Exam question 1 · Blue Fairy Book, Prince Omar: the ivory box test shows who…
Which of the following best describes the purpose of the queen's proposed trial of skill?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: proposed trial, queen · What happens: follow, describe, propose, purpose, try · To what, where: purpose, skill
This is exam question 1 of lesson 718 «Blue Fairy Book, Prince Omar: the ivory box test shows who is the true prince» 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 trial | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 queen | det |
| 11 | queen | queen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 trial | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 queen | case |
| 13 | proposed | propose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 trial | amod |
| 14 | trial | trial | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 purpose | nmod |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 skill | case |
| 16 | skill | skill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 trial | 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 purpose of the queen's proposed trial of skill | of the best | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | propose | participle | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | purpose | the queen's proposed trial of skill | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | ||||||
| 5 | try | the queen | skill | nom trial «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
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
To give both candidates an equal chance to prove, by skilled work shown before the whole court, which one is the real and rightful prince of the land
The tree, 28 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 give | mark |
| 2 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 4 candidates | det |
| 4 | candidates | candidate | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 give | obj |
| 5 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 chance | det |
| 6 | equal | equal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 chance | amod |
| 7 | chance | chance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 give | obj |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 prove | mark |
| 9 | prove | prove | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 chance | acl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 work | punct |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 work | case |
| 12 | skilled | skilled | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 work | amod |
| 13 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 give | obl |
| 14 | shown | show | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 work | acl |
| 15 | before | before | ADP | _ | 18 court | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 court | det |
| 17 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 court | amod |
| 18 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 shown | obl |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 27 prince | punct |
| 20 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 21 one | det |
| 21 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 prince | nsubj |
| 22 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 27 prince | cop |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 prince | det |
| 24 | real | real | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 prince | amod |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 rightful | cc |
| 26 | rightful | rightful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 real | conj |
| 27 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 work | conj |
| 28 | of | of | ADP | _ | 30 land | case |
| 29 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 land | det |
| 30 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 27 prince | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | to-infinitive | both candidates | by skilled work and the real prince | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent candidate=Recipient chance=Theme | ||||
| 2 | prove | to-infinitive | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | show | participle | skilled work and the real prince not said here | before the whole court | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | is a | present | which one | the real prince | of the land | tree rules |
Option 2
To confirm, through a public display of tailoring skill, which claimant truly belongs to the royal family and deserves the throne
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 confirm | mark |
| 2 | confirm | confirm | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 display | punct |
| 4 | through | through | ADP | _ | 7 display | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 display | det |
| 6 | public | public | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 display | amod |
| 7 | display | display | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 confirm | ccomp |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 skill | case |
| 9 | tailoring | tailoring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 skill | compound |
| 10 | skill | skill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 display | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 belongs | punct |
| 12 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 13 claimant | det |
| 13 | claimant | claimant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 belongs | nsubj |
| 14 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 15 belongs | advmod |
| 15 | belongs | belong | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 display | parataxis |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 family | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 family | det |
| 18 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 family | amod |
| 19 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 belongs | obl |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 deserves | cc |
| 21 | deserves | deserve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 15 belongs | conj |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 throne | det |
| 23 | throne | throne | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 deserves | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | confirm | to-infinitive | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot | ||||||
| 2 | belong | present | which claimant | to the royal family; truly property | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | deserve | present | which claimant not said here | the throne | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | display | tailoring skill | nom display «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
To determine by demonstrated craft which candidate is the genuine prince
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 determine | mark |
| 2 | determine | determine | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 prince | advcl |
| 3 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 craft | case |
| 4 | demonstrated | demonstrate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 craft | amod |
| 5 | craft | craft | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 determine | obl |
| 6 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 7 candidate | det |
| 7 | candidate | candidate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 craft | nmod:unmarked |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 prince | cop |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 prince | det |
| 10 | genuine | genuine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 prince | amod |
| 11 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | to-infinitive | by demonstrated craft which candidate | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | demonstrate | participle | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is a | present | the genuine prince | tree rules |
Option 4
To judge which claimant has the better manners at court
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 judge | mark |
| 2 | judge | judge | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 4 claimant | det |
| 4 | claimant | claimant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 has | nsubj |
| 5 | has | have | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 judge | ccomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 manners | det |
| 7 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 8 manners | amod |
| 8 | manners | manners | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 5 has | obj |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 10 court | case |
| 10 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 judge | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | judge | to-infinitive | court | vn estimate-34.2-1-1 «NP V whether/if S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | have | present | which claimant | the better manners | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manners=Patient |
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