Exam question 3 · Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 1…
It is given that the Man complained of the Sea's conduct. Select the response most consistent with his complaint.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Man, Sea, you · What happens: give, complain, conduct, select · To what, where: It, response
This is exam question 3 of lesson 90 «Just So Stories, The Crab that Played with the Sea, part 1: the Eldest Magician and the sea that will not behave» 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
Sentence 1: It is given that the Man complained of the Sea's conduct.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 complained | mark |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Man | det |
| 6 | Man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 complained | nsubj |
| 7 | complained | complain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | advcl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 conduct | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Sea | det |
| 10 | Sea | Sea | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 conduct | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Sea | case |
| 12 | conduct | conduct | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 complained | obl |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | It | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | complain speech: other | past | the Man | of the Sea's conduct | vn complain-37.8 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | conduct | the Sea | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=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.
Sentence 2: Select the response most consistent with his complaint.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Select | select | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 response | det |
| 3 | response | response | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Select | obj |
| 4 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 5 consistent | advmod |
| 5 | consistent | consistent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 response | amod |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 complaint | case |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 complaint | nmod:poss |
| 8 | complaint | complaint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consistent | obl |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Select | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | select | imperative | you not said here | the response | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent response=Theme | ||||
| 2 | complain | Man | nom complaint «state intransitive»: poss=agent |
The options
Option 1 · ← Mova's choice
It flooded the mountains and then ran out, leaving mud behind
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 flooded | nsubj |
| 2 | flooded | flood | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 mountains | det |
| 4 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 flooded | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 ran | cc |
| 6 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 7 ran | advmod |
| 7 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 flooded | conj |
| 8 | out | out | ADP | _ | 7 ran | compound:prt |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 leaving | punct |
| 10 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 ran | advcl |
| 11 | mud | mud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 leaving | obj |
| 12 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 10 leaving | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | flood | past | It | the mountains | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent mountain=Patient | ||||
| 2 | run out | past | then | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 3 | leave | gerund | mud | behind property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mud=Theme |
Option 2
It ran up the river and flooded his whole village, then ran out again, leaving mud and rocks behind for ever
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ran | nsubj |
| 2 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 ran | compound:prt |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 river | det |
| 5 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ran | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 flooded | cc |
| 7 | flooded | flood | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 ran | conj |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 village | nmod:poss |
| 9 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 village | amod |
| 10 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 flooded | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 ran | punct |
| 12 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 13 ran | advmod |
| 13 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 ran | conj |
| 14 | out | out | ADP | _ | 13 ran | compound:prt |
| 15 | again | again | ADV | _ | 13 ran | advmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 leaving | punct |
| 17 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 ran | advcl |
| 18 | mud | mud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 leaving | obj |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 rocks | cc |
| 20 | rocks | rock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 mud | conj |
| 21 | behind | behind | ADV | _ | 17 leaving | advmod |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 ever | case |
| 23 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 17 leaving | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run up | past | It | the river | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location river=Theme | ||||
| 2 | flood | past | his whole village | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent village=Patient | |||||
| 3 | run out | past | then; again | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | leave | gerund | mud and rocks | behind property | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent mud=Theme for ever=Recipient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
It ran up the river, flooding his house, and ran out again, leaving mud
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ran | nsubj |
| 2 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 ran | compound:prt |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 river | det |
| 5 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ran | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 flooding | punct |
| 7 | flooding | flood | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 ran | advcl |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 house | nmod:poss |
| 9 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 flooding | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 ran | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 ran | cc |
| 12 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 ran | conj |
| 13 | out | out | ADP | _ | 12 ran | compound:prt |
| 14 | again | again | ADV | _ | 12 ran | advmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 leaving | punct |
| 16 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 ran | advcl |
| 17 | mud | mud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 leaving | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run up | past | It | the river | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location river=Theme | ||||
| 2 | flood | gerund | his house | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent house=Patient | |||||
| 3 | run out | past | again | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | leave | gerund | mud | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mud=Theme |
Option 4
It ran up the river, flooding his house and his canoe, and then ran out again, leaving mud and little fishes
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ran | nsubj |
| 2 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | up | up | ADP | _ | 2 ran | compound:prt |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 river | det |
| 5 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 ran | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 flooding | punct |
| 7 | flooding | flood | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 ran | advcl |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 house | nmod:poss |
| 9 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 flooding | obj |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 canoe | cc |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 canoe | nmod:poss |
| 12 | canoe | canoe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 house | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 ran | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 ran | cc |
| 15 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 16 ran | advmod |
| 16 | ran | run | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 ran | conj |
| 17 | out | out | ADP | _ | 16 ran | compound:prt |
| 18 | again | again | ADV | _ | 16 ran | advmod |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 leaving | punct |
| 20 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 ran | advcl |
| 21 | mud | mud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 leaving | obj |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 fishes | cc |
| 23 | little | little | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 fishes | amod |
| 24 | fishes | fish | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 mud | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | run up | past | It | the river | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location river=Theme | ||||
| 2 | flood | gerund | his house and his canoe | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent house=Patient | |||||
| 3 | run out | past | then; again | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 4 | leave | gerund | mud and little fishes | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mud=Theme |
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