patient |
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
He repudiated his promise and threatened Elfin with decapitation, then dismissed the servant from the palace altogether
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 repudiated | nsubj |
| 2 | repudiated | repudiate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 promise | nmod:poss |
| 4 | promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 repudiated | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 threatened | cc |
| 6 | threatened | threaten | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 repudiated | conj |
| 7 | Elfin | Elfin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 threatened | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 decapitation | case |
| 9 | decapitation | decapitation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 threatened | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 dismissed | punct |
| 11 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 12 dismissed | advmod |
| 12 | dismissed | dismiss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 repudiated | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 servant | det |
| 14 | servant | servant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 dismissed | obj |
| 15 | from | from | ADP | _ | 17 palace | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 palace | det |
| 17 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 dismissed | obl |
| 18 | altogether | altogether | ADV | _ | 12 dismissed | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | repudiate | past | He | his promise | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme | ||||
| 2 | threaten | past | He not said here | Elfin | with decapitation | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus elfin=Experiencer | |||
| 3 | dismiss | past | He not said here | the servant | the palace | then | altogether property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent servant=Theme from palace=Source | |
| 4 | promise | his = he | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
He rejected his pledge and menaced Elfin with beheading
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 rejected | nsubj |
| 2 | rejected | reject | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 pledge | nmod:poss |
| 4 | pledge | pledge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rejected | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 menaced | cc |
| 6 | menaced | menace | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 rejected | conj |
| 7 | Elfin | Elfin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 menaced | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 beheading | case |
| 9 | beheading | beheading | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 menaced | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reject | past | He | his pledge | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pledge=Theme | ||||
| 2 | menace | past | He not said here | Elfin | with beheading | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus elfin=Experiencer | |||
| 3 | pledge | his = he | nom pledge «possession transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
He repudiated his solemn promise entirely and threatened Elfin with decapitation before the whole court
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 repudiated | nsubj |
| 2 | repudiated | repudiate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 promise | nmod:poss |
| 4 | solemn | solemn | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 promise | amod |
| 5 | promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 repudiated | obj |
| 6 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 2 repudiated | advmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 Elfin | cc |
| 8 | threatened | threaten | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 Elfin | amod |
| 9 | Elfin | Elfin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 repudiated | conj |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 decapitation | case |
| 11 | decapitation | decapitation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 repudiated | obl |
| 12 | before | before | ADP | _ | 15 court | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 court | det |
| 14 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 court | amod |
| 15 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 repudiated | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | repudiate | past | He | his solemn promise | before the whole court | with decapitation; entirely property | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme | ||
| 2 | threaten | participle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 3 | promise | his = he | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He repudiated his promise and threatened Elfin with decapitation
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 repudiated | nsubj |
| 2 | repudiated | repudiate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 promise | nmod:poss |
| 4 | promise | promise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 repudiated | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 threatened | cc |
| 6 | threatened | threaten | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 repudiated | conj |
| 7 | Elfin | Elfin | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 threatened | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 decapitation | case |
| 9 | decapitation | decapitation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 threatened | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | repudiate | past | He | his promise | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme | ||||
| 2 | threaten | past | He not said here | Elfin | with decapitation | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus elfin=Experiencer | |||
| 3 | promise | his = he | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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