Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The…

With reference to the text, which account of the little dancer's end is accurate?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be, account · To what, where: end

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1001 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The Tinderbox, part 212: the tin soldier melts in the stove, and a soldier meets a witch by a hollow tree» 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	With	with	ADP	_	2 reference	case
2	reference	reference	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 accurate	obl
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 text	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 text	det
5	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reference	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 account	punct
7	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	8 account	det
8	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 text	appos
9	of	of	ADP	_	14 end	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 dancer	det
11	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 dancer	amod
12	dancer	dancer	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 end	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 dancer	case
14	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 account	nmod
15	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 accurate	cop
16	accurate	accurate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	16 accurate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present						with reference to the text; accurate property	tree rules
2	account			the little dancer's end					nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient

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 · ✓ the right answer

She was drawn by a draught of air into the stove and consumed by the flames.

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 drawn	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 drawn	aux:pass
3	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 draught	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 draught	det
6	draught	draught	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drawn	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 air	case
8	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 draught	nmod
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 stove	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 stove	det
11	stove	stove	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drawn	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 consumed	cc
13	consumed	consume	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 drawn	conj
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 flames	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 flames	det
16	flames	flame	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 consumed	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	past · passive	a draught of air	She				into the stove result	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Patient into stove=Result
2	consume	participle	a draught of air not said here					by the flames	vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 2

She was pulled by a breeze into the hearth and destroyed by the heat of the coals.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 pulled	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 pulled	aux:pass
3	pulled	pull	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 breeze	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 breeze	det
6	breeze	breeze	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	obl
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 hearth	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 hearth	det
9	hearth	hearth	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pulled	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 destroyed	cc
11	destroyed	destroy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 pulled	conj
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 heat	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 heat	det
14	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 destroyed	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 coals	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 coals	det
17	coals	coal	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 heat	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 pulled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	pull	past · passive	a breeze	She	the hearth		vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent subject=Result
2	destroy	participle	a breeze not said here			by the heat of the coals	vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	heat		the coals				nom heat «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent

Option 3

A gust of wind carried her into the fire, where she was slowly melted by the heat.

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 gust	det
2	gust	gust	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carried	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 wind	case
4	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gust	nmod
5	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 carried	obj
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 fire	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 fire	det
9	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 carried	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 melted	punct
11	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	15 melted	advmod
12	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 melted	nsubj
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 melted	aux:pass
14	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	15 melted	advmod
15	melted	melt	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 fire	acl:relcl
16	by	by	ADP	_	18 heat	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 heat	det
18	heat	heat	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 melted	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past	a gust of wind	her = she		the fire			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme
2	melt	past · passive	the heat	gust				slowly property	vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient subject=Result

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

She was drawn by a draught of air into the stove and consumed by the flames, leaving only a rose behind.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 drawn	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 drawn	aux:pass
3	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 draught	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 draught	det
6	draught	draught	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drawn	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 air	case
8	air	air	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 draught	nmod
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 stove	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 stove	det
11	stove	stove	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drawn	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 consumed	cc
13	consumed	consume	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 drawn	conj
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 flames	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 flames	det
16	flames	flame	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 consumed	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 leaving	punct
18	leaving	leave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 consumed	advcl
19	only	only	ADV	_	21 rose	advmod
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 rose	det
21	rose	rose	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 leaving	obj
22	behind	behind	ADV	_	18 leaving	advmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 drawn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	draw	past · passive	a draught of air	She	into the stove result	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent subject=Patient into stove=Result
2	consume	participle	a draught of air not said here		by the flames	vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	leave	gerund	a draught of air not said here	a rose	behind property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rose=Theme

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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