Exam question 2 · Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got hi…
Ascertain the consequence for the remaining animals of the Camel's persistent refusal to labour.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Camel · What happens: ascertain, remain, refuse · To what, where: consequence
This is exam question 2 of lesson 75 «Just So Stories (Rudyard Kipling), 2: How the Camel got his Hump» 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 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 consequence | det |
| 3 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 7 animals | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 animals | det |
| 6 | remaining | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 animals | amod |
| 7 | animals | animal | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 consequence | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 refusal | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Camel | det |
| 10 | Camel | camel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 refusal | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Camel | case |
| 12 | persistent | persistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 refusal | amod |
| 13 | refusal | refusal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 animals | nmod |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 labour | case |
| 15 | labour | labour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 refusal | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the consequence | for the remaining animals of the Camel's persistent refusal to labour | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition consequence=Theme for animal=Beneficiary | |||
| 2 | remain | gerund | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | refuse | the Camel | to labour | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |
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
They were forced to sit and wait
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 forced | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forced | aux:pass |
| 3 | forced | force | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 sit | mark |
| 5 | sit | sit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 forced | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 wait | cc |
| 7 | wait | wait | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 sit | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | force | past · passive | They | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | sit | to-infinitive | They not said here | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | wait | infinitive | They not said here | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
They were forced to work double-time for ever, and the Man sold them all off to a farmer across the sea
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 forced | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forced | aux:pass |
| 3 | forced | force | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 work | mark |
| 5 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 forced | xcomp |
| 6 | double | double | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 time | amod |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 double | punct |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 work | obj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 ever | case |
| 10 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 5 work | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 sold | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 sold | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Man | det |
| 14 | Man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 sold | nsubj |
| 15 | sold | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forced | conj |
| 16 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 sold | obj |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 them | nmod:unmarked |
| 18 | off | off | ADP | _ | 15 sold | compound:prt |
| 19 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 farmer | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 farmer | det |
| 21 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 sold | obl |
| 22 | across | across | ADP | _ | 24 sea | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 sea | det |
| 24 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 sold | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | force | past · passive | They | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | work | to-infinitive | They not said here | time | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for ever=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | sell off | past | the Man | them = they | a farmer | the sea | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Theme to farmer=Recipient |
Option 3
They were forced to work double-time for ever, and the Man sold them all to a farmer across the sea
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 forced | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forced | aux:pass |
| 3 | forced | force | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 work | mark |
| 5 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 forced | xcomp |
| 6 | double | double | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 time | amod |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 double | punct |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 work | obj |
| 9 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 ever | case |
| 10 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 5 work | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 sold | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 sold | cc |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Man | det |
| 14 | Man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 sold | nsubj |
| 15 | sold | sell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 forced | conj |
| 16 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 sold | obj |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 them | nmod:unmarked |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 farmer | case |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 20 farmer | det |
| 20 | farmer | farmer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 sold | obl |
| 21 | across | across | ADP | _ | 23 sea | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 sea | det |
| 23 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 sold | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | force | past · passive | They | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | work | to-infinitive | They not said here | time | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for ever=Beneficiary | ||||
| 3 | sell | past | the Man | them = they | a farmer | the sea | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Theme to farmer=Recipient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
They were obliged to work double-time
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 obliged | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 obliged | aux:pass |
| 3 | obliged | oblige | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 work | mark |
| 5 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 obliged | xcomp |
| 6 | double | double | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 time | amod |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 double | punct |
| 8 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 work | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | oblige | past · passive | They | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result | |||||
| 2 | work | to-infinitive | time | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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