Exam question 4 · Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats…
Which creature first emerges from the fragments of the dragon after it strikes the earth?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: creature · What happens: emerge, strike · To what, where: fragments, earth
This is exam question 4 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 creature | det |
| 2 | creature | creature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 emerges | nsubj |
| 3 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 4 emerges | advmod |
| 4 | emerges | emerge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 fragments | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 fragments | det |
| 7 | fragments | fragment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 emerges | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 dragon | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 dragon | det |
| 10 | dragon | dragon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fragments | nmod |
| 11 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 13 strikes | mark |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 strikes | nsubj |
| 13 | strikes | strike | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 emerges | advcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 earth | det |
| 15 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 strikes | obj |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 emerges | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | emerge | present | which creature | the fragments of the dragon | first property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from fragment=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | strike | present | creature | the earth | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent earth=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
A stag, which the prince's horsemen chase and wound.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 stag | det |
| 2 | stag | stag | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 chase | punct |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 chase | nsubj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 prince | det |
| 6 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 chase | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 prince | case |
| 8 | horsemen | horsemen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 chase | amod |
| 9 | chase | chase | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 stag | appos |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 wound | cc |
| 11 | wound | wound | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 chase | conj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 stag | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | chase | a stag | tree rules |
Option 2
A pigeon, which the prince's hawk catches in the air.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 pigeon | det |
| 2 | pigeon | pigeon | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 catches | punct |
| 4 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 catches | obj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 prince | det |
| 6 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 hawk | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 prince | case |
| 8 | hawk | hawk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 catches | nsubj |
| 9 | catches | catch | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 pigeon | acl:relcl |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 air | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 air | det |
| 12 | air | air | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 catches | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 pigeon | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | catch | present | the prince's hawk | a pigeon | the air | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A wild boar, which the prince's hounds pursue and destroy.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 boar | det |
| 2 | wild | wild | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 boar | amod |
| 3 | boar | boar | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 pursue | punct |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 pursue | obj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 prince | det |
| 7 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hounds | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 prince | case |
| 9 | hounds | hound | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 pursue | nsubj |
| 10 | pursue | pursue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 boar | acl:relcl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 destroy | cc |
| 12 | destroy | destroy | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 pursue | conj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 boar | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pursue | present | the prince's hounds | a wild boar | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme | ||||
| 2 | destroy | present | the prince's hounds not said here | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
A wild boar, which the prince's hounds pursue and destroy across the meadow before the shepherd can even reach the lake.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 boar | det |
| 2 | wild | wild | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 boar | amod |
| 3 | boar | boar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 reach | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 pursue | punct |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 pursue | obj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 prince | det |
| 7 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hounds | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 prince | case |
| 9 | hounds | hound | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 pursue | nsubj |
| 10 | pursue | pursue | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 boar | acl:relcl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 destroy | cc |
| 12 | destroy | destroy | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 pursue | conj |
| 13 | across | across | ADP | _ | 15 meadow | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 meadow | det |
| 15 | meadow | meadow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 destroy | obl |
| 16 | before | before | ADP | _ | 18 shepherd | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 shepherd | det |
| 18 | shepherd | shepherd | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 destroy | obl |
| 19 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 reach | aux |
| 20 | even | even | ADV | _ | 21 reach | advmod |
| 21 | reach | reach | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 lake | det |
| 23 | lake | lake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 reach | obj |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 21 reach | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pursue | present | the prince's hounds | a wild boar | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme | ||||
| 2 | destroy | present | the prince's hounds not said here | the meadow | before the shepherd | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||
| 3 | reach | can | a wild boar | the lake | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent lake=Theme |
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