Exam question 4 · pg3282, Rübezahl, part 51: the gnome makes a princess his…

Describe the sequence of events by which the princess comes to be separated from her father's palace, and identify the agents responsible for her removal.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, princess · What happens: describe, come, separate, identify, remove · To what, where: sequence, agents

This is exam question 4 of lesson 1250 «pg3282, Rübezahl, part 51: the gnome makes a princess his guest underground, and she gets her playmate back with a turnip» 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	Describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 sequence	det
3	sequence	sequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Describe	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 events	case
5	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sequence	conj
6	by	by	ADP	_	7 which	case
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 comes	obl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 princess	det
9	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 comes	nsubj
10	comes	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 events	parataxis
11	to	to	PART	_	13 separated	mark
12	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 separated	aux:pass
13	separated	separate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 comes	advcl
14	from	from	ADP	_	18 palace	case
15	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 father	nmod:poss
16	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 palace	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 father	case
18	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 separated	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 identify	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 identify	cc
21	identify	identify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Describe	advcl
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 agents	det
23	agents	agent	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 identify	obj
24	responsible	responsible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 agents	amod
25	for	for	ADP	_	27 removal	case
26	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	27 removal	nmod:poss
27	removal	removal	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 responsible	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	describe	imperative	you not said here	the sequence and events		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme
2	come	present	the princess		by events	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by which=Location
3	separate	to-infinitive · passive	the princess not said here		from princess's father's palace	vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: from palace=Co-Patient
4	identify	infinitive	you not said here	the agents		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent agent=Theme
5	remove		princess			nom removal «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

She sinks into the marble pool, is drawn beneath its surface by water-nymphs, and is conveyed to the gnome's palace

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sinks	nsubj
2	sinks	sink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	6 pool	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 pool	det
5	marble	marble	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 pool	compound
6	pool	pool	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sinks	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 drawn	punct
8	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 drawn	aux:pass
9	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 pool	acl
10	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	12 surface	case
11	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 surface	nmod:poss
12	surface	surface	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 drawn	obl
13	by	by	ADP	_	16 nymphs	case
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 nymphs	compound
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 water	punct
16	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 drawn	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 conveyed	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 conveyed	cc
19	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 conveyed	aux:pass
20	conveyed	convey	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sinks	conj
21	to	to	ADP	_	25 palace	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 gnome	det
23	gnome	gnome	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 palace	nmod:poss
24	's	's	PART	_	23 gnome	case
25	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 conveyed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	sink	present	She			the marble pool		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
2	draw	present · passive	water nymphs	the marble pool not said here			beneath pool's surface	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	convey	present · passive	She not said here		the gnome's palace			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: to palace=Recipient

Option 2

She jumps from the palace roof into the moat, is caught by a raven, and is flown to the mountains

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 jumps	nsubj
2	jumps	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	from	from	ADP	_	6 roof	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 roof	det
5	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 roof	compound
6	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumps	obl
7	into	into	ADP	_	9 moat	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 moat	det
9	moat	moat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumps	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 caught	punct
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 caught	aux:pass
12	caught	catch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 jumps	conj
13	by	by	ADP	_	15 raven	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 raven	det
15	raven	raven	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 caught	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 flown	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 flown	cc
18	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 flown	aux:pass
19	flown	fly	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 jumps	conj
20	to	to	ADP	_	22 mountains	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 mountains	det
22	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 flown	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	jump	present	She	the palace roof	into the moat result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into moat=Result
2	catch	present · passive	a raven			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	fly	present · passive	She not said here		to the mountains result	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: to mountain=Result

Option 3

She falls into the river, is rescued by a fisherman, and is returned to the king's palace

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 falls	nsubj
2	falls	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	into	into	ADP	_	5 river	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 river	det
5	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 falls	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 rescued	punct
7	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 rescued	aux:pass
8	rescued	rescue	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 falls	conj
9	by	by	ADP	_	11 fisherman	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 fisherman	det
11	fisherman	fisherman	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 rescued	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 returned	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 returned	cc
14	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 returned	aux:pass
15	returned	return	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 falls	conj
16	to	to	ADP	_	20 palace	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 king	det
18	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 palace	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 king	case
20	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 returned	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	fall	present	She	into the river result	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into river=Result
2	rescue	present · passive	a fisherman		vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	return	present · passive	She not said here	to the king's palace result	vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: to palace=Result

Option 4

She falls asleep and a goblin carries her off

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 falls	nsubj
2	falls	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 falls	xcomp
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 carries	cc
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 goblin	det
6	goblin	goblin	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 carries	nsubj
7	carries	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 falls	conj
8	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 carries	obj
9	off	off	ADP	_	7 carries	compound:prt

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fall	present	She					asleep property	vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	carry off	present	a goblin	her = she					vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme

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