Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 67: Rudy learns Bab…
Which of the following best identifies the emblem displayed upon the weather-cock of the miller's house?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: emblem · What happens: follow, identify, display
This is exam question 4 of lesson 856 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 67: Rudy learns Babette is away and climbs the mountains after her» 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 | 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 identifies | nmod |
| 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 emblem | det |
| 8 | emblem | emblem | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 displayed | nsubj |
| 9 | displayed | display | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 identifies | ccomp |
| 10 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 14 cock | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 cock | det |
| 12 | weather | weather | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 cock | compound |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 weather | punct |
| 14 | cock | cock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 displayed | obl |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 house | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 miller | det |
| 17 | miller | miller | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 house | nmod:poss |
| 18 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 17 miller | case |
| 19 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 cock | nmod |
| 20 | ? | ? | 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 | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | display | past | the emblem | upon the weather cock of the miller's house | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: 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
a rooster standing on a painted roof
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 rooster | det |
| 2 | rooster | rooster | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | standing | stand | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 rooster | acl |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 roof | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 roof | det |
| 6 | painted | paint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 roof | amod |
| 7 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 standing | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | gerund | a rooster not said here | a painted roof | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on roof=Location | ||||
| 2 | paint | participle | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
an apple pierced by a glittering arrow
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 apple | det |
| 2 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | pierced | pierce | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 apple | acl |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 arrow | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 arrow | det |
| 6 | glittering | glittering | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 arrow | compound |
| 7 | arrow | arrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pierced | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pierce | participle | a apple not said here | by a glittering arrow | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
an apple pierced by a glittering arrow above a painted sign of the mill
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 apple | det |
| 2 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | pierced | pierce | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 apple | acl |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 arrow | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 arrow | det |
| 6 | glittering | glitter | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 7 arrow | amod |
| 7 | arrow | arrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pierced | obl |
| 8 | above | above | ADP | _ | 11 sign | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 sign | det |
| 10 | painted | paint | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 sign | amod |
| 11 | sign | sign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 arrow | nmod |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 mill | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 mill | det |
| 14 | mill | mill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 sign | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pierce | participle | a apple not said here | by a glittering arrow above a painted sign of the mill | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | glitter | gerund | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | paint | participle | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | sign | the mill | nom sign «communication transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
a large golden apple with a glittering arrow and a red flag on top
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 apple | det |
| 2 | large | large | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 apple | amod |
| 3 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 apple | amod |
| 4 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 arrow | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 arrow | det |
| 7 | glittering | glitter | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 arrow | amod |
| 8 | arrow | arrow | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 apple | nmod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 flag | cc |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 flag | det |
| 11 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 flag | amod |
| 12 | flag | flag | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 arrow | conj |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 top | case |
| 14 | top | top | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 flag | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | glitter | gerund | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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