Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Storks: Helga is wed to an Ara…
Which of the following correctly indicates the event that occurred in autumn, as observed by the eagle from the pyramid?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: event · What happens: follow, indicate, occur, observe · To what, where: event
This is exam question 4 of lesson 896 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Storks: Helga is wed to an Arab prince at the storks' house» 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 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 6 indicates | advmod |
| 6 | indicates | indicate | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 event | det |
| 8 | event | event | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 indicates | obj |
| 9 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 occurred | nsubj |
| 10 | occurred | occur | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 event | acl:relcl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 autumn | case |
| 12 | autumn | autumn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 occurred | obl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 observed | punct |
| 14 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 15 observed | mark |
| 15 | observed | observe | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 occurred | conj |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 18 eagle | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 eagle | det |
| 18 | eagle | eagle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 observed | obl |
| 19 | from | from | ADP | _ | 21 pyramid | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 pyramid | det |
| 21 | pyramid | pyramid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 eagle | nmod |
| 22 | ? | ? | 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 | indicate | present | the event | correctly property | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot event=Topic | ||||
| 3 | occur | past | the event | autumn | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | observe | participle | the event not said here | by the eagle from the pyramid | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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 · ✓ the right answer
A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 2 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 prince | amod |
| 3 | Arab | Arab | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 prince | amod |
| 4 | prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | nsubj |
| 5 | approached | approach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 house | det |
| 7 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 train | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 train | det |
| 10 | stately | stately | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 train | amod |
| 11 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 camels | case |
| 13 | camels | camel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 train | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | approach | past | a royal Arab prince | the house | with a stately train of camels | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Theme with train=Instrument |
Option 2
A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels and foaming steeds at dawn
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 2 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 prince | amod |
| 3 | Arab | Arab | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 prince | amod |
| 4 | prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | nsubj |
| 5 | approached | approach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 house | det |
| 7 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 train | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 train | det |
| 10 | stately | stately | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 train | amod |
| 11 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 camels | case |
| 13 | camels | camel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 train | nmod |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 steeds | cc |
| 15 | foaming | foaming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 steeds | compound |
| 16 | steeds | steed | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 camels | conj |
| 17 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 dawn | case |
| 18 | dawn | dawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | approach | past | a royal Arab prince | the house | dawn | with a stately train of camels and foaming steeds | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Theme with train=Instrument |
Option 3
A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels, many servants, and a golden carriage
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 prince | det |
| 2 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 prince | amod |
| 3 | Arab | Arab | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 prince | amod |
| 4 | prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | nsubj |
| 5 | approached | approach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 house | det |
| 7 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | obj |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 train | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 train | det |
| 10 | stately | stately | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 train | amod |
| 11 | train | train | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 camels | case |
| 13 | camels | camel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 train | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 servants | punct |
| 15 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 servants | amod |
| 16 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 camels | conj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 carriage | punct |
| 18 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 carriage | cc |
| 19 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 carriage | det |
| 20 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 carriage | amod |
| 21 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 approached | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | approach | past | a royal Arab prince | the house | with a stately train of camels and many servants; a golden carriage obl | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Theme with train=Instrument |
Option 4
A rich merchant arrived at the old palace with his servants and horses
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 merchant | det |
| 2 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 merchant | amod |
| 3 | merchant | merchant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 arrived | nsubj |
| 4 | arrived | arrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | at | at | ADP | _ | 8 palace | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 palace | det |
| 7 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 palace | amod |
| 8 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 arrived | obl |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 servants | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 servants | nmod:poss |
| 11 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 palace | nmod |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 horses | cc |
| 13 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 servants | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arrive | past | a rich merchant | the old palace with merchant's servants and horses | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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