Exam question 1 · Jurgen, Jurgen, part 175: a boy rides to a funeral, then s…

Which of the following statements accurately describes the conduct of the protagonist when he is compelled to rest his burden before the marble edifice?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: his · What happens: follow, describe, compel, rest, conduct, burden · To what, where: conduct, he, burden, marble edifice, protagonist

This is exam question 1 of lesson 964 «Jurgen, Jurgen, part 175: a boy rides to a funeral, then sails out and sees a Spanish city» 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	7 describes	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 describes	obl
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	7 describes	advmod
7	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 compelled	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 conduct	det
9	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 describes	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 protagonist	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 protagonist	det
12	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conduct	nmod
13	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	16 compelled	advmod
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 compelled	nsubj
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 compelled	aux:pass
16	compelled	compel	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
17	to	to	PART	_	18 rest	mark
18	rest	rest	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 compelled	xcomp
19	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 burden	nmod:poss
20	burden	burden	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 rest	obj
21	before	before	ADP	_	24 edifice	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 edifice	det
23	marble	marble	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 edifice	compound
24	edifice	edifice	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 rest	obl
25	?	?	PUNCT	_	16 compelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the conduct of the protagonist		of the following statements; accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme
3	compel	present · passive		he			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result
4	rest	to-infinitive		his burden	the marble edifice		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent burden=Theme before edifice=Location
5	conduct			the protagonist			nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient
6	burden		his = he				nom burden «cognition 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.

The options

Option 1

He leans the load against the gate of the church, having been struck by hunger.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 leans	nsubj
2	leans	lean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 load	det
4	load	load	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leans	obj
5	against	against	ADP	_	7 gate	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 gate	det
7	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 leans	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 church	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 church	det
10	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 gate	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 struck	punct
12	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 struck	aux
13	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 struck	aux:pass
14	struck	strike	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 leans	conj
15	by	by	ADP	_	16 hunger	case
16	hunger	hunger	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 struck	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 leans	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lean	present	He	the load		the gate of the church			vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent load=Theme against gate=Destination
2	strike	gerund · perfect · passive	hunger						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2

He rests the burden against the wall of the edifice, having been overcome by his emotions and the sight of the church.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 rests	nsubj
2	rests	rest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 burden	det
4	burden	burden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rests	obj
5	against	against	ADP	_	7 wall	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 burden	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 edifice	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 edifice	det
10	edifice	edifice	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wall	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 overcome	punct
12	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 overcome	aux
13	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 overcome	aux:pass
14	overcome	overcome	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 rests	conj
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 emotions	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 emotions	nmod:poss
17	emotions	emotion	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 overcome	obl
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 sight	cc
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 sight	det
20	sight	sight	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 emotions	conj
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 church	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 church	det
23	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 sight	nmod
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rests	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	rest	present	He	the burden	the wall of the edifice	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent burden=Theme against wall=Location
2	overcome	gerund · perfect · passive	his emotions and the sight of the church			vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
3	emote		his = he			nom emotion «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
4	sight			the church		nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He rests the burden against the wall of the edifice, having been overcome by his emotions.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 rests	nsubj
2	rests	rest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 burden	det
4	burden	burden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rests	obj
5	against	against	ADP	_	7 wall	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 burden	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 edifice	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 edifice	det
10	edifice	edifice	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wall	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 overcome	punct
12	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 overcome	aux
13	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 overcome	aux:pass
14	overcome	overcome	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 rests	conj
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 emotions	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 emotions	nmod:poss
17	emotions	emotion	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 overcome	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rests	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	rest	present	He	the burden	the wall of the edifice	vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent burden=Theme against wall=Location
2	overcome	gerund · perfect · passive	his emotions			vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
3	emote		his = he			nom emotion «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

He rests the burden against the wall of the edifice, having been overcome by his emotions, and then walks slowly away toward the harbour.

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 rests	nsubj
2	rests	rest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 burden	det
4	burden	burden	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rests	obj
5	against	against	ADP	_	7 wall	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 wall	det
7	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 burden	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 edifice	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 edifice	det
10	edifice	edifice	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wall	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 overcome	punct
12	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 overcome	aux
13	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	14 overcome	aux:pass
14	overcome	overcome	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 rests	conj
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 emotions	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 emotions	nmod:poss
17	emotions	emotion	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 overcome	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 walks	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 walks	cc
20	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	21 walks	advmod
21	walks	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 rests	conj
22	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	23 away	advmod
23	away	away	ADV	_	21 walks	advmod
24	toward	toward	ADP	_	26 harbour	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 harbour	det
26	harbour	harbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 walks	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rests	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	rest	present	He	the burden	the wall of the edifice			vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent burden=Theme against wall=Location
2	overcome	gerund · perfect · passive	his emotions					vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
3	walk	present	He not said here		the harbour	then	away property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme toward harbour=Trajectory
4	emote		his = he					nom emotion «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

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