Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, The Gold-Bearded Man, part 34: the prince fre…

What is the meaning of the term steward as employed in the passage, and what is the approximate equivalent of that office in contemporary usage?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: meaning, term steward · What happens: be, employ, mean · To what, where: term steward, passage, approximate equivalent

This is exam question 4 of lesson 694 «Fairy Tales, The Gold-Bearded Man, part 34: the prince frees a prisoner, meets three grateful creatures, and is set a grain-sorting task» 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	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	root	root
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 What	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 meaning	det
4	meaning	meaning	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 What	nsubj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 steward	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 steward	det
7	term	term	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 steward	compound
8	steward	steward	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 meaning	nmod
9	as	as	SCONJ	_	10 employed	mark
10	employed	employ	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 steward	acl
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 passage	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 passage	det
13	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 employed	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 equivalent	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 equivalent	cc
16	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	20 equivalent	nsubj
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 equivalent	cop
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 equivalent	det
19	approximate	approximate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 equivalent	amod
20	equivalent	equivalent	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 steward	conj
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 office	case
22	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	23 office	det
23	office	office	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 equivalent	nmod
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 usage	case
25	contemporary	contemporary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 usage	amod
26	usage	usage	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 office	nmod
27	?	?	PUNCT	_	1 What	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the meaning of the term steward and the approximate equivalent				tree rules
2	employ	participle		the term steward and the approximate equivalent not said here	the passage		vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is a	present	the term steward and the approximate equivalent	the approximate equivalent		of that office in contemporary usage	tree rules
4	mean			the term steward and the approximate equivalent			nom meaning «communication 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

A steward was a kind of officer who oversaw the lord's servants and goods, roughly like a present-day administrator

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 steward	det
2	steward	steward	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kind	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 kind	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 kind	det
5	kind	kind	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 officer	case
7	officer	officer	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kind	nmod
8	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 oversaw	nsubj
9	oversaw	oversee	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 kind	acl:relcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 lord	det
11	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 servants	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 lord	case
13	servants	servant	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 oversaw	obj
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 goods	cc
15	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	13 servants	conj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 administrator	punct
17	roughly	roughly	ADV	_	23 administrator	advmod
18	like	like	ADP	_	23 administrator	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 administrator	det
20	present	present	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 day	compound
21	-	-	PUNCT	_	20 present	punct
22	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 administrator	compound
23	administrator	administrator	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 kind	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	a steward	a kind and a day administrator				of officer	tree rules
2	oversee	past	a kind and a day administrator	the lord's servants and goods					vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent servant=Eventuality

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A steward is a manager of a lord's household and goods, equivalent to a modern manager or housekeeper

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 steward	det
2	steward	steward	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 manager	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 manager	det
5	manager	manager	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	10 household	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 lord	det
8	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 household	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 lord	case
10	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 goods	cc
12	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	10 household	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 equivalent	punct
14	equivalent	equivalent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 manager	parataxis
15	to	to	ADP	_	18 manager	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 manager	det
17	modern	modern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 manager	amod
18	manager	manager	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 equivalent	obl
19	or	or	CCONJ	_	20 housekeeper	cc
20	housekeeper	housekeeper	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 manager	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a steward	a manager				of a lord's household and goods	tree rules

Option 3

A steward is a manager of a lord's household and all of its goods, servants, and affairs, equivalent in modern times to a general manager, bursar, or household administrator who oversees daily operations

The tree, 34 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 steward	det
2	steward	steward	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 manager	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 manager	det
5	manager	manager	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	10 household	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 lord	det
8	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 household	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 lord	case
10	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 all	cc
12	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	10 household	conj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 goods	case
14	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 goods	nmod:poss
15	goods	goods	NOUN	Number=Ptan	12 all	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 servants	punct
17	servants	servant	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 goods	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 affairs	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 affairs	cc
20	affairs	affair	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 manager	parataxis
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 equivalent	punct
22	equivalent	equivalent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 affairs	amod
23	in	in	ADP	_	25 times	case
24	modern	modern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 times	amod
25	times	time	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 equivalent	obl
26	to	to	ADP	_	29 manager	case
27	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	29 manager	det
28	general	general	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 manager	amod
29	manager	manager	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 times	nmod
30	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 bursar	punct
31	bursar	bursar	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 manager	conj
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	35 administrator	punct
33	or	or	CCONJ	_	35 administrator	cc
34	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	35 administrator	compound
35	administrator	administrator	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 manager	conj
36	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	37 oversees	nsubj
37	oversees	oversee	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	35 administrator	acl:relcl
38	daily	daily	ADJ	Degree=Pos	39 operations	amod
39	operations	operation	NOUN	Number=Plur	37 oversees	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a steward	a manager or household administrator				of a lord's household	tree rules
2	oversee	present	household administrator	daily operations					vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent operation=Eventuality

Option 4

A steward is a type of household servant who runs a lord's estate and property, similar to today's estate manager

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	2 steward	det
2	steward	steward	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 type	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 type	cop
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 type	det
5	type	type	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 household	case
7	household	household	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 servant	obl
8	servant	servant	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 type	acl:relcl
9	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 runs	nsubj
10	runs	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 servant	ccomp
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 lord	det
12	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 estate	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 lord	case
14	estate	estate	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 runs	obj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 property	cc
16	property	property	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 estate	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 similar	punct
18	similar	similar	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 estate	amod
19	to	to	ADP	_	23 manager	case
20	today	today	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 manager	nmod:poss
21	's	's	PART	_	20 today	case
22	estate	estate	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 manager	compound
23	manager	manager	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 similar	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	a steward	a type		tree rules
2	servant	present	a type not said here		of household	tree rules
3	run	present		a lord's estate and property		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme estate=Trajectory

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