Exam question 3 · Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths and old words inside…
Ascertain the reason for which the final chapter of the novel bears the title «The Return of Ulysses».
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: ascertain · To what, where: reason
This is exam question 3 of lesson 43 «Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths and old words inside «The Wind in the Willows»» of the language 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 | Ascertain | ascertain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 reason | det |
| 3 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 chapter | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 chapter | det |
| 7 | final | final | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 chapter | amod |
| 8 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reason | nmod |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 bears | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 bears | det |
| 11 | novel | novel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 bears | compound |
| 12 | bears | bear | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 chapter | nmod |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 title | det |
| 14 | title | title | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 chapter | parataxis |
| 15 | « | « | PUNCT | _ | 17 Return | punct |
| 16 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 Return | det |
| 17 | Return | Return | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 title | appos |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 Ulysses | case |
| 19 | Ulysses | Ulysses | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 Return | nmod |
| 20 | » | » | PUNCT | _ | 17 Return | punct |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Ascertain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ascertain | imperative | you not said here | the reason the final chapter of the novel bears | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
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 Badger is revealed to be a Greek king who has been living in disguise
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Badger | det |
| 2 | Badger | Badger | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 revealed | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 revealed | aux:pass |
| 4 | revealed | reveal | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 king | mark |
| 6 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 9 king | cop |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 king | det |
| 8 | Greek | Greek | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 king | amod |
| 9 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 revealed | advcl |
| 10 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 13 living | nsubj |
| 11 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 living | aux |
| 12 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 13 living | aux |
| 13 | living | live | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 9 king | acl:relcl |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 disguise | case |
| 15 | disguise | disguise | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 living | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | present · passive | the Badger | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | |||||
| 2 | is a | to-infinitive | a Greek king | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | live | present · perfect · progressive | a Greek king | disguise | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in disguise=Location |
Option 2
Toad visits Greece upon a motor tour
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toad | Toad | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 visits | nsubj |
| 2 | visits | visit | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | Greece | Greece | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 visits | obj |
| 4 | upon | upon | ADP | _ | 7 tour | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 tour | det |
| 6 | motor | motor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 tour | compound |
| 7 | tour | tour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 visits | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | visit | present | Toad | Greece | upon a motor tour | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent greece=Co-Agent |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The hero, returning home, expels the strangers feasting in his hall, as did Odysseus
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 hero | det |
| 2 | hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 expels | nsubj |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 returning | punct |
| 4 | returning | return | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 hero | conj |
| 5 | home | home | ADV | _ | 4 returning | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 hero | punct |
| 7 | expels | expel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 strangers | det |
| 9 | strangers | stranger | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 expels | obj |
| 10 | feasting | feast | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 strangers | acl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 hall | case |
| 12 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 hall | nmod:poss |
| 13 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 feasting | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 did | punct |
| 15 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 16 did | mark |
| 16 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 expels | parataxis |
| 17 | Odysseus | Odysseus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 did | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | return | gerund | the hero not said here | home property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | expel | present | the hero | the strangers | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Theme | ||||
| 3 | feast | gerund | the strangers not said here | hero's hall | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | do | past | Odysseus | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent odysseus=Eventuality |
Option 4
The chapter recounts a voyage to Troy undertaken by the Water Rat and the Mole in the Rat's boat
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 chapter | det |
| 2 | chapter | chapter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 recounts | nsubj |
| 3 | recounts | recount | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 voyage | det |
| 5 | voyage | voyage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 recounts | obj |
| 6 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Troy | case |
| 7 | Troy | Troy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 voyage | nmod |
| 8 | undertaken | undertake | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 voyage | acl |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 Rat | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Rat | det |
| 11 | Water | Water | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 Rat | compound |
| 12 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 undertaken | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 Mole | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Mole | det |
| 15 | Mole | mole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 Rat | conj |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 boat | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 Rat | det |
| 18 | Rat | Rat | PROPN | Number=Sing | 20 boat | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 Rat | case |
| 20 | boat | boat | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 undertaken | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | recount speech: other | present | the chapter | a voyage | Troy | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent voyage=Topic to troy=Recipient | |||
| 2 | undertake | participle | a voyage not said here | the Rat's boat | by the Water Rat and the Mole | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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