Exam question 1 · Andersen, Only a Shoemaker, part 2: Joanna leaves for Fran…
Which of the following accurately states the purpose of Joanna's journey?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: journey, Joanna · What happens: follow, state, purpose, journey · To what, where: purpose
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1016 «Andersen, Only a Shoemaker, part 2: Joanna leaves for France, and Knud wanders off to Nuremberg» 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 | 6 states | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 states | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 states | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 states | nsubj |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 states | advmod |
| 6 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 purpose | det |
| 8 | purpose | purpose | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 journey | case |
| 10 | Joanna | Joanna | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 journey | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 Joanna | case |
| 12 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 purpose | nmod |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 states | 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 | state speech: other | present | the purpose of Joanna's journey | accurately property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic | ||||
| 3 | purpose | Joanna's journey | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | ||||||
| 4 | journey | Joanna | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |
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
To become a first-rate performer abroad
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 become | mark |
| 2 | become | become | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 performer | det |
| 4 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 6 rate | amod |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 first | punct |
| 6 | rate | rate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 performer | compound |
| 7 | performer | performer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 become | xcomp |
| 8 | abroad | abroad | ADV | _ | 2 become | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | to-infinitive | a rate performer | abroad property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
Option 2
To travel abroad and marry a rich man who will support her career in the theatre
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 travel | mark |
| 2 | travel | travel | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | abroad | abroad | ADV | _ | 2 travel | advmod |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 marry | cc |
| 5 | marry | marry | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 2 travel | conj |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 man | det |
| 7 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 man | amod |
| 8 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 marry | obj |
| 9 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 support | nsubj |
| 10 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 11 support | aux |
| 11 | support | support | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 man | acl:relcl |
| 12 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 career | nmod:poss |
| 13 | career | career | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 support | obj |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 theatre | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 theatre | det |
| 16 | theatre | theatre | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 support | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | travel | to-infinitive | abroad property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | marry | infinitive | a rich man | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Patient | |||||
| 3 | support | future | a rich man | her career | the theatre | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer career=Stimulus |
Option 3
To become a first-rate performer abroad so that she can escape her family
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 become | mark |
| 2 | become | become | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 performer | det |
| 4 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 6 rate | amod |
| 5 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 4 first | punct |
| 6 | rate | rate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 performer | compound |
| 7 | performer | performer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 become | xcomp |
| 8 | abroad | abroad | ADV | _ | 2 become | advmod |
| 9 | so | so | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 13 escape | mark |
| 10 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 9 so | fixed |
| 11 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 escape | nsubj |
| 12 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 13 escape | aux |
| 13 | escape | escape | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 become | advcl |
| 14 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 family | nmod:poss |
| 15 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 escape | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | to-infinitive | a rate performer | abroad property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ||||
| 2 | escape | can | she | her family | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme family=Initial_Location |
Option 4
To become a famous singer overseas
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | To | to | PART | _ | 2 become | mark |
| 2 | become | become | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 singer | det |
| 4 | famous | famous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 singer | amod |
| 5 | singer | singer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 become | xcomp |
| 6 | overseas | overseas | ADV | _ | 2 become | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | become | to-infinitive | a famous singer | overseas property | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
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