Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale, part 123: the emp…
To which body at the palace was the nightingale formally presented, and for what purpose?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: be, present · To what, where: nightingale
This is exam question 1 of lesson 912 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Nightingale, part 123: the emperor hears of a bird, and a jewelled fake is sent» 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 | To | to | ADP | _ | 3 body | case |
| 2 | which | which | DET | PronType=Int | 3 body | det |
| 3 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 nightingale | obl |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 palace | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 palace | det |
| 6 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 body | nmod |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 nightingale | cop |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 nightingale | det |
| 9 | nightingale | nightingale | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 10 | formally | formally | ADV | _ | 11 presented | advmod |
| 11 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 nightingale | acl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 what | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 what | cc |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 15 what | case |
| 15 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 9 nightingale | parataxis |
| 16 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 what | nsubj |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 9 nightingale | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the nightingale | to which body at the palace | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | present | participle | the nightingale not said here | formally property | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The imperial court, for the emperor's entertainment
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 court | det |
| 2 | imperial | imperial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 court | amod |
| 3 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 entertainment | punct |
| 5 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 entertainment | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 emperor | det |
| 7 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 entertainment | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 emperor | case |
| 9 | entertainment | entertainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 court | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | entertain | the emperor | nom entertainment «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
"The imperial court, to sing for the emperor's entertainment every evening"
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 sing | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 court | det |
| 3 | imperial | imperial | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 court | amod |
| 4 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sing | nsubj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 sing | punct |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 sing | mark |
| 7 | sing | sing | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 entertainment | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 emperor | det |
| 10 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 entertainment | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 emperor | case |
| 12 | entertainment | entertainment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sing | obl |
| 13 | every | every | DET | PronType=Tot | 14 evening | det |
| 14 | evening | evening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sing | obl:unmarked |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 sing | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | sing speech: express in a quote | to-infinitive | the imperial court | evening | for the emperor's entertainment | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for entertainment=Recipient | |||
| 2 | entertain in a quote | the emperor | nom entertainment «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
"The royal household of the emperor of China, for the emperor's private pleasure at night"
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 household | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 household | det |
| 3 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 household | amod |
| 4 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 emperor | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 emperor | det |
| 7 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 household | nmod |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 China | case |
| 9 | China | China | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 emperor | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 pleasure | punct |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 pleasure | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 emperor | det |
| 13 | emperor | emperor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 pleasure | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 emperor | case |
| 15 | private | private | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 pleasure | amod |
| 16 | pleasure | pleasure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 household | appos |
| 17 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 night | case |
| 18 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 pleasure | nmod |
| 19 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 16 pleasure | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | please in a quote | the emperor | at night | nom pleasure «feeling transitive»: poss=agent at=obl |
Option 4
"The lords of the council, for advice"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 3 lords | punct |
| 2 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 lords | det |
| 3 | lords | lord | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 council | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 council | det |
| 6 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lords | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 advice | punct |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 advice | case |
| 9 | advice | advice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lords | appos |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 advice | punct |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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