Exam question 4 · Household Tales, The Two Friends: a king's poison fails, a…
Which of the following accurately describes the conclusion of the narrative with respect to the holy man's instruction?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: holy man · What happens: follow, describe, conclude, instruct · To what, where: conclusion, narrative
This is exam question 4 of lesson 722 «Household Tales, The Two Friends: a king's poison fails, a friend is revived, and a saint asks for a baby's blood» 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 | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 describes | advmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 conclusion | det |
| 8 | conclusion | conclusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 narrative | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 narrative | det |
| 11 | narrative | narrative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 conclusion | nmod |
| 12 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 respect | case |
| 13 | respect | respect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 narrative | nmod |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 instruction | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 man | det |
| 16 | holy | holy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 man | amod |
| 17 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 instruction | nmod:poss |
| 18 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 17 man | case |
| 19 | instruction | instruction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 respect | nmod |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 conclusion of the narrative with respect to the holy man's instruction | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent conclusion=Theme | ||||
| 3 | conclude | the narrative with respect to the holy man's instruction | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 4 | instruct | the holy man | nom instruction «communication 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
St. James commanded the whole household to pray every morning at the shrine, to share their wealth with the poor, and to send word to him if any hardship ever came.
The tree, 31 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. | St. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 commanded | nsubj |
| 2 | James | James | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 St. | flat |
| 3 | commanded | command | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 household | det |
| 5 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 household | amod |
| 6 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 commanded | obj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 pray | mark |
| 8 | pray | pray | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 commanded | advcl |
| 9 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 10 morning | det |
| 10 | morning | morning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pray | obl:unmarked |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 shrine | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 shrine | det |
| 13 | shrine | shrine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pray | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 share | punct |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 share | mark |
| 16 | share | share | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 commanded | parataxis |
| 17 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 wealth | nmod:poss |
| 18 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 share | obj |
| 19 | with | with | ADP | _ | 21 poor | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 poor | det |
| 21 | poor | poor | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 share | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 send | punct |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 send | cc |
| 24 | to | to | PART | _ | 25 send | mark |
| 25 | send | send | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 16 share | conj |
| 26 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 send | obj |
| 27 | to | to | ADP | _ | 28 him | case |
| 28 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 send | obl |
| 29 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 33 came | mark |
| 30 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 31 hardship | det |
| 31 | hardship | hardship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 33 came | nsubj |
| 32 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 33 came | advmod |
| 33 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 25 send | advcl |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 commanded | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | command | past | St. | the whole household | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent household=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | pray | to-infinitive | St. not said here | the shrine | morning | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot | |||
| 3 | share | to-infinitive | their wealth | with the poor | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | send | to-infinitive | word | St. | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent word=Theme to he=Destination | ||||
| 5 | come a condition, not said to happen | past | any hardship | ever | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
St. James ordered the king to build a shrine and never to poison anyone again in the future.
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. | St. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 ordered | nsubj |
| 2 | James | James | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 St. | flat |
| 3 | ordered | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 king | det |
| 5 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 ordered | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 build | mark |
| 7 | build | build | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 ordered | xcomp |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 shrine | det |
| 9 | shrine | shrine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 build | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 poison | cc |
| 11 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 13 poison | advmod |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 poison | mark |
| 13 | poison | poison | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 build | conj |
| 14 | anyone | anyone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 13 poison | obj |
| 15 | again | again | ADV | _ | 13 poison | advmod |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 future | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 future | det |
| 18 | future | future | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 poison | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 ordered | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | past | St. | the king | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent king=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | build not said to happen | to-infinitive | St. not said here | a shrine | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset shrine=Product | ||||
| 3 | not poison | to-infinitive | St. not said here | anyone | the future | again | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anyone=Patient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
St. James bade the company live happily together and summon him should misfortune approach.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. | St. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 James | nmod:desc |
| 2 | James | James | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 bade | compound |
| 3 | bade | bade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 live | nsubj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 company | det |
| 5 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 bade | nmod:unmarked |
| 6 | live | live | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | happily | happily | ADV | _ | 6 live | advmod |
| 8 | together | together | ADV | _ | 6 live | advmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 summon | cc |
| 10 | summon | summon | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 live | conj |
| 11 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 summon | obj |
| 12 | should | should | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 14 approach | aux |
| 13 | misfortune | misfortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 approach | compound |
| 14 | approach | approach | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 summon | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 6 live | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | live | present | James bade the company | happily, together property | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | summon | infinitive | James bade the company not said here | bade | tree rules |
Option 4
St. James urged the prince to govern justly and forget all the wicked deeds of the king.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | St. | St. | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 urged | nsubj |
| 2 | James | James | PROPN | Number=Sing | 1 St. | flat |
| 3 | urged | urge | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 prince | det |
| 5 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 urged | obj |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 govern | mark |
| 7 | govern | govern | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 urged | xcomp |
| 8 | justly | justly | ADV | _ | 7 govern | advmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 forget | cc |
| 10 | forget | forget | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 govern | conj |
| 11 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 deeds | det:predet |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 deeds | det |
| 13 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 deeds | amod |
| 14 | deeds | deed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 forget | obj |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 king | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 king | det |
| 17 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 deeds | nmod |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 urged | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | urge | past | St. | the prince | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent prince=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | govern not said to happen | to-infinitive | St. not said here | justly property | vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | forget | infinitive | St. not said here | all wicked deeds of the king | tree rules |
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