Exam question 2 · King David and King Solomon
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the petition made by Solomon upon being offered a gift by God?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: God · What happens: follow, characteris, make, offer · To what, where: petition, gift
This is exam question 2 of lesson 9 «King David and King Solomon» of the religion ethics 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 petition | det |
| 10 | petition | petition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 characterises | obj |
| 11 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 petition | acl |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 Solomon | case |
| 13 | Solomon | Solomon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 made | obl |
| 14 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 16 offered | mark |
| 15 | being | be | AUX | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 16 offered | aux:pass |
| 16 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 made | advcl |
| 17 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 gift | det |
| 18 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 offered | obj |
| 19 | by | by | ADP | _ | 20 God | case |
| 20 | God | God | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 offered | obl |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 characterises | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | characteris | present | the petition | of the following statements; accurately property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | make | participle | the petition not said here | by Solomon | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ||||
| 4 | offer | gerund · passive | God | a gift | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |
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
He requested a reign of unlimited duration
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 requested | nsubj |
| 2 | requested | request | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 reign | det |
| 4 | reign | reign | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 requested | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 duration | case |
| 6 | unlimited | unlimited | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 duration | amod |
| 7 | duration | duration | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 reign | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | request | past | He | a reign of unlimited duration | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent reign=Recipient |
Option 2
He requested riches exceeding those of all kings before and after him
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 requested | nsubj |
| 2 | requested | request | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | riches | rich | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 requested | obj |
| 4 | exceeding | exceed | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 riches | acl |
| 5 | those | that | PRON | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 4 exceeding | obj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 kings | case |
| 7 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 8 kings | det |
| 8 | kings | king | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 those | nmod |
| 9 | before | before | ADP | _ | 12 him | case |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 after | cc |
| 11 | after | after | ADP | _ | 9 before | conj |
| 12 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 exceeding | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | request | past | He | riches | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent rich=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | exceed | gerund | riches not said here | riches | before him = he | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot that=Theme |
Option 3
He requested the death of his enemies
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 requested | nsubj |
| 2 | requested | request | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 death | det |
| 4 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 requested | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 enemies | case |
| 6 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 enemies | nmod:poss |
| 7 | enemies | enemy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 death | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | request | past | He | the death of his enemies | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent death=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | die | his enemies | nom death «event intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He requested wisdom for the governance of his people
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 requested | nsubj |
| 2 | requested | request | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | wisdom | wisdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 requested | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 governance | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 governance | det |
| 6 | governance | governance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 requested | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 people | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 people | nmod:poss |
| 9 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 governance | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | request | past | He | wisdom | for the governance of his people | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent wisdom=Recipient |
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