Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Goloshes of Fortune, part 49: a watc…
Which of the following correctly identifies the speed of light, as compared with that of the fleetest race-horse, according to the narrator?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, identify, compare, accord · To what, where: speed
This is exam question 4 of lesson 838 «Andersen's Tales, The Goloshes of Fortune, part 49: a watchman wears magic goloshes and tries life as a lieutenant» 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 identifies | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 identifies | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 identifies | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 identifies | nsubj |
| 5 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 6 identifies | advmod |
| 6 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 speed | det |
| 8 | speed | speed | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 identifies | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 light | case |
| 10 | light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 speed | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 compared | punct |
| 12 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 13 compared | mark |
| 13 | compared | compare | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 identifies | advcl |
| 14 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 that | case |
| 15 | that | that | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 13 compared | obl |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 horse | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 horse | det |
| 18 | fleetest | fleet | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 21 horse | amod |
| 19 | race | race | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 horse | compound |
| 20 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 19 race | punct |
| 21 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 that | nmod |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 narrator | punct |
| 23 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 26 narrator | case |
| 24 | to | to | ADP | _ | 23 according | fixed |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 narrator | det |
| 26 | narrator | narrator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 compared | obl |
| 27 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 identifies | 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 | identify | present | the speed of light | correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent speed=Theme | ||||
| 3 | compare | participle | with that; accord the narrator | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Patient with that=Co-Patient | |||||
| 4 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=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
Light travels nineteen million times faster than the fleetest race-horse, according to the narrator's careful calculations on the matter
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 travels | nsubj |
| 2 | travels | travel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | nineteen | nineteen | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 million | compound |
| 4 | million | million | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 times | nummod |
| 5 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 faster | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | faster | fast | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 2 travels | advmod |
| 7 | than | than | ADP | _ | 12 horse | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 horse | det |
| 9 | fleetest | fleet | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 12 horse | amod |
| 10 | race | race | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 horse | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 race | punct |
| 12 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 faster | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 calculations | punct |
| 14 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 20 calculations | case |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 according | fixed |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 narrator | det |
| 17 | narrator | narrator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 calculations | nmod:poss |
| 18 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 17 narrator | case |
| 19 | careful | careful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 calculations | amod |
| 20 | calculations | calculation | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 travels | obl |
| 21 | on | on | ADP | _ | 23 matter | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 matter | det |
| 23 | matter | matter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 calculations | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | travel | present | Light | accord the narrator's careful calculations on the matter | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | calculate | the narrator | the matter | nom calculation «act intransitive»: poss=agent on=place |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Light travels nineteen million times faster than the fleetest race-horse
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 travels | nsubj |
| 2 | travels | travel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | nineteen | nineteen | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 million | compound |
| 4 | million | million | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 times | nummod |
| 5 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 faster | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | faster | fast | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 2 travels | advmod |
| 7 | than | than | ADP | _ | 12 horse | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 horse | det |
| 9 | fleetest | fleet | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 12 horse | amod |
| 10 | race | race | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 horse | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 race | punct |
| 12 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 faster | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | travel | present | Light | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Light travels nine million times faster than the fastest carriage
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 travels | nsubj |
| 2 | travels | travel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | nine | nine | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 million | compound |
| 4 | million | million | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 times | nummod |
| 5 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 faster | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | faster | fast | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 2 travels | advmod |
| 7 | than | than | ADP | _ | 10 carriage | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 carriage | det |
| 9 | fastest | fast | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 10 carriage | amod |
| 10 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 faster | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | travel | present | Light | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Light travels nineteen million times faster than the fleetest race-horse, which is far beyond human reckoning
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light | light | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 travels | nsubj |
| 2 | travels | travel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | nineteen | nineteen | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 4 million | compound |
| 4 | million | million | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 5 times | nummod |
| 5 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 faster | obl:unmarked |
| 6 | faster | fast | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 2 travels | advmod |
| 7 | than | than | ADP | _ | 12 horse | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 horse | det |
| 9 | fleetest | fleet | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 12 horse | amod |
| 10 | race | race | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 horse | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 race | punct |
| 12 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 faster | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 reckoning | punct |
| 14 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 reckoning | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 reckoning | cop |
| 16 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 19 reckoning | advmod |
| 17 | beyond | beyond | ADP | _ | 19 reckoning | case |
| 18 | human | human | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 reckoning | amod |
| 19 | reckoning | reckoning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 horse | appos |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | travel | present | Light | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the fleetest race horse | beyond human reckoning; far property | tree rules |
Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.
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