Exam question 2 · Alice's Victorian world: tea, croquet, pocket watches, shi…

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the timepiece carried by the White Rabbit?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, carry · To what, where: timepiece

This is exam question 2 of lesson 81 «Alice's Victorian world: tea, croquet, pocket watches, shillings and chimney sweeps» of the history 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	8 characterises	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	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 timepiece	det
10	timepiece	timepiece	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 timepiece	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	15 Rabbit	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 Rabbit	det
14	White	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 Rabbit	amod
15	Rabbit	Rabbit	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 carried	obl
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present	the timepiece	of the following statements; accurately property	tree rules
3	carry	participle	the timepiece not said here	by the White Rabbit	vn carry-11.4 «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

A clock of considerable size borne beneath the arm

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 clock	det
2	clock	clock	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 size	case
4	considerable	considerable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 size	amod
5	size	size	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 clock	nmod
6	borne	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 clock	acl
7	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	9 arm	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 arm	det
9	arm	arm	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 borne	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	participle		a clock of considerable size not said here				beneath the arm	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

Option 2

A wristwatch of the type universally worn in the period

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 wristwatch	det
2	wristwatch	wristwatch	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 worn	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 type	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 type	det
5	type	type	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wristwatch	nmod
6	universally	universally	ADV	_	7 worn	advmod
7	worn	wear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 period	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 period	det
10	period	period	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 worn	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wear	participle · passive		a wristwatch of the type		the period		universally property	vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: subject=Source

Option 3

A sundial carried for the purpose of determining the hour

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sundial	det
2	sundial	sundial	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sundial	acl
4	for	for	ADP	_	6 purpose	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 purpose	det
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	obl
7	of	of	SCONJ	_	8 determining	mark
8	determining	determine	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 purpose	acl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hour	det
10	hour	hour	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 determining	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	participle		a sundial not said here				for the purpose	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	determine	gerund	the purpose not said here				hour		vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A pocket watch, customarily kept upon a chain in the waistcoat

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 watch	det
2	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 watch	compound
3	watch	watch	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 kept	punct
5	customarily	customarily	ADV	_	6 kept	advmod
6	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 watch	acl:relcl
7	upon	upon	ADP	_	9 chain	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 chain	det
9	chain	chain	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kept	obl
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 waistcoat	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 waistcoat	det
12	waistcoat	waistcoat	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 kept	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	keep	participle		a pocket watch not said here		the waistcoat		upon a chain; customarily property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent upon chain=Location

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