Exam question 1 · pg2435 tales, To Your Good Health, part 1: the shepherd de…
Which of the following accurately describes the outcome of the prince's conduct in the battle against the enemy?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: prince · What happens: follow, describe, conduct · To what, where: outcome, battle
This is exam question 1 of lesson 665 «pg2435 tales, To Your Good Health, part 1: the shepherd defies the king and survives the bear, the wild boars and the scythe pit» 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 outcome | det |
| 8 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 conduct | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 prince | det |
| 11 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 conduct | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 prince | case |
| 13 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 outcome | nmod |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 battle | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 battle | det |
| 16 | battle | battle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 conduct | nmod |
| 17 | against | against | ADP | _ | 19 enemy | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 enemy | det |
| 19 | enemy | enemy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 battle | nmod |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | describe | present | the outcome of the prince's conduct in the battle against the enemy | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme | ||||
| 3 | conduct | the prince | the battle against the enemy | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent in=place |
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
The prince, leading his hussars, defeated the enemy so decisively that only two soldiers survived
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 defeated | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 leading | punct |
| 4 | leading | lead | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 prince | acl |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 hussars | nmod:poss |
| 6 | hussars | hussar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 leading | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 prince | punct |
| 8 | defeated | defeat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 enemy | det |
| 10 | enemy | enemy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 defeated | obj |
| 11 | so | so | ADV | _ | 12 decisively | advmod |
| 12 | decisively | decisively | ADV | _ | 8 defeated | advmod |
| 13 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 17 survived | mark |
| 14 | only | only | ADV | _ | 15 two | advmod |
| 15 | two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 16 soldiers | nummod |
| 16 | soldiers | soldier | NOUN | Number=Plur | 17 survived | nsubj |
| 17 | survived | survive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 defeated | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lead | gerund | the prince not said here | prince's hussars | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hussar=Theme | ||||
| 2 | defeat | past | the prince | the enemy | decisively property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | survive | past | two soldiers | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
The prince led his hussars and captured the enemy camp at dawn
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 led | nsubj |
| 3 | led | lead | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 hussars | nmod:poss |
| 5 | hussars | hussar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 led | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 captured | cc |
| 7 | captured | capture | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 led | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 camp | det |
| 9 | enemy | enemy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 camp | compound |
| 10 | camp | camp | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 captured | obj |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 12 dawn | case |
| 12 | dawn | dawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 captured | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lead | past | the prince | prince's hussars | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hussar=Theme | ||||
| 2 | capture | past | the prince not said here | the enemy camp | dawn | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent camp=Theme |
Option 3
The prince, with his hussars, routed the enemy army and spared the king's own guards entirely
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 routed | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 hussars | punct |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 hussars | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 hussars | nmod:poss |
| 6 | hussars | hussar | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 prince | conj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 prince | punct |
| 8 | routed | rout | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 army | det |
| 10 | enemy | enemy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 army | compound |
| 11 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 routed | obj |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 spared | cc |
| 13 | spared | spare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 routed | conj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 king | det |
| 15 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 guards | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 king | case |
| 17 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 guards | amod |
| 18 | guards | guard | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 spared | obj |
| 19 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 13 spared | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rout | past | the prince and his hussars | the enemy army | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | spare | past | the prince and his hussars not said here | the king's own guards | entirely property | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent guard=Asset |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
The prince, leading his troops, won the battle but lost many men on the field of honour
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 won | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 leading | punct |
| 4 | leading | lead | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 prince | acl |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 troops | nmod:poss |
| 6 | troops | troops | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 4 leading | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 prince | punct |
| 8 | won | win | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 battle | det |
| 10 | battle | battle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 won | obj |
| 11 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 lost | cc |
| 12 | lost | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 won | conj |
| 13 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 men | amod |
| 14 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 lost | obj |
| 15 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 field | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 field | det |
| 17 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 lost | obl |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 honour | case |
| 19 | honour | honour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 field | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lead | gerund | the prince not said here | prince's troops | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent troops=Theme | ||||
| 2 | win | past | the prince | the battle | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Eventuality | ||||
| 3 | lose | past | the prince not said here | many men | the field of honour | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Eventuality |
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