Exam question 2 · Brown Fairy Book, Peter and the Golden-haired Maiden: Pete…
Explain the significance of the ring given to Peter by the maiden in the events that follow.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, events · What happens: explain, give, follow · To what, where: significance, ring, Peter
This is exam question 2 of lesson 706 «Brown Fairy Book, Peter and the Golden-haired Maiden: Peter calls his dogs and wins back the girl» 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 | Explain | explain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 significance | det |
| 3 | significance | significance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 ring | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 ring | det |
| 6 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 significance | nmod |
| 7 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 ring | acl |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 Peter | case |
| 9 | Peter | Peter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 given | obl |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 maiden | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 maiden | det |
| 12 | maiden | maiden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 given | obl |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 events | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 events | det |
| 15 | events | event | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 maiden | nmod |
| 16 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 17 follow | nsubj |
| 17 | follow | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 events | acl:relcl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Explain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the significance of the ring | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic | ||||
| 2 | give | participle | the ring not said here | Peter | by the maiden in the events | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to peter=Recipient | |||
| 3 | follow | present | the events | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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
It was magic and it gave Peter a wife, and his dream of moving it to the other hand made the maiden disappear forever from his life
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 magic | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 magic | cop |
| 3 | magic | magic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 disappear | nsubj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 gave | cc |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 gave | nsubj |
| 6 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 magic | conj |
| 7 | Peter | Peter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 gave | iobj |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 wife | det |
| 9 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gave | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 made | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 made | cc |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 dream | nmod:poss |
| 13 | dream | dream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 made | nsubj |
| 14 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 15 moving | mark |
| 15 | moving | move | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 dream | acl |
| 16 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 moving | obj |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 hand | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 hand | det |
| 19 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 hand | amod |
| 20 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 moving | obl |
| 21 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 magic | parataxis |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 maiden | det |
| 23 | maiden | maiden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 made | xcomp |
| 24 | disappear | disappear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 25 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 24 disappear | advmod |
| 26 | from | from | ADP | _ | 28 life | case |
| 27 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 28 life | nmod:poss |
| 28 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 disappear | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | It | magic property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | give | past | it | a wife | Peter | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent peter=Recipient wife=Theme | |||
| 3 | move | gerund | Peter's dream not said here | dream | the other hand | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme to hand=Trajectory | |||
| 4 | make | past | Peter's dream | maiden property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ||||
| 5 | disappear | present | magic | Peter's life | forever property | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from life=Initial_Location | |||
| 6 | dream | Peter | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
It was magic, and Peter's dream of moving it to the other hand brings him back to the maiden and his lost wife
The tree, 24 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 magic | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 magic | cop |
| 3 | magic | magic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 brings | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 brings | cc |
| 6 | Peter | Peter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 dream | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Peter | case |
| 8 | dream | dream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 brings | nsubj |
| 9 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 10 moving | mark |
| 10 | moving | move | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 dream | acl |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 moving | obj |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 hand | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 hand | det |
| 14 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 hand | amod |
| 15 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 moving | obl |
| 16 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 magic | parataxis |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 brings | iobj |
| 18 | back | back | ADV | _ | 16 brings | advmod |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 maiden | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 maiden | det |
| 21 | maiden | maiden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 back | obl |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 wife | cc |
| 23 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 wife | nmod:poss |
| 24 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 25 wife | amod |
| 25 | wife | wife | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 magic | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | It | magic property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | move | gerund | Peter's dream not said here | dream | the other hand | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme to hand=Trajectory | |||
| 3 | bring | present | Peter's dream | Peter | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination | ||||
| 4 | lose | participle | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 5 | dream | Peter | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It was magic, and Peter's dream of moving it to the other hand brings him back to the maiden
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 magic | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 magic | cop |
| 3 | magic | magic | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 brings | punct |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 brings | cc |
| 6 | Peter | Peter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 dream | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 Peter | case |
| 8 | dream | dream | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 brings | nsubj |
| 9 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 10 moving | mark |
| 10 | moving | move | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 dream | acl |
| 11 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 moving | obj |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 hand | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 hand | det |
| 14 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 hand | amod |
| 15 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 moving | obl |
| 16 | brings | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 magic | parataxis |
| 17 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 brings | iobj |
| 18 | back | back | ADV | _ | 16 brings | advmod |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 maiden | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 maiden | det |
| 21 | maiden | maiden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 back | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | It | magic property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | move | gerund | Peter's dream not said here | dream | the other hand | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme to hand=Trajectory | |||
| 3 | bring | present | Peter's dream | Peter | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination | ||||
| 4 | dream | Peter | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
It was a ring of love, so Peter married the maiden straight away at the palace
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 ring | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ring | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 ring | det |
| 4 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 love | case |
| 6 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 ring | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 married | punct |
| 8 | so | so | ADV | _ | 10 married | advmod |
| 9 | Peter | Peter | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 married | nsubj |
| 10 | married | marry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 ring | conj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 maiden | det |
| 12 | maiden | maiden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 married | obj |
| 13 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 14 away | advmod |
| 14 | away | away | ADV | _ | 10 married | advmod |
| 15 | at | at | ADP | _ | 17 palace | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 palace | det |
| 17 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 married | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | It | a ring | of love | tree rules | |||
| 2 | marry | past | Peter | the maiden | the palace | away property | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maiden=Patient |
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