Exam question 4 · Norse Tales, Prince Sigurd, part 55: Sigurd beats three gi…
What does the inscription on the sword state concerning its bearer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sword state · What happens: do, concern · To what, where: inscription, sword state, bearer
This is exam question 4 of lesson 715 «Norse Tales, Prince Sigurd, part 55: Sigurd beats three giantesses, then finds the horse Gullfaxi and the sword Gunnfjoder» 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 | 2 does | nsubj |
| 2 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 inscription | det |
| 4 | inscription | inscription | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 does | obj |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 8 state | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 state | det |
| 7 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 state | compound |
| 8 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 inscription | nmod |
| 9 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 state | acl |
| 10 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 bearer | nmod:poss |
| 11 | bearer | bearer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 concerning | obj |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 2 does | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | the inscription | the sword state | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inscription=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | concern | gerund | the sword state not said here | state's bearer | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus bearer=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
That the sword will bring happiness
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 sword | det |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 sword | det |
| 3 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bring | nsubj |
| 4 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 bring | aux |
| 5 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | happiness | happiness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 bring | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | future | that sword | happiness | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme |
Option 2
That the bearer of the sword will be safe
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 bearer | det |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 bearer | det |
| 3 | bearer | bearer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 safe | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 sword | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sword | det |
| 6 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bearer | nmod |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 safe | aux |
| 8 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 safe | cop |
| 9 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | future | that bearer of the sword | safe property | tree rules |
Option 3
That the owner of the sword will find joy
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 owner | det |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 owner | det |
| 3 | owner | owner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 sword | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sword | det |
| 6 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 owner | nmod |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 find | aux |
| 8 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 9 | joy | joy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 find | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | find | future | that owner of the sword | joy | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent joy=Topic |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
That the rider of the horse and bearer of the sword will attain happiness
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | That | that | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 3 rider | det |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 rider | det |
| 3 | rider | rider | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 attain | nsubj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 horse | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 horse | det |
| 6 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rider | nmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 bearer | cc |
| 8 | bearer | bearer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 horse | conj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 sword | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 sword | det |
| 11 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 bearer | nmod |
| 12 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 attain | aux |
| 13 | attain | attain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 14 | happiness | happiness | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 attain | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attain | future | that rider of the horse and bearer of the sword | happiness | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme |
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