Exam question 4 · Violet Fairy Book, The Cat and the Rats (end) and The Prin…
Which of the following correctly identifies the condition of the eagle and the bald king?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, identify, condition · To what, where: condition, eagle
This is exam question 4 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 | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 6 identifies | advmod |
| 6 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 condition | det |
| 8 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 identifies | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 eagle | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 eagle | det |
| 11 | eagle | eagle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 condition | nmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 king | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 king | det |
| 14 | bald | bald | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 king | amod |
| 15 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 eagle | conj |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | identify | present | the condition of the eagle and the bald king | correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme | ||||
| 3 | condition | the eagle and the bald king | nom condition «state transitive»: of=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
Neither can die until the mountain is levelled and the great tree is finally uprooted by a stranger
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neither | neither | ADV | _ | 3 die | advmod |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 die | aux |
| 3 | die | die | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 8 levelled | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 mountain | det |
| 6 | mountain | mountain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 levelled | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 levelled | aux:pass |
| 8 | levelled | levell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 die | advcl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 uprooted | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 tree | det |
| 11 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 tree | amod |
| 12 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 uprooted | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 uprooted | aux:pass |
| 14 | finally | finally | ADV | _ | 15 uprooted | advmod |
| 15 | uprooted | uproot | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 levelled | conj |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 18 stranger | case |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 stranger | det |
| 18 | stranger | stranger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 uprooted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | can | neither property | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | levell | present · passive | the mountain | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | uproot | present · passive | a stranger | the great tree | finally property | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Neither may leave the land until the king gives leave
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neither | neither | DET | PronType=Neg | 3 leave | nsubj |
| 2 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 leave | aux |
| 3 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 land | det |
| 5 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 leave | obj |
| 6 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 9 gives | mark |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 king | det |
| 8 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gives | nsubj |
| 9 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 leave | advcl |
| 10 | leave | leave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 gives | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | may | Neither | the land | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme | ||||
| 2 | give | present | the king | leave | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent leave=Theme |
Option 3
Both are cursed to live forever unless the prince kills the eagle and the bald king
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 cursed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 cursed | aux:pass |
| 3 | cursed | curse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 live | mark |
| 5 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 cursed | xcomp |
| 6 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 5 live | advmod |
| 7 | unless | unless | SCONJ | _ | 10 kills | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 prince | det |
| 9 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 kills | nsubj |
| 10 | kills | kill | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 live | advcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 eagle | det |
| 12 | eagle | eagle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 kills | obj |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 king | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 king | det |
| 15 | bald | bald | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 king | amod |
| 16 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 eagle | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | curse | present · passive | Both | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | live | to-infinitive | forever property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | kill a condition, not said to happen | present | the prince | the eagle and the bald king | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eagle=Theme |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Neither may die until a labour upon a great object is completed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Neither | neither | DET | PronType=Neg | 3 die | nsubj |
| 2 | may | may | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 3 die | aux |
| 3 | die | die | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 4 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 12 completed | mark |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 labour | det |
| 6 | labour | labour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 completed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 10 object | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 object | det |
| 9 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 object | amod |
| 10 | object | object | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 labour | nmod |
| 11 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 completed | aux:pass |
| 12 | completed | complete | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 die | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | may | Neither | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | |||||
| 2 | complete | present · passive | a labour upon a great object | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
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