Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Steadfast Tin Soldier and The…

According to the passage, which of the following best states the reason the soldier was not rescued after his fall?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: best, reason · What happens: accord, follow, state, not rescue · To what, where: reason, soldier

This is exam question 3 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	According	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 passage	case
2	to	to	ADP	_	1 According	fixed
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 passage	det
4	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 states	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 states	punct
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 states	obj
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 best	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 best	det
9	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 best	case
10	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	11 states	nsubj
11	states	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 reason	det
13	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 states	obj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 soldier	det
15	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 rescued	nsubj:pass
16	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 rescued	aux:pass
17	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	18 rescued	advmod
18	rescued	rescue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 reason	acl:relcl
19	after	after	ADP	_	21 fall	case
20	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 fall	nmod:poss
21	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 rescued	obl
22	?	?	PUNCT	_	11 states	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
2	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	state speech: other	present	the best	the reason		accord the passage	tree rules
4	not rescue	past · passive	the reason not said here	the soldier	after his fall		vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: subject=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

He would not call for assistance, being too proud to do so while attired in uniform, and he thought the boys would laugh.

The tree, 23 words

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	4 call	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 call	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 call	advmod
4	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 assistance	case
6	assistance	assistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 call	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 proud	punct
8	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 proud	cop
9	too	too	ADV	_	10 proud	advmod
10	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 call	parataxis
11	to	to	PART	_	12 do	mark
12	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 proud	xcomp
13	so	so	ADV	_	12 do	advmod
14	while	while	SCONJ	_	15 attired	mark
15	attired	attire	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 do	advcl
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 uniform	case
17	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 attired	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 thought	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 thought	cc
20	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 thought	nsubj
21	thought	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 call	advcl
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 boys	det
23	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 laugh	nsubj
24	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	25 laugh	aux
25	laugh	laugh	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	21 thought	ccomp
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	not call speech: assert	would	He	for assistance	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for assistance=Recipient
2	is	gerund		proud property	tree rules
3	do	to-infinitive			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	attire	participle		in uniform	vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «Passive»: agent=Pivot in uniform=Theme
5	think speech: other	past	he		vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
6	laugh	would	the boys		vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

He would not call for assistance, being too proud to do so while attired in uniform.

The tree, 16 words

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	4 call	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 call	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 call	advmod
4	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 assistance	case
6	assistance	assistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 call	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 proud	punct
8	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 proud	cop
9	too	too	ADV	_	10 proud	advmod
10	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 call	parataxis
11	to	to	PART	_	12 do	mark
12	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 proud	xcomp
13	so	so	ADV	_	12 do	advmod
14	while	while	SCONJ	_	15 attired	mark
15	attired	attire	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 do	advcl
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 uniform	case
17	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 attired	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	not call speech: assert	would	He	for assistance	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for assistance=Recipient
2	is	gerund		proud property	tree rules
3	do	to-infinitive			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	attire	participle		in uniform	vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «Passive»: agent=Pivot in uniform=Theme

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

He did not call out, because a soldier in uniform must remain silent and proud.

The tree, 15 words

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	4 call	nsubj
2	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 call	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 call	advmod
4	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	out	out	ADP	_	4 call	compound:prt
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 remain	punct
7	because	because	SCONJ	_	13 remain	mark
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 soldier	det
9	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 remain	nsubj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 uniform	case
11	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 soldier	nmod
12	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 remain	aux
13	remain	remain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 call	conj
14	silent	silent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 remain	xcomp
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 proud	cc
16	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 silent	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	not call out speech: assert	past · do-support	He						vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	remain	must	a soldier in uniform					silent property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4

He would not call for assistance, being too proud to do so while attired in his bright red uniform and tall black hat.

The tree, 23 words

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	4 call	nsubj
2	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	4 call	aux
3	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	4 call	advmod
4	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	for	for	ADP	_	6 assistance	case
6	assistance	assistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 call	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 proud	punct
8	being	be	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 proud	cop
9	too	too	ADV	_	10 proud	advmod
10	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 call	parataxis
11	to	to	PART	_	12 do	mark
12	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 proud	xcomp
13	so	so	ADV	_	12 do	advmod
14	while	while	SCONJ	_	15 attired	mark
15	attired	attire	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 do	advcl
16	in	in	ADP	_	20 uniform	case
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 uniform	nmod:poss
18	bright	bright	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 uniform	amod
19	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 uniform	amod
20	uniform	uniform	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 attired	obl
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 hat	cc
22	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 hat	amod
23	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 hat	amod
24	hat	hat	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 uniform	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 call	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	not call speech: assert	would	He	for assistance	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for assistance=Recipient
2	is	gerund		proud property	tree rules
3	do	to-infinitive			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	attire	participle		in his bright red uniform and tall black hat	vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «Passive»: agent=Pivot in uniform=Theme

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