Exam question 1 · Violet Fairy Book, Sigurd and Lineik, part 38: the childre…
By what device did the queen Blauvor deceive the prince concerning the identity of the bride?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: device, prince · What happens: do, deceive, concern · To what, where: queen, prince, identity
This is exam question 1 of lesson 698 «Violet Fairy Book, Sigurd and Lineik, part 38: the children flee to the grove, and the prince is deceived» 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 | By | by | ADP | _ | 2 what | case |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 deceive | obl |
| 3 | device | device | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | nsubj |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 what | acl:relcl |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 queen | det |
| 6 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | obj |
| 7 | Blauvor | Blauvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 queen | appos |
| 8 | deceive | deceive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 prince | det |
| 10 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 deceive | obj |
| 11 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 prince | acl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 identity | det |
| 13 | identity | identity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 concerning | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 bride | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 bride | det |
| 16 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 identity | nmod |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 deceive | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | device | the queen | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | deceive | present | the prince | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Patient | |||||
| 3 | concern | gerund | the prince not said here | the identity of the bride | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus identity=Experiencer |
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
She presented her own daughter as Lineik
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 presented | nsubj |
| 2 | presented | present | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 4 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 daughter | amod |
| 5 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 presented | obj |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 7 Lineik | case |
| 7 | Lineik | Lineik | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 presented | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | present | past | She | her own daughter | as Lineik | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme |
Option 2
She hid the real princess away
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 hid | nsubj |
| 2 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 princess | det |
| 4 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 princess | amod |
| 5 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 hid | obj |
| 6 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 hid | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hide | past | She | the real princess | away property | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient |
Option 3
She disguised her daughter Laufer with a veil and forged a royal seal to prove the bride's identity
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 disguised | nsubj |
| 2 | disguised | disguise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 4 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 disguised | obj |
| 5 | Laufer | Laufer | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 daughter | appos |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 veil | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 veil | det |
| 8 | veil | veil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 disguised | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 forged | cc |
| 10 | forged | forge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 disguised | conj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 seal | det |
| 12 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 seal | amod |
| 13 | seal | seal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 forged | obj |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 prove | mark |
| 15 | prove | prove | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 forged | advcl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 bride | det |
| 17 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 identity | nmod:poss |
| 18 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 17 bride | case |
| 19 | identity | identity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 prove | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disguise | past | She | her daughter | with a veil | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent daughter=Destination with veil=Theme | |||
| 2 | forge | past | She not said here | a royal seal | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seal=Product | ||||
| 3 | prove | to-infinitive | She not said here | the bride's identity | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent identity=Theme |
Option 4
She sent her daughter veiled and claimed the bride was Lineik, who had been ill
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | She | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 sent | nsubj |
| 2 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 4 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 veiled | nsubj |
| 5 | veiled | veil | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 sent | ccomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 claimed | cc |
| 7 | claimed | claim | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 sent | conj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 bride | det |
| 9 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 Lineik | nsubj |
| 10 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 11 Lineik | cop |
| 11 | Lineik | Lineik | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 claimed | parataxis |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 ill | punct |
| 13 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 ill | nsubj |
| 14 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 ill | aux |
| 15 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 16 ill | cop |
| 16 | ill | ill | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 Lineik | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send | past | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | veil | past | her daughter | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | claim speech: other | past | She not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | is a | past | the bride | Lineik | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | is | past · perfect | Lineik | ill property | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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