Exam question 3 · pg23661, Sabrinetta and Elfin, part 24: the dragon is trap…
What remedy did the elderly nurse propose for the treatment of a dragon burn?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: remedy · What happens: propose, treat · To what, where: dragon burn
This is exam question 3 of lesson 656 «pg23661, Sabrinetta and Elfin, part 24: the dragon is trapped in a bottle and Elfin's hands are burnt» 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 | What | what | DET | PronType=Int | 2 remedy | det |
| 2 | remedy | remedy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 propose | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 propose | aux |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 nurse | det |
| 5 | elderly | elderly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 nurse | amod |
| 6 | nurse | nurse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 propose | nsubj |
| 7 | propose | propose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 treatment | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 treatment | det |
| 10 | treatment | treatment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 propose | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 burn | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 burn | det |
| 13 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 burn | compound |
| 14 | burn | burn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 treatment | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 7 propose | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | propose | past · do-support | what remedy | for the treatment of a dragon burn | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | treat | a dragon burn | nom treatment «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 · ← Mova's choice
the application of pig's fat, mixed with herbs and then bound on with linen strips
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 application | det |
| 2 | application | application | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 mixed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 fat | case |
| 4 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fat | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 pig | case |
| 6 | fat | fat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 application | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 mixed | punct |
| 8 | mixed | mix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 10 herbs | case |
| 10 | herbs | herb | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 mixed | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 bound | cc |
| 12 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 bound | advmod |
| 13 | bound | bind | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 mixed | conj |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 bound | compound:prt |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 17 strips | case |
| 16 | linen | linen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 strips | compound |
| 17 | strips | strip | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 bound | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mix | participle · passive | the application of pig's fat | with herbs | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient with herb=Co-Patient | ||||
| 2 | bind on | participle | then | with linen strips | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with strip=Co-Patient | ||||
| 3 | apply | pig's fat | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 2
a salve of cream and goose fat
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 salve | det |
| 2 | salve | salve | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 cream | case |
| 4 | cream | cream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 salve | nmod |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 fat | cc |
| 6 | goose | goose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fat | compound |
| 7 | fat | fat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 salve | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
the application of pig's fat
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 application | det |
| 2 | application | application | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 fat | case |
| 4 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 fat | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 pig | case |
| 6 | fat | fat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 application | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | apply | pig's fat | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 4
the application of a special pig's fat salve, warmed slowly in a cloth
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 application | det |
| 2 | application | application | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 warmed | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 salve | case |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 pig | det |
| 5 | special | special | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 pig | amod |
| 6 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 salve | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 pig | case |
| 8 | fat | fat | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 salve | amod |
| 9 | salve | salve | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 application | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 application | punct |
| 11 | warmed | warm | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 12 | slowly | slowly | ADV | _ | 11 warmed | advmod |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 cloth | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 cloth | det |
| 15 | cloth | cloth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 warmed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | warm | past | the application of a special pig's fat salve | a cloth | slowly property | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | |||
| 2 | apply | a special pig's fat salve | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent |
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