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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

detobjcaseobldetamodnmodcasedetcompoundnmoddetparataxispunctdetapposcasenmodpunctpunctrootAscertainVERBtheDETreasonNOUNforADPwhichPRONtheDETfinalADJchapterNOUNofADPtheDETnovelNOUNbearsNOUNtheDETtitleNOUN«PUNCTTheDETReturnPROPNofADPUlyssesPROPN»PUNCT.PUNCT
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1AscertainascertainVERBMood=Imp VerbForm=Finrootroot
2thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art3 reasondet
3reasonreasonNOUNNumber=Sing1 Ascertainobj
4forforADP_5 whichcase
5whichwhichPRONPronType=Rel8 chapterobl
6thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art8 chapterdet
7finalfinalADJDegree=Pos8 chapteramod
8chapterchapterNOUNNumber=Sing3 reasonnmod
9ofofADP_12 bearscase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 bearsdet
11novelnovelNOUNNumber=Sing12 bearscompound
12bearsbearNOUNNumber=Plur8 chapternmod
13thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art14 titledet
14titletitleNOUNNumber=Sing8 chapterparataxis
15««PUNCT_17 Returnpunct
16ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art17 Returndet
17ReturnReturnPROPNNumber=Sing14 titleappos
18ofofADP_19 Ulyssescase
19UlyssesUlyssesPROPNNumber=Sing17 Returnnmod
20»»PUNCT_17 Returnpunct
21..PUNCT_1 Ascertainpunct
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1ascertainimperativeyou not said herethe reason the final chapter of the novel bearsvn 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
detnsubjaux:passmarkcopdetamodadvclnsubjauxauxacl:relclcaseoblrootTheDETBadgerPROPNisAUXrevealedVERBtoPARTbeAUXaDETGreekADJkingNOUNwhoPRONhasAUXbeenAUXlivingVERBinADPdisguiseNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 Badgerdet
2BadgerBadgerPROPNNumber=Sing4 revealednsubj
3isbeAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin4 revealedaux:pass
4revealedrevealVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Passrootroot
5totoPART_9 kingmark
6bebeAUXVerbForm=Inf9 kingcop
7aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art9 kingdet
8GreekGreekADJDegree=Pos9 kingamod
9kingkingNOUNNumber=Sing4 revealedadvcl
10whowhoPRONPronType=Rel13 livingnsubj
11hashaveAUXMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin13 livingaux
12beenbeAUXTense=Past VerbForm=Part13 livingaux
13livingliveVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part9 kingacl:relcl
14ininADP_15 disguisecase
15disguisedisguiseNOUNNumber=Sing13 livingobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1revealpresent · passivethe Badgervn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic
2is ato-infinitivea Greek kingtree rules
3livepresent · perfect · progressivea Greek kingdisguisevn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in disguise=Location

Option 2

Toad visits Greece upon a motor tour

nsubjobjcasedetcompoundoblrootToadPROPNvisitsVERBGreecePROPNuponADPaDETmotorNOUNtourNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ToadToadPROPNNumber=Sing2 visitsnsubj
2visitsvisitVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
3GreeceGreecePROPNNumber=Sing2 visitsobj
4uponuponADP_7 tourcase
5aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art7 tourdet
6motormotorNOUNNumber=Sing7 tourcompound
7tourtourNOUNNumber=Sing2 visitsobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1visitpresentToadGreeceupon a motor tourvn 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
detnsubjpunctconjadvmodpunctdetobjaclcasenmod:possoblpunctmarkparataxisobjrootTheDETheroNOUN,PUNCTreturningVERBhomeADV,PUNCTexpelsVERBtheDETstrangersNOUNfeastingVERBinADPhisPRONhallNOUN,PUNCTasSCONJdidVERBOdysseusPROPN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 herodet
2heroheroNOUNNumber=Sing7 expelsnsubj
3,,PUNCT_4 returningpunct
4returningreturnVERBTense=Pres VerbForm=Part2 heroconj
5homehomeADV_4 returningadvmod
6,,PUNCT_2 heropunct
7expelsexpelVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
8thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art9 strangersdet
9strangersstrangerNOUNNumber=Plur7 expelsobj
10feastingfeastVERBVerbForm=Ger9 strangersacl
11ininADP_13 hallcase
12hishisPRONCase=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs13 hallnmod:poss
13hallhallNOUNNumber=Sing10 feastingobl
14,,PUNCT_16 didpunct
15asasSCONJ_16 didmark
16diddoVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin7 expelsparataxis
17OdysseusOdysseusPROPNNumber=Sing16 didobj
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1returngerundthe hero not said herehome propertyvn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2expelpresentthe herothe strangersvn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Theme
3feastgerundthe strangers not said herehero's hallvn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4dopastOdysseusvn 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
detnsubjdetobjcasenmodaclcasedetcompoundoblccdetconjcasedetnmod:posscaseoblrootTheDETchapterNOUNrecountsVERBaDETvoyageNOUNtoADPTroyPROPNundertakenVERBbyADPtheDETWaterPROPNRatPROPNandCCONJtheDETMoleNOUNinADPtheDETRatPROPN'sPARTboatNOUN
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
#wordlemmaUPOSfeaturesheadrelation
1ThetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art2 chapterdet
2chapterchapterNOUNNumber=Sing3 recountsnsubj
3recountsrecountVERBMood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Finrootroot
4aaDETDefinite=Ind PronType=Art5 voyagedet
5voyagevoyageNOUNNumber=Sing3 recountsobj
6totoADP_7 Troycase
7TroyTroyPROPNNumber=Sing5 voyagenmod
8undertakenundertakeVERBTense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass5 voyageacl
9bybyADP_12 Ratcase
10thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art12 Ratdet
11WaterWaterPROPNNumber=Sing12 Ratcompound
12RatRatPROPNNumber=Sing8 undertakenobl
13andandCCONJ_15 Molecc
14thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art15 Moledet
15MolemoleNOUNNumber=Sing12 Ratconj
16ininADP_20 boatcase
17thetheDETDefinite=Def PronType=Art18 Ratdet
18RatRatPROPNNumber=Sing20 boatnmod:poss
19's'sPART_18 Ratcase
20boatboatNOUNNumber=Sing8 undertakenobl
#verbtense, moodwhowhat, whomto whomwherewhenotherroles by
1recount speech: otherpresentthe chaptera voyageTroyvn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent voyage=Topic to troy=Recipient
2undertakeparticiplea voyage not said herethe Rat's boatby the Water Rat and the Molevn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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