Exam question 1 · Grimm, Thumbling, part 21: a tiny boy is sold, escapes, an…
Which action did the youngest brother perform in order to secure the Princess's hand?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: action · What happens: do, perform, secure · To what, where: youngest brother, hand
This is exam question 1 of lesson 118 «Grimm, Thumbling, part 21: a tiny boy is sold, escapes, and offers to help thieves rob a pastor» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 action | det |
| 2 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 brother | det |
| 5 | youngest | young | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 brother | amod |
| 6 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 did | obj |
| 7 | perform | perform | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 did | conj |
| 8 | in | in | SCONJ | ExtPos=SCONJ | 11 secure | mark |
| 9 | order | order | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 in | fixed |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 secure | mark |
| 11 | secure | secure | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 perform | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Princess | det |
| 13 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 hand | nmod:poss |
| 14 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 13 Princess | case |
| 15 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 secure | obj |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 did | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | past | which action | the youngest brother | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | perform | infinitive | which action not said here | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | secure | to-infinitive | which action not said here | the Princess's hand | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition hand=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 · ← Mova's choice
He carried a letter from the king and galloped up the golden road to the castle gate
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 carried | nsubj |
| 2 | carried | carry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 letter | det |
| 4 | letter | letter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 carried | obj |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 king | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 carried | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 galloped | cc |
| 9 | galloped | gallop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 carried | conj |
| 10 | up | up | ADP | _ | 9 galloped | compound:prt |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 road | det |
| 12 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 road | amod |
| 13 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 galloped | obj |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 gate | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 gate | det |
| 16 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 gate | compound |
| 17 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 galloped | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | past | He | a letter | from the king | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent letter=Theme from king=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | gallop up | past | He not said here | the golden road | the castle gate | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent road=Theme to gate=Trajectory |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He rode straight up the golden road
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 rode | nsubj |
| 2 | rode | ride | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | straight | straight | ADV | _ | 2 rode | advmod |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 7 road | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 road | det |
| 6 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 road | amod |
| 7 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 rode | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ride | past | He | the golden road | straight property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent up road=Trajectory |
Option 3
He galloped down the silver path
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 galloped | nsubj |
| 2 | galloped | gallop | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | down | down | ADP | _ | 2 galloped | compound:prt |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 path | det |
| 5 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 path | compound |
| 6 | path | path | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 galloped | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | gallop down | past | He | the silver path | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent path=Agent |
Option 4
He first tried the dirt road and then changed course to ride up the golden road later
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 tried | nsubj |
| 2 | first | first | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 3 tried | advmod |
| 3 | tried | try | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 road | det |
| 5 | dirt | dirt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 road | compound |
| 6 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 tried | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 changed | cc |
| 8 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 9 changed | advmod |
| 9 | changed | change | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 tried | conj |
| 10 | course | course | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 changed | obj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 ride | mark |
| 12 | ride | ride | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 changed | advcl |
| 13 | up | up | ADP | _ | 12 ride | compound:prt |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 road | det |
| 15 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 road | amod |
| 16 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 ride | obj |
| 17 | later | late | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 12 ride | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | try | past | He | the dirt road | first property | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | change | past | He not said here | course | then | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent course=Patient | |||
| 3 | ride up | to-infinitive | He not said here | the golden road | late property | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Theme |
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