Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, The Lost Princess and the Prince with the Rin…
Which of the following best describes the outcome of the prince's ordeal with the ring?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, describe · To what, where: outcome
This is exam question 1 of lesson 695 «Fairy Tales, The Lost Princess and the Prince with the Ring, part 1: the prince is saved by animals, and the eldest brother sets out» 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 | _ | 13 ordeal | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 prince | det |
| 11 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ordeal | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 prince | case |
| 13 | ordeal | ordeal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 outcome | nmod |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 16 ring | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 ring | det |
| 16 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 ordeal | nmod |
| 17 | ? | ? | 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 prince's ordeal with the ring | of the best | tree rules |
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
The prince was saved by the wild ducks, who recovered the ring
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 saved | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 saved | aux:pass |
| 4 | saved | save | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 ducks | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 ducks | det |
| 7 | wild | wild | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 ducks | compound |
| 8 | ducks | duck | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 saved | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 recovered | punct |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 recovered | nsubj |
| 11 | recovered | recover | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 ducks | acl:relcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 ring | det |
| 13 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 recovered | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | save | past · passive | the wild ducks | the prince | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | recover | past | the wild ducks | the ring | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme |
Option 2
The prince lost the ring
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | nsubj |
| 3 | lost | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 ring | det |
| 5 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | past | the prince | the ring | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Eventuality |
Option 3
The prince was rescued when the king's soldiers searched the brook
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 prince | det |
| 2 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rescued | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 rescued | aux:pass |
| 4 | rescued | rescue | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 10 searched | advmod |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 soldiers | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 king | case |
| 9 | soldiers | soldier | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 searched | nsubj |
| 10 | searched | search | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 rescued | advcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 brook | det |
| 12 | brook | brook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 searched | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rescue | past · passive | the prince | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | search | past | the king's soldiers | the brook | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent brook=Location |
Option 4
The ring was recovered by a stork that flew over the brook
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 ring | det |
| 2 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 recovered | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 recovered | aux:pass |
| 4 | recovered | recover | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 stork | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 stork | det |
| 7 | stork | stork | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 recovered | obl |
| 8 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 flew | nsubj |
| 9 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 stork | acl:relcl |
| 10 | over | over | ADP | _ | 12 brook | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 brook | det |
| 12 | brook | brook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 flew | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | recover | past · passive | a stork | the ring | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | fly | past | a stork | the brook | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over brook=Location |
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