Exam question 2 · Pink Fairy Book, Rose-Leaf and Apple-Blossom, part 15: the…
Describe the manner in which the prince obtained the information concerning the location of his brothers.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, prince, information · What happens: describe, obtain, concern · To what, where: manner, information, location
This is exam question 2 of lesson 675 «Pink Fairy Book, Rose-Leaf and Apple-Blossom, part 15: the prince finds his brothers, and the old man finds a baby girl» 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 | Describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 manner | det |
| 3 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 obtained | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 prince | det |
| 7 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 obtained | nsubj |
| 8 | obtained | obtain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 manner | acl:relcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 information | det |
| 10 | information | information | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 obtained | obj |
| 11 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 information | acl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 location | det |
| 13 | location | location | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 concerning | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 brothers | case |
| 15 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 brothers | nmod:poss |
| 16 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 location | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the manner | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 2 | obtain | past | the prince | the information | the manner | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent information=Theme | |||
| 3 | concern | gerund | the information not said here | the location of prince's brothers | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus location=Experiencer |
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 right answer
By compelling the sparrow, concealed within the hawk's quarry, to disclose the location of the cellar
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 compelling | mark |
| 2 | compelling | compel | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 disclose | advcl |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sparrow | det |
| 4 | sparrow | sparrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 compelling | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 concealed | punct |
| 6 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 sparrow | acl |
| 7 | within | within | ADP | _ | 11 quarry | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 hawk | det |
| 9 | hawk | hawk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 quarry | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 hawk | case |
| 11 | quarry | quarry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 concealed | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 disclose | punct |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 disclose | mark |
| 14 | disclose | disclose | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 location | det |
| 16 | location | location | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 disclose | obj |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 cellar | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 cellar | det |
| 19 | cellar | cellar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 location | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compel | gerund | the sparrow | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Patient | |||||
| 2 | conceal | participle | the sparrow not said here | within the hawk's quarry | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | disclose | to-infinitive | the location of the cellar | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot location=Topic |
Option 2
By compelling the sparrow, concealed within the hawk's quarry, to disclose the location of the cellar, after threatening it with a long punishment
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 compelling | mark |
| 2 | compelling | compel | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 disclose | advcl |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sparrow | det |
| 4 | sparrow | sparrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 compelling | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 concealed | punct |
| 6 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 sparrow | acl |
| 7 | within | within | ADP | _ | 11 quarry | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 hawk | det |
| 9 | hawk | hawk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 quarry | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 hawk | case |
| 11 | quarry | quarry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 concealed | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 disclose | punct |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 disclose | mark |
| 14 | disclose | disclose | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 location | det |
| 16 | location | location | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 disclose | obj |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 cellar | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 cellar | det |
| 19 | cellar | cellar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 location | nmod |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 threatening | punct |
| 21 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 22 threatening | mark |
| 22 | threatening | threaten | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 14 disclose | advcl |
| 23 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 22 threatening | obj |
| 24 | with | with | ADP | _ | 27 punishment | case |
| 25 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 27 punishment | det |
| 26 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 punishment | amod |
| 27 | punishment | punishment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 threatening | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compel | gerund | the sparrow | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Patient | |||||
| 2 | conceal | participle | the sparrow not said here | within the hawk's quarry | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | disclose | to-infinitive | the location of the cellar | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot location=Topic | |||||
| 4 | threaten | gerund | location | with a long punishment | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer |
Option 3
By questioning the hawk, which was hidden within the mill, about the buried cellar
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 questioning | mark |
| 2 | questioning | question | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hawk | det |
| 4 | hawk | hawk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 questioning | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 hidden | punct |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 hidden | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 hidden | aux:pass |
| 8 | hidden | hide | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 hawk | acl:relcl |
| 9 | within | within | ADP | _ | 11 mill | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 mill | det |
| 11 | mill | mill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 hidden | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 cellar | punct |
| 13 | about | about | ADP | _ | 16 cellar | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 cellar | det |
| 15 | buried | bury | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 cellar | amod |
| 16 | cellar | cellar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 questioning | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | question speech: other | gerund | the hawk | about the buried cellar | vn interrogate-37.1.3 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent hawk=Recipient about cellar=Topic | ||||
| 2 | hide | past · passive | the hawk | within the mill | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 3 | bury | participle | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
By compelling the sparrow, concealed within the hawk's quarry and frightened of the prince's sword, to disclose the location of the cellar and the iron door
The tree, 28 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 compelling | mark |
| 2 | compelling | compel | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 21 disclose | advcl |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 sparrow | det |
| 4 | sparrow | sparrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 compelling | obj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 concealed | punct |
| 6 | concealed | conceal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 compelling | parataxis |
| 7 | within | within | ADP | _ | 11 quarry | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 hawk | det |
| 9 | hawk | hawk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 quarry | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 hawk | case |
| 11 | quarry | quarry | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 concealed | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 frightened | cc |
| 13 | frightened | frighten | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 concealed | conj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 sword | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 prince | det |
| 16 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 sword | nmod:poss |
| 17 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 16 prince | case |
| 18 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 frightened | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 disclose | punct |
| 20 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 disclose | mark |
| 21 | disclose | disclose | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 location | det |
| 23 | location | location | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 disclose | obj |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 26 cellar | case |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 cellar | det |
| 26 | cellar | cellar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 location | nmod |
| 27 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 door | cc |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 door | det |
| 29 | iron | iron | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 30 door | amod |
| 30 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 location | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | compel | gerund | the sparrow | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sparrow=Patient | |||||
| 2 | conceal | participle | within the hawk's quarry | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | frighten | participle | of the prince's sword | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 4 | disclose | to-infinitive | the location of the cellar and the iron door | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot location=Topic |
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