Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats…
Which action does the shepherd perform to overcome the dragon at the lake on the third day?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: action · What happens: perform, overcome · To what, where: dragon, lake
This is exam question 1 of lesson 674 «Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats the dragon, and the princess's kiss ends the fight» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 action | det |
| 2 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 perform | nsubj |
| 3 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 perform | aux |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 shepherd | det |
| 5 | shepherd | shepherd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 perform | nsubj |
| 6 | perform | perform | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 overcome | mark |
| 8 | overcome | overcome | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 perform | xcomp |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 dragon | det |
| 10 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 overcome | obj |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 lake | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 lake | det |
| 13 | lake | lake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 overcome | obl |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 day | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 day | det |
| 16 | third | third | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 17 day | amod |
| 17 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 overcome | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 perform | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | perform | present · do-support | which action | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | overcome | to-infinitive | which action not said here | the dragon | the lake | day | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot dragon=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 is blessed by the emperor's priest, whereupon he drags the dragon back into the water.
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 | 3 blessed | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 blessed | aux:pass |
| 3 | blessed | bless | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 priest | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 emperor | det |
| 6 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 priest | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 emperor | case |
| 8 | priest | priest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 blessed | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 drags | punct |
| 10 | whereupon | whereupon | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 drags | advmod |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 drags | nsubj |
| 12 | drags | drag | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 blessed | conj |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 dragon | det |
| 14 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 drags | obj |
| 15 | back | back | ADV | _ | 12 drags | advmod |
| 16 | into | into | ADP | _ | 18 water | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 water | det |
| 18 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 drags | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 blessed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bless | present · passive | the emperor's priest | He | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | drag back | present | he | the dragon | the water | whereupon property | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Theme |
Option 2
He is kissed upon the forehead by the emperor's daughter, whereupon he hurls the dragon into the sky and the whole valley gasps in amazement at the lake.
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 | 3 kissed | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 kissed | aux:pass |
| 3 | kissed | kiss | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 forehead | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 forehead | det |
| 6 | forehead | forehead | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kissed | obl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 daughter | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 emperor | det |
| 9 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 emperor | case |
| 11 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kissed | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 hurls | punct |
| 13 | whereupon | whereupon | ADV | PronType=Int | 15 hurls | advmod |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 hurls | nsubj |
| 15 | hurls | hurl | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 kissed | parataxis |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 dragon | det |
| 17 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 hurls | obj |
| 18 | into | into | ADP | _ | 20 sky | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 sky | det |
| 20 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 hurls | obl |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 gasps | cc |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 valley | det |
| 23 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 valley | amod |
| 24 | valley | valley | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 gasps | nsubj |
| 25 | gasps | gasp | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 hurls | conj |
| 26 | in | in | ADP | _ | 27 amazement | case |
| 27 | amazement | amazement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 gasps | obl |
| 28 | at | at | ADP | _ | 30 lake | case |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 lake | det |
| 30 | lake | lake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 gasps | obl |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 kissed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kiss | present · passive | the emperor's daughter | He | upon the forehead | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Co-Agent | |||
| 2 | hurl | present | he | the dragon | the sky | whereupon property | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent dragon=Theme into sky=Destination | ||
| 3 | gasp | present | the whole valley | at the lake; in amazement | vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in amazement=Theme |
Option 3
He is struck upon the head by the emperor's guard, whereupon he drops the dragon into the reeds.
The tree, 19 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 | 3 struck | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 struck | aux:pass |
| 3 | struck | strike | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 head | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 head | det |
| 6 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 struck | obl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 guard | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 emperor | det |
| 9 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 guard | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 emperor | case |
| 11 | guard | guard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 struck | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 drops | punct |
| 13 | whereupon | whereupon | ADV | PronType=Int | 15 drops | advmod |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 drops | nsubj |
| 15 | drops | drop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 struck | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 dragon | det |
| 17 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 drops | obj |
| 18 | into | into | ADP | _ | 20 reeds | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 reeds | det |
| 20 | reeds | reed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 drops | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 struck | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike | present · passive | the emperor's guard | He | upon the head | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent subject=Instrument | |||
| 2 | drop | present | he | the dragon | the reeds | whereupon property | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent dragon=Theme into reed=Destination |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He is kissed upon the forehead by the emperor's daughter, whereupon he hurls the dragon into the sky.
The tree, 19 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 | 3 kissed | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 kissed | aux:pass |
| 3 | kissed | kiss | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 6 forehead | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 forehead | det |
| 6 | forehead | forehead | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kissed | obl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 daughter | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 emperor | det |
| 9 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 emperor | case |
| 11 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 kissed | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 hurls | punct |
| 13 | whereupon | whereupon | ADV | PronType=Int | 15 hurls | advmod |
| 14 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 hurls | nsubj |
| 15 | hurls | hurl | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 kissed | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 dragon | det |
| 17 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 hurls | obj |
| 18 | into | into | ADP | _ | 20 sky | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 sky | det |
| 20 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 hurls | obl |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 kissed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | kiss | present · passive | the emperor's daughter | He | upon the forehead | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Co-Agent | |||
| 2 | hurl | present | he | the dragon | the sky | whereupon property | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent dragon=Theme into sky=Destination |
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