Exam question 4 · Pink Fairy Book, Rose-Leaf and Apple-Blossom, part 15: the…

State the precise location in which the infant was discovered by the old man upon his return from the enchanted fields.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: old man, infant · What happens: discover, enchant, return · To what, where: infant, precise location, enchanted fields

This is exam question 4 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	State	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 location	nsubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 location	det
3	precise	precise	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 location	amod
4	location	location	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 which	case
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 discovered	obl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 infant	det
8	infant	infant	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 discovered	nsubj:pass
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 discovered	aux:pass
10	discovered	discover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 location	acl:relcl
11	by	by	ADP	_	14 man	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 man	det
13	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 man	amod
14	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 discovered	obl
15	upon	upon	ADP	_	17 return	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 return	nmod:poss
17	return	return	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 discovered	obl
18	from	from	ADP	_	21 fields	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 fields	det
20	enchanted	enchant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 fields	amod
21	fields	field	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 return	nmod
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 location	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	discover	past · passive	the old man	the infant	the precise location	upon infant's return from the enchanted fields	vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic
2	enchant	participle					vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer
3	return		infant		the enchanted fields		nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent from=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 · ← Mova's choice

Lying upon a soft bank amidst trails of pink roses and tall golden grass beside the enchanted river

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lying	lie	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	upon	upon	ADP	_	5 bank	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bank	det
4	soft	soft	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bank	amod
5	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lying	obl
6	amidst	amidst	ADP	_	7 trails	case
7	trails	trail	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Lying	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 roses	case
9	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 roses	amod
10	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 trails	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 grass	cc
12	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 grass	amod
13	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 grass	amod
14	grass	grass	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 trails	conj
15	beside	beside	ADP	_	18 river	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 river	det
17	enchanted	enchant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 river	amod
18	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lying	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	gerund				the enchanted river		upon a soft bank; amidst trails of pink roses and tall golden grass	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon bank=Location
2	enchant	participle							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Option 2

Lying upon a grassy bank amidst long trails of pink roses near the edge of the enchanted fields

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lying	lie	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 trails	csubj
2	upon	upon	ADP	_	5 bank	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 bank	det
4	grassy	grassy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 bank	amod
5	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lying	obl
6	amidst	amidst	ADV	_	7 long	advmod
7	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 trails	amod
8	trails	trail	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 roses	case
10	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 roses	amod
11	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 trails	nmod
12	near	near	ADP	_	14 edge	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 edge	det
14	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 roses	nmod
15	of	of	ADP	_	18 fields	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 fields	det
17	enchanted	enchant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 fields	amod
18	fields	field	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 edge	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	gerund				a grassy bank			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon bank=Location
2	enchant	participle							vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Lying upon a bank amidst trails of pink roses

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Lying	lie	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	upon	upon	ADP	_	4 bank	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bank	det
4	bank	bank	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Lying	obl
5	amidst	amidst	ADP	_	6 trails	case
6	trails	trail	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Lying	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	9 roses	case
8	pink	pink	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 roses	amod
9	roses	rose	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 trails	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lie	gerund				a bank		amidst trails of pink roses	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon bank=Location

Option 4

Resting on a grassy slope beside the river

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Resting	rest	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
2	on	on	ADP	_	5 slope	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 slope	det
4	grassy	grassy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 slope	amod
5	slope	slope	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Resting	obl
6	beside	beside	ADP	_	8 river	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 river	det
8	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Resting	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rest	gerund				a grassy slope		beside the river	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on slope=Location

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