Exam question 1 · Violet Fairy Book, The Cat and the Rats (end) and The Prin…
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the young man's reward from the king?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: young man · What happens: follow, describe, reward · To what, where: outcome
This is exam question 1 of lesson 690 «Violet Fairy Book, The Cat and the Rats (end) and The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality, part 1: a cat clears the rats from the palace, and a gloomy prince sets out to find a land where no one dies» 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 | 6 describes | obj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 best | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 best | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 best | case |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 describes | nmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 outcome | det |
| 8 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 reward | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 man | det |
| 11 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 man | amod |
| 12 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 reward | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 man | case |
| 14 | reward | reward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 outcome | nmod |
| 15 | from | from | ADP | _ | 17 king | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 king | det |
| 17 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 reward | nmod |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | describe | present | the outcome of the young man's reward from the king | of the best | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | reward | the young man | from the king | nom reward «event transitive»: poss=agent from=obl |
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
He receives a choice between a golden castle and a seat on the council of ministers
The tree, 16 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 receives | nsubj |
| 2 | receives | receive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 choice | det |
| 4 | choice | choice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 receives | obj |
| 5 | between | between | ADP | _ | 8 castle | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 castle | det |
| 7 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 castle | amod |
| 8 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 choice | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 seat | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 seat | det |
| 11 | seat | seat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 castle | conj |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 council | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 council | det |
| 14 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 seat | nmod |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 ministers | case |
| 16 | ministers | minister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 council | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | receive | present | He | a choice | a golden castle and a seat on the council of ministers | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent choice=Theme between castle=Location |
Option 2
He is made a general of the army or the royal treasurer
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 made | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 made | aux:pass |
| 3 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 general | det |
| 5 | general | general | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 made | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 army | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 army | det |
| 8 | army | army | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 general | nmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 12 treasurer | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 treasurer | det |
| 11 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 treasurer | amod |
| 12 | treasurer | treasurer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 general | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | present · passive | He | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary general=Product |
Option 3
He is handed the royal crown and a sealed letter of pardon from the court
The tree, 15 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 handed | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 handed | aux:pass |
| 3 | handed | hand | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 crown | det |
| 5 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 crown | amod |
| 6 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 handed | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 letter | cc |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 letter | det |
| 9 | sealed | seal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 letter | amod |
| 10 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 crown | conj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 pardon | case |
| 12 | pardon | pardon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 letter | nmod |
| 13 | from | from | ADP | _ | 15 court | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 court | det |
| 15 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 handed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hand | present · passive | He | the court | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Destination crown=Theme | ||||
| 2 | seal | participle | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | letter | pardon | nom letter «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He is offered the post of Prime Minister or the hand of the princess
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 offered | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 offered | aux:pass |
| 3 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 post | det |
| 5 | post | post | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 offered | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Minister | case |
| 7 | Prime | Prime | PROPN | _ | 8 Minister | compound |
| 8 | Minister | Minister | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 post | nmod |
| 9 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 11 hand | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 hand | det |
| 11 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 post | conj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 princess | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 princess | det |
| 14 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 hand | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | present · passive | He | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal post=Theme |
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