Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, t…

Explain the chain of events by which the soldier obtained his tinder-box and the consequences that ensued at the gibbet.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, soldier, consequences · What happens: explain, obtain, ensue · To what, where: chain, tinder box, gibbet

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1003 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, the three dogs and the soldier's escape» 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	Explain	explain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 chain	det
3	chain	chain	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Explain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 events	case
5	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 chain	nmod
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 which	case
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 obtained	obl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 soldier	det
9	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 obtained	nsubj
10	obtained	obtain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 events	acl:relcl
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 box	nmod:poss
12	tinder	tinder	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 box	compound
13	-	-	PUNCT	_	12 tinder	punct
14	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 obtained	obj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 ensued	cc
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 consequences	det
17	consequences	consequence	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 ensued	nsubj
18	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 ensued	nsubj
19	ensued	ensue	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 obtained	conj
20	at	at	ADP	_	22 gibbet	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 gibbet	det
22	gibbet	gibbet	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 ensued	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Explain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	the chain of events			vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chain=Topic
2	obtain	past	the soldier	soldier's tinder box		by events	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset box=Theme
3	ensue	past	the consequences		the gibbet		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at gibbet=Location

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 traded with the boy and got the box

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 traded	nsubj
2	traded	trade	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 boy	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 boy	det
5	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 traded	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 got	cc
7	got	get	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 traded	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 box	det
9	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 got	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trade	past	He					with the boy	vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with boy=Co-Agent
2	get	past	He not said here	the box					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer box=Stimulus

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

The soldier bargained with the shoemaker's boy for four shillings, then used the box to summon the dogs, which overpowered the judges and the king

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soldier	det
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	nsubj
3	bargained	bargain	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 soldier	acl
4	with	with	ADP	_	8 boy	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 shoemaker	det
6	shoemaker	shoemaker	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 boy	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 shoemaker	case
8	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 bargained	obl:agent
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 shillings	case
10	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 shillings	nummod
11	shillings	shilling	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 bargained	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 used	punct
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 used	advmod
14	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 box	det
16	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 used	obj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 summon	mark
18	summon	summon	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 used	advcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 dogs	det
20	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 summon	obj
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 overpowered	punct
22	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	23 overpowered	nsubj
23	overpowered	overpower	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 dogs	acl:relcl
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 judges	det
25	judges	judge	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 overpowered	obj
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	28 king	cc
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 king	det
28	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 dogs	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	bargain	participle		the soldier not said here			for four shillings	vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	use	past	the soldier	the box		then		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Patient
3	summon	to-infinitive	the soldier not said here		the dogs and the king			vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient
4	overpower	past	the dogs and the king	the judges				tree rules

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

The soldier paid the shoemaker's boy four shillings for the box, then struck it to call the dogs that tossed the judges and king about at the gibbet

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 soldier	det
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 paid	nsubj
3	paid	pay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 shoemaker	det
5	shoemaker	shoemaker	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 boy	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 shoemaker	case
7	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 paid	obj
8	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	9 shillings	nummod
9	shillings	shilling	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 paid	obj
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 box	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 box	det
12	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 paid	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 struck	punct
14	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	15 struck	advmod
15	struck	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 paid	conj
16	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 struck	obj
17	to	to	PART	_	18 call	mark
18	call	call	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 struck	advcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 dogs	det
20	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 call	obj
21	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	22 tossed	nsubj
22	tossed	toss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 dogs	acl:relcl
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 judges	det
24	judges	judge	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 tossed	obj
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 king	cc
26	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 dogs	conj
27	about	about	ADV	_	18 call	advmod
28	at	at	ADP	_	30 gibbet	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 gibbet	det
30	gibbet	gibbet	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 call	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	pay	past	the soldier		the shoemaker's boy		for the box	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient shilling=Asset for box=Theme
2	strike	past	the soldier not said here	soldier		then		vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
3	call	to-infinitive	the soldier not said here	the dogs and king			at the gibbet; about property	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme PP.recipient PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent dog=Theme at gibbet=Stimulus
4	toss	past	the dogs and king	the judges				vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judge=Patient

Option 4

He bargained for the box and summoned dogs

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 bargained	nsubj
2	bargained	bargain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	for	for	ADP	_	5 box	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 box	det
5	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bargained	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 dogs	cc
7	summoned	summon	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 dogs	amod
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 box	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bargain	past	He					for the box and summoned dogs	vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	summon	participle							vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

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