Exam question 2 · Grimm, Hansel and Grethel, part 4: lost again, then trappe…
Which of the following accurately identifies the material from which the cottage encountered by the children was constructed?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, identify, encounter, construct · To what, where: material, cottage
This is exam question 2 of lesson 101 «Grimm, Hansel and Grethel, part 4: lost again, then trapped by a witch in a sugar cottage» 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 | Which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 identifies | advmod |
| 6 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 material | det |
| 8 | material | material | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 identifies | obj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 constructed | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 cottage | det |
| 12 | cottage | cottage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 constructed | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | encountered | encounter | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 cottage | acl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 16 children | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 children | det |
| 16 | children | child | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 encountered | obl |
| 17 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 18 constructed | aux:pass |
| 18 | constructed | construct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 material | acl:relcl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | identify | present | the material | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent material=Theme | ||||
| 3 | encounter | participle | the cottage not said here | by the children | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 4 | construct | past · passive | the cottage | the material | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from which=Material |
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 · ✓ the right answer
Bread and cakes, with window-panes of clear sugar
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 cakes | cc |
| 3 | cakes | cake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Bread | conj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 panes | punct |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 panes | case |
| 6 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 panes | compound |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 6 window | punct |
| 8 | panes | pane | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Bread | conj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 sugar | case |
| 10 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 sugar | amod |
| 11 | sugar | sugar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 panes | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Cakes with glass window-panes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cakes | cake | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 2 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 panes | case |
| 3 | glass | glass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 panes | compound |
| 4 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 panes | compound |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 window | punct |
| 6 | panes | pane | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Cakes | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
Bread and cakes forming the roof and walls, with window-panes of clear sugar
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 forming | nsubj |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 cakes | cc |
| 3 | cakes | cake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Bread | conj |
| 4 | forming | form | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 roof | det |
| 6 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 forming | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 walls | cc |
| 8 | walls | wall | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 roof | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 panes | punct |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 13 panes | case |
| 11 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 panes | compound |
| 12 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 11 window | punct |
| 13 | panes | pane | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 forming | obl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 sugar | case |
| 15 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 sugar | amod |
| 16 | sugar | sugar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 panes | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form | gerund | Bread and cakes | the roof and walls | with window panes of clear sugar | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location roof=Theme |
Option 4
Bread and cakes forming the walls, with window-panes of clear sugar and a sugar door
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 forming | nsubj |
| 2 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 3 cakes | cc |
| 3 | cakes | cake | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Bread | conj |
| 4 | forming | form | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 walls | det |
| 6 | walls | wall | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 forming | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 panes | punct |
| 8 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 panes | case |
| 9 | window | window | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 panes | compound |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 window | punct |
| 11 | panes | pane | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 forming | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 sugar | case |
| 13 | clear | clear | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 sugar | amod |
| 14 | sugar | sugar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 panes | nmod |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 door | cc |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 door | det |
| 17 | sugar | sugar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 door | compound |
| 18 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 sugar | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | form | gerund | Bread and cakes | the walls | with window panes of clear sugar and a sugar door | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location wall=Theme |
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