Exam question 2 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is t…

Which of the following correctly identifies the means by which the King's servant was restored to life in the closing passage?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: the · What happens: follow, identify, mean, restore · To what, where: servant, life, closing passage · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 2 of lesson 116 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is turned to stone, then brought back to life with blood; three princes set out for the water of life» 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	correctly	correctly	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 means	nsubj
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 identifies	ccomp
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 restored	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 King	det
12	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 servant	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 King	case
14	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 restored	nsubj:pass
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 restored	aux:pass
16	restored	restore	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 means	ccomp
17	to	to	ADP	_	18 life	case
18	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 restored	obl
19	in	in	ADP	_	22 passage	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 passage	det
21	closing	closing	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 passage	compound
22	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 restored	obl
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund						vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	identify	present					correctly property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	mean	present	the					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	restore	past · passive		the King's servant	life	the closing passage		vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to life=Recipient

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 King sent for the old man with the water of life, who sprinkled the statue, but the cure only worked after the King cut off the heads of his two children

The tree, 32 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 King	det
2	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 sent	nsubj
3	sent	send	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 man	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 man	det
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 man	amod
7	man	man	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sent	obl
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 water	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 water	det
10	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 man	nmod
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 life	case
12	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 water	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 sprinkled	punct
14	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 sprinkled	nsubj
15	sprinkled	sprinkle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 life	parataxis
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 statue	det
17	statue	statue	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 sprinkled	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 worked	punct
19	but	but	CCONJ	_	23 worked	cc
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 cure	det
21	cure	cure	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 worked	nsubj
22	only	only	ADV	_	23 worked	advmod
23	worked	work	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 sent	conj
24	after	after	SCONJ	_	27 cut	mark
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 King	det
26	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	27 cut	nsubj
27	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 worked	ccomp
28	off	off	ADP	_	30 heads	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 heads	det
30	heads	head	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 cut	obl
31	of	of	ADP	_	34 children	case
32	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	34 children	nmod:poss
33	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	34 children	nummod
34	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 heads	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	send	past	the King		for the old man with the water of life	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
2	sprinkle	past	life	the statue		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent statue=Theme
3	work	past	the cure			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4	cut off	past	the King	the heads of King's two children		vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector head=Eventuality

Option 2

The King wept and called for the doctor, who then cured the statue with herbs and wine

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 King	det
2	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 wept	nsubj
3	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 called	cc
5	called	call	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 wept	conj
6	for	for	ADP	_	8 doctor	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 doctor	det
8	doctor	doctor	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 called	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 cured	punct
10	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 cured	nsubj
11	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 cured	advmod
12	cured	cure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 wept	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 statue	det
14	statue	statue	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 cured	obj
15	with	with	ADP	_	16 herbs	case
16	herbs	herb	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 cured	obl
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 wine	cc
18	wine	wine	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 herbs	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	weep	past	the King				vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	call	past	the King not said here			for the doctor	vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S_INF»: agent=Agent for doctor=Recipient
3	cure	past		the statue	then	with herbs and wine	vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer statue=Source

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

The King cut off the heads of his two children and sprinkled the statue with their blood

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 King	det
2	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 cut	nsubj
3	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	off	off	ADP	_	6 heads	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 heads	det
6	heads	head	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 cut	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 children	case
8	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 children	nmod:poss
9	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 children	nummod
10	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 heads	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 sprinkled	cc
12	sprinkled	sprinkle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 cut	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 statue	det
14	statue	statue	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sprinkled	obj
15	with	with	ADP	_	17 blood	case
16	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 blood	nmod:poss
17	blood	blood	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sprinkled	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut off	past	the King	the heads of King's two children					vn stop-55.4-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Affector head=Eventuality
2	sprinkle	past	the King not said here	the statue				with children's blood	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent statue=Destination with blood=Theme

Option 4

The King prayed over the statue all night long

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 King	det
2	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 prayed	nsubj
3	prayed	pray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 statue	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 statue	det
6	statue	statue	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prayed	obl
7	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	8 night	det
8	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 prayed	obl:unmarked
9	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 prayed	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pray	past	the King			the statue	night	long property	vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot

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