Exam question 2 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 18: the King…
What is the principal function of the crows' conversation within the narrative of this part?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: principal function, crows · What happens: be, converse
This is exam question 2 of lesson 115 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 18: the King sees a portrait, falls in love, and sails off with its princess» 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 | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 function | det |
| 4 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 function | amod |
| 5 | function | function | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 conversation | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 crows | det |
| 8 | crows | crow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 conversation | nmod:poss |
| 9 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 8 crows | case |
| 10 | conversation | conversation | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 function | nmod |
| 11 | within | within | ADP | _ | 13 narrative | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 narrative | det |
| 13 | narrative | narrative | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 conversation | nmod |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 part | case |
| 15 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 16 part | det |
| 16 | part | part | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 narrative | nmod |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the principal function of the crows's conversation within the narrative of this part | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | converse | the crows | within the narrative of this part | nom conversation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent within=obl |
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
It foreshadows the perils the King must overcome in order to secure his bride.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 foreshadows | nsubj |
| 2 | foreshadows | foreshadow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 perils | det |
| 4 | perils | peril | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 foreshadows | obj |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 overcome | nsubj |
| 7 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 8 overcome | aux |
| 8 | overcome | overcome | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 perils | acl:relcl |
| 9 | in | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 12 secure | mark |
| 10 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 in | fixed |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 secure | mark |
| 12 | secure | secure | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 8 overcome | advcl |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 bride | nmod:poss |
| 14 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 secure | obj |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 foreshadows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | foreshadow | present | It | the perils | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | overcome | must | the King | the perils not said here | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot peril=Theme | ||||
| 3 | secure | to-infinitive | the King not said here | King's bride | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition bride=Theme |
Option 2
It shows the princess's regret for leaving her father's kingdom behind forever.
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 shows | nsubj |
| 2 | shows | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 princess | det |
| 4 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 regret | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 princess | case |
| 6 | regret | regret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 shows | obj |
| 7 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 8 leaving | mark |
| 8 | leaving | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 regret | acl |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 father | nmod:poss |
| 10 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 kingdom | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 father | case |
| 12 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 leaving | obj |
| 13 | behind | behind | ADP | _ | 14 forever | case |
| 14 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 8 leaving | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 shows | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | It | the princess's regret | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent regret=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | leave | gerund | the princess's regret not said here | princess's father's kingdom | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme behind forever=Location | ||||
| 3 | regret | the princess | nom regret «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
It reveals to the reader that John has secretly betrayed the King to the merchant who has kidnapped the princess and plans to sail away with her.
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 reveals | nsubj |
| 2 | reveals | reveal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 reader | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 reader | det |
| 5 | reader | reader | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reveals | obl |
| 6 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 betrayed | nsubj:pass |
| 7 | John | John | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 betrayed | nsubj |
| 8 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 10 betrayed | aux |
| 9 | secretly | secretly | ADV | _ | 10 betrayed | advmod |
| 10 | betrayed | betray | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 reader | acl:relcl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 King | det |
| 12 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 betrayed | obj |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 merchant | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 merchant | det |
| 15 | merchant | merchant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 betrayed | obl |
| 16 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 18 kidnapped | nsubj |
| 17 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 kidnapped | aux |
| 18 | kidnapped | kidnap | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 15 merchant | acl:relcl |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 princess | det |
| 20 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 kidnapped | obj |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 22 plans | cc |
| 22 | plans | plan | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 18 kidnapped | conj |
| 23 | to | to | PART | _ | 24 sail | mark |
| 24 | sail | sail | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 22 plans | xcomp |
| 25 | away | away | ADV | _ | 24 sail | advmod |
| 26 | with | with | ADP | _ | 27 her | case |
| 27 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 sail | obl |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 reveals | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | present | It | the reader | vn confess-37.10 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to reader=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | betray | present · perfect · passive | the reader | to the merchant; secretly property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | kidnap | present · perfect | the merchant | the princess | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme | ||||
| 4 | plan | present | the merchant not said here | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 5 | sail away not said to happen | to-infinitive | the merchant not said here | with John; away property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
It reveals the merchant's plan to steal the golden cups from the palace hall.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 reveals | nsubj |
| 2 | reveals | reveal | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 merchant | det |
| 4 | merchant | merchant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 plan | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 merchant | case |
| 6 | plan | plan | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reveals | obj |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 steal | mark |
| 8 | steal | steal | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 plan | acl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 cups | det |
| 10 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 cups | amod |
| 11 | cups | cup | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 steal | obj |
| 12 | from | from | ADP | _ | 15 hall | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 hall | det |
| 14 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 hall | compound |
| 15 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 cups | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 reveals | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reveal | present | It | the merchant's plan | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Topic | ||||
| 2 | steal | to-infinitive | the golden cups | the palace hall | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cup=Theme from hall=Source | ||||
| 3 | plan | the merchant | nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
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