Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, The Lost Princess and the Prince with the Rin…
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the eldest son's journey?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: journey, eldest son · What happens: follow, describe, purpose, journey · To what, where: purpose
This is exam question 4 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 purpose | det |
| 8 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 journey | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 son | det |
| 11 | eldest | eld | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 12 son | amod |
| 12 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 journey | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 son | case |
| 14 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 purpose | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | 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 purpose of the eldest son's journey | of the best | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | purpose | the eldest son's journey | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | ||||||
| 4 | journey | the eldest son | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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
He wished to see the world after a quiet life
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 wished | nsubj |
| 2 | wished | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 see | mark |
| 4 | see | see | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wished | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 world | det |
| 6 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 see | obj |
| 7 | after | after | ADP | _ | 10 life | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 life | det |
| 9 | quiet | quiet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 life | amod |
| 10 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 see | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wish | past | He | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | see not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the world | after a quiet life | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer world=Stimulus |
Option 2
He longed to escape his cruel father's rule
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 longed | nsubj |
| 2 | longed | long | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 escape | mark |
| 4 | escape | escape | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 longed | xcomp |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 father | nmod:poss |
| 6 | cruel | cruel | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 father | amod |
| 7 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 rule | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 father | case |
| 9 | rule | rule | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 escape | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | long | past | He | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | escape not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | his cruel father's rule | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rule=Initial_Location | ||||
| 3 | rule | his cruel father | nom rule «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
He hoped to find a fortune in a distant land
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 hoped | nsubj |
| 2 | hoped | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 find | mark |
| 4 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 hoped | xcomp |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 fortune | det |
| 6 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 find | obj |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 land | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 land | det |
| 9 | distant | distant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 land | amod |
| 10 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 find | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hope | past | He | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | find not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | a fortune | a distant land | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortune=Topic |
Option 4
He was sent by his parents to find work in the city and become a merchant
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 | 3 sent | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 sent | aux:pass |
| 3 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 parents | case |
| 5 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 parents | nmod:poss |
| 6 | parents | parent | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 sent | obl |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 find | mark |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 sent | advcl |
| 9 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | obj |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 city | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 city | det |
| 12 | city | city | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 become | cc |
| 14 | become | become | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 find | conj |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 merchant | det |
| 16 | merchant | merchant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 become | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past · passive | his parents | He | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | ||||
| 2 | find | to-infinitive | his parents not said here | work | the city | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Topic | |||
| 3 | become | infinitive | his parents not said here | a merchant | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
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