Exam question 4 · pg2435 tales, To Your Good Health, part 1: the shepherd de…

Which of the following describes the arrangement made by the shepherd in the dungeon before the king's guards depart?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: guards · What happens: follow, be, make, depart · To what, where: arrangement

This is exam question 4 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	7 arrangement	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	7 arrangement	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 arrangement	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 arrangement	case
5	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 arrangement	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 arrangement	det
7	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
8	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 arrangement	acl
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 shepherd	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 shepherd	det
11	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 made	obl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 dungeon	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 dungeon	det
14	dungeon	dungeon	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 shepherd	nmod
15	before	before	SCONJ	_	20 depart	mark
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 king	det
17	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 guards	nmod:poss
18	's	's	PART	_	17 king	case
19	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 depart	nsubj
20	depart	depart	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 made	advcl
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 arrangement	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present			of the arrangement	tree rules
3	make	participle		the arrangement not said here	by the shepherd in the dungeon	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset
4	depart	present	the king's guards			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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 lays his long stick by the gate, drapes his cloak over it, and sets his hat upon the top

The tree, 20 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 lays	nsubj
2	lays	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 stick	nmod:poss
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stick	amod
5	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lays	obj
6	by	by	ADP	_	8 gate	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 gate	det
8	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lays	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 drapes	punct
10	drapes	drape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 lays	conj
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 cloak	nmod:poss
12	cloak	cloak	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 drapes	obj
13	over	over	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 drapes	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 sets	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 sets	cc
17	sets	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 lays	conj
18	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 hat	nmod:poss
19	hat	hat	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 sets	obj
20	upon	upon	ADP	_	22 top	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 top	det
22	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 sets	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	lay	present	He	his long stick		by the gate	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stick=Theme by gate=Destination
2	drape	present	He not said here	his cloak	cloak		vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme over it=Destination
3	set	present	He not said here	his hat	the top		vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent hat=Theme upon top=Destination

Option 2

He hides his stick by the wall

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 hides	nsubj
2	hides	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 stick	nmod:poss
4	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hides	obj
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 wall	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hides	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	present	He	his stick				by the wall	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent stick=Patient by wall=Location

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He sets his long stick near the well, hangs his cloak upon it, and places his hat on the top

The tree, 20 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 sets	nsubj
2	sets	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 stick	nmod:poss
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stick	amod
5	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sets	obj
6	near	near	ADP	_	8 well	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 well	det
8	well	well	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sets	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 hangs	punct
10	hangs	hang	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 sets	parataxis
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 cloak	nmod:poss
12	cloak	cloak	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hangs	obj
13	upon	upon	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 hangs	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 hat	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 hat	cc
17	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 hat	nsubj
18	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 hat	nmod:poss
19	hat	hat	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hangs	parataxis
20	on	on	ADP	_	22 top	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 top	det
22	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 hat	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	set	present	He	his long stick	the well	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stick=Theme near well=Destination
2	hang	present		his cloak	cloak	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme upon it=Destination
3	hat		places		the top	tree rules

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

He sets his long stick near the well, hangs his cloak upon it, places his hat on the top, and then sings a song for the guards to hear

The tree, 29 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 sets	nsubj
2	sets	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 stick	nmod:poss
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 stick	amod
5	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sets	obj
6	near	near	ADP	_	8 well	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 well	det
8	well	well	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sets	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 hangs	punct
10	hangs	hang	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 sets	conj
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 cloak	nmod:poss
12	cloak	cloak	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hangs	obj
13	upon	upon	ADP	_	14 it	case
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 hangs	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 places	punct
16	places	place	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 hangs	obl
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 hat	nmod:poss
18	hat	hat	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 places	conj
19	on	on	ADP	_	21 top	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 top	det
21	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 hat	nmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 sings	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 sings	cc
24	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	25 sings	advmod
25	sings	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 sets	conj
26	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	27 song	det
27	song	song	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 sings	obj
28	for	for	ADP	_	30 guards	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 guards	det
30	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 sings	obl
31	to	to	PART	_	32 hear	mark
32	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	25 sings	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set	present	He	his long stick	the well			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent stick=Theme near well=Destination
2	hang	present	He not said here	his cloak	cloak		places and his hat on the top obl	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme upon it=Destination
3	sing speech: express	present	He not said here	a song		then	for the guards	vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent song=Theme for guard=Beneficiary
4	hear	to-infinitive	He not said here					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer

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