Exam question 4 · pg27200, The Ice Maiden: Rudy dives after his ring, is cla…
Which phrase did Babette direct towards the Divine when she sought enlightenment regarding the events?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: phrase, Babette · What happens: direct, seek, regard · To what, where: enlightenment, events
This is exam question 4 of lesson 864 «pg27200, The Ice Maiden: Rudy dives after his ring, is claimed by the Ice Maiden, and Babette waits out the storm» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 phrase | det |
| 2 | phrase | phrase | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 direct | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 direct | aux |
| 4 | Babette | Babette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 direct | nsubj |
| 5 | direct | direct | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 8 Divine | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Divine | det |
| 8 | Divine | Divine | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 direct | obl |
| 9 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 11 sought | advmod |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 sought | nsubj |
| 11 | sought | seek | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 direct | advcl |
| 12 | enlightenment | enlightenment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 sought | obj |
| 13 | regarding | regard | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 11 sought | advcl |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 events | det |
| 15 | events | event | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 regarding | obj |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 direct | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | direct | past · do-support | which phrase | towards the Divine | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | seek | past | Babette | enlightenment | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent enlightenment=Theme | ||||
| 3 | regard | gerund | Babette not said here | the events | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent event=Theme |
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
"Gracious Lord, give me patience now"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 give | punct |
| 2 | Gracious | gracious | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 Lord | amod |
| 3 | Lord | Lord | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 give | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 Lord | punct |
| 5 | give | give | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 give | iobj |
| 7 | patience | patience | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 give | obj |
| 8 | now | now | ADV | PronType=Dem | 5 give | advmod |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 give | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give in a quote | infinitive | Gracious Lord | patience | me | now | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient patience=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
"Dear God, please bring Rudy home safe"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 bring | punct |
| 2 | Dear | dear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 God | amod |
| 3 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 bring | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 God | punct |
| 5 | please | please | INTJ | _ | 6 bring | discourse |
| 6 | bring | bring | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | Rudy | Rudy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 bring | obj |
| 8 | home | home | ADV | _ | 6 bring | advmod |
| 9 | safe | safe | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 bring | xcomp |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 6 bring | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring in a quote | infinitive | Dear God | Rudy | home, safe property | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument rudy=Destination |
Option 3
"Merciful God, enlighten my understanding and show me what Thou hast done"
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 enlighten | punct |
| 2 | Merciful | Merciful | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 God | compound |
| 3 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 enlighten | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 enlighten | punct |
| 5 | enlighten | enlighten | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 understanding | nmod:poss |
| 7 | understanding | understanding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 enlighten | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 show | cc |
| 9 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 enlighten | conj |
| 10 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 9 show | iobj |
| 11 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 14 done | obj |
| 12 | Thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 14 done | nsubj |
| 13 | hast | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Style=Arch Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 done | aux |
| 14 | done | do | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 9 show | ccomp |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 enlighten | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enlighten in a quote | infinitive | Merciful God | my understanding | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus understanding=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | show in a quote | infinitive | Merciful God not said here | me | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent i=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 3 | do in a quote | present · perfect | Thou | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | understand in a quote | my | nom understanding «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
"Merciful God, enlighten my understanding"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 enlighten | punct |
| 2 | Merciful | Merciful | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 God | compound |
| 3 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 enlighten | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 enlighten | punct |
| 5 | enlighten | enlighten | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | my | my | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=1 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 understanding | nmod:poss |
| 7 | understanding | understanding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 enlighten | obj |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 enlighten | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enlighten in a quote | infinitive | Merciful God | my understanding | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus understanding=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | understand in a quote | my | nom understanding «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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