Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad climbs out of a well an…

What does the naturalist propose to do with the toad, and what is the poet's reply?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: naturalist · What happens: propose, do, be · To what, where: reply

This is exam question 4 of lesson 1004 «Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad climbs out of a well and goes hunting for a better world» 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	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 propose	obj
2	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 propose	aux
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 naturalist	det
4	naturalist	naturalist	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 propose	nsubj
5	propose	propose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
6	to	to	PART	_	7 do	mark
7	do	do	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 propose	xcomp
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 toad	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 toad	det
10	toad	toad	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 do	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 reply	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 reply	cc
13	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	18 reply	nsubj
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 reply	cop
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 poet	det
16	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 reply	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 poet	case
18	reply	reply	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 propose	obl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 propose	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	propose	present · do-support	the naturalist			tree rules
2	do	to-infinitive	the naturalist not said here		with the toad	vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	is a	present		the poet's reply		tree rules

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 proposes to keep her in a jar, and the poet begs her to be freed

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	2 proposes	nsubj
2	proposes	propose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 keep	mark
4	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 proposes	xcomp
5	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 keep	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 jar	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 jar	det
8	jar	jar	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 keep	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 begs	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 begs	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 poet	det
12	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 begs	nsubj
13	begs	beg	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 proposes	conj
14	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 begs	obj
15	to	to	PART	_	17 freed	mark
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 freed	aux:pass
17	freed	free	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 begs	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	roles by
1	propose	present	He				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	keep	to-infinitive	He not said here	her = she		a jar	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme in jar=Location
3	beg speech: request	present	the poet		her = she		vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent she=Recipient
4	free	to-infinitive · passive	the poet not said here				vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

He proposes to preserve her in spirits, and the poet urges that she be left alone

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	2 proposes	nsubj
2	proposes	propose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 preserve	mark
4	preserve	preserve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 proposes	xcomp
5	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 preserve	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 spirits	case
7	spirits	spirit	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 preserve	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 urges	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 urges	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 poet	det
11	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 urges	nsubj
12	urges	urge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 proposes	conj
13	that	that	SCONJ	_	16 left	mark
14	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 left	nsubj
15	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	16 left	aux:pass
16	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 urges	advcl
17	alone	alone	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 left	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	propose	present	He					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	preserve	to-infinitive	He not said here		her = she	spirits		vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary
3	urge	present	the poet					vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	leave	infinitive · passive		poet			alone property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

Option 3

He proposes to preserve her in spirits as a specimen, and the poet urges that she be left alone to live her life

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	2 proposes	nsubj
2	proposes	propose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 preserve	mark
4	preserve	preserve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 proposes	xcomp
5	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 preserve	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 spirits	case
7	spirits	spirit	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 preserve	obl
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 specimen	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 specimen	det
10	specimen	specimen	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 preserve	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 urges	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 urges	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 poet	det
14	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 urges	nsubj
15	urges	urge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 proposes	conj
16	that	that	SCONJ	_	19 left	mark
17	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 left	nsubj
18	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	19 left	aux:pass
19	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 urges	advcl
20	alone	alone	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 left	xcomp
21	to	to	PART	_	22 live	mark
22	live	live	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 left	advcl
23	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 life	nmod:poss
24	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 live	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	propose	present	He					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	preserve	to-infinitive	He not said here		her = she	spirits	as a specimen	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary
3	urge	present	the poet					vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	leave	infinitive · passive		poet			alone property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
5	live	to-infinitive		poet's life				vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location

Option 4

He proposes to pickle her, and the poet urges she be set free

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 proposes	nsubj
2	proposes	propose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	PART	_	4 pickle	mark
4	pickle	pickle	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 proposes	xcomp
5	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 pickle	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 urges	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 urges	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 poet	det
9	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 urges	nsubj
10	urges	urge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 proposes	conj
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 urges	obj
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 set	cop
13	set	set	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 free	csubj
14	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 urges	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	propose	present	He				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	pickle	to-infinitive	He not said here	her = she			vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent she=Patient
3	urge	present	the poet		she	free property	vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient
4	is	infinitive				set property	tree rules

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