Exam question 3 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is t…

Which of the following accurately states the reason the eldest son was unable to proceed along the mountain pass?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: eldest son, mountain · What happens: follow, state, be, proceed, pass · To what, where: reason

This is exam question 3 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	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 reason	det
8	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 states	obj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 son	det
10	eldest	eld	ADJ	Degree=Sup	11 son	amod
11	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 unable	nsubj
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 unable	cop
13	unable	unable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 reason	acl:relcl
14	to	to	PART	_	15 proceed	mark
15	proceed	proceed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 unable	xcomp
16	along	along	ADP	_	19 pass	mark
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 pass	det
18	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 pass	nsubj
19	pass	pass	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 proceed	advcl
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 states	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	state speech: other	present		the reason	accurately property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic
3	is	past	the eldest son	the reason not said here	unable property	tree rules
4	proceed	to-infinitive	the eldest son not said here			vn begin-55.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent
5	pass	infinitive	mountain			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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 · ✓ the right answer

The pass narrowed as a consequence of the dwarf's evil wish

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pass	det
2	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	narrowed	narrow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 pass	acl
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 consequence	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 consequence	det
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 narrowed	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	12 wish	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 dwarf	det
9	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 wish	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 dwarf	case
11	evil	evil	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 wish	amod
12	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 consequence	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	narrow	participle		the pass not said here				as a consequence of the dwarf's evil wish	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	wish		the dwarf						nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

His brother had blocked the road with a cart and rope

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 brother	nmod:poss
2	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 blocked	nsubj
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 blocked	aux
4	blocked	block	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 road	det
6	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 blocked	obj
7	with	with	ADP	_	9 cart	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cart	det
9	cart	cart	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 blocked	obl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 rope	cc
11	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 cart	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	block	past · perfect	His brother	the road				with a cart and rope	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent road=Destination with cart=Theme

Option 3

The pass narrowed because the dwarf had wished an evil thing, and the eldest son was trapped there until his brother came back to rescue him

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 pass	det
2	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wished	nsubj:pass
3	narrowed	narrow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 pass	acl
4	because	because	ADP	ExtPos=ADP	6 dwarf	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 dwarf	det
6	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 narrowed	obl
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 wished	aux
8	wished	wish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 thing	det
10	evil	evil	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 thing	amod
11	thing	thing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wished	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 trapped	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 trapped	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 son	det
15	eldest	eld	ADJ	Degree=Sup	16 son	amod
16	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 trapped	nsubj:pass
17	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 trapped	aux:pass
18	trapped	trap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 wished	conj
19	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 trapped	advmod
20	until	until	SCONJ	_	23 came	mark
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 brother	nmod:poss
22	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 came	nsubj
23	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 trapped	advcl
24	back	back	ADV	_	23 came	advmod
25	to	to	PART	_	26 rescue	mark
26	rescue	rescue	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 came	advcl
27	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 rescue	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	narrow	participle		the pass not said here		because the dwarf	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	wish	past · perfect · passive		the pass			tree rules
3	trap	past · passive		the eldest son	there		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
4	come back	past	dwarf's brother				vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	rescue	to-infinitive	dwarf's brother not said here	brother			vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme

Option 4

The dwarf had cast a spell on the mountain so the pass would grow narrow, and his horse could not get through even after he dismounted and tried to walk

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 dwarf	det
2	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cast	nsubj:pass
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 cast	aux
4	cast	cast	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 spell	det
6	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cast	obj
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 mountain	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 mountain	det
9	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cast	obl
10	so	so	SCONJ	_	14 grow	mark
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 pass	det
12	pass	pass	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 grow	nsubj
13	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	14 grow	aux
14	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 cast	advcl
15	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 grow	xcomp
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 get	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 get	cc
18	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 horse	nmod:poss
19	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 get	nsubj
20	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 get	aux
21	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	22 get	advmod
22	get	get	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 cast	conj
23	through	through	ADV	_	22 get	advmod
24	even	even	ADV	_	27 dismounted	advmod
25	after	after	SCONJ	_	27 dismounted	mark
26	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 dismounted	nsubj
27	dismounted	dismount	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 get	advcl
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 tried	cc
29	tried	try	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	27 dismounted	conj
30	to	to	PART	_	31 walk	mark
31	walk	walk	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	29 tried	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	cast	past · perfect · passive		the dwarf	the mountain		vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: subject=Beneficiary spell=Product
2	grow	would	the pass			narrow property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	not get through	could	pass's horse			through property	vn cope-83-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	dismount	past	horse				vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	try	past	horse not said here				vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
6	walk not said to happen	to-infinitive	horse not said here				vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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