Exam question 3 · Grimm, Rumpelstiltskin, part 31: the wicked pair are punis…

Which of the following is the correct sequence of events in the spinning chamber?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, be, spin

This is exam question 3 of lesson 128 «Grimm, Rumpelstiltskin, part 31: the wicked pair are punished, and a Miller's daughter must spin straw into gold» 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	8 sequence	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	8 sequence	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sequence	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 sequence	case
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 sequence	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sequence	det
7	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 sequence	amod
8	sequence	sequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 events	case
10	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 sequence	nmod
11	in	in	ADP	_	14 chamber	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 chamber	det
13	spinning	spin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	14 chamber	amod
14	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 events	nmod
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 sequence	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund		vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	of the correct sequence; of events in the spinning chamber	tree rules
3	spin	gerund		vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Necklace, then ring, then the promised first-born child

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Necklace	necklace	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 ring	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Necklace	punct
3	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 ring	advmod
4	ring	ring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 promised	punct
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 promised	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 promised	det
8	promised	promise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 ring	advcl
9	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	11 born	advmod
10	-	-	PUNCT	_	9 first	punct
11	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 child	amod
12	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 promised	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	ring	infinitive	Necklace		then		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	promise speech: promise	participle	Necklace not said here	born child	then		vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent child=Theme
3	bear	participle				first property	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer

Option 2

Ring, then the gold, then the necklace, then the child

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 gold	punct
3	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	5 gold	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 gold	det
5	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ring	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 necklace	punct
7	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 necklace	advmod
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 necklace	det
9	necklace	necklace	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ring	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 child	punct
11	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 child	advmod
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 child	det
13	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ring	conj

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 3

Straw, then gold, then the necklace, then the ring, and finally the first-born child promised to the Dwarf

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Straw	straw	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 gold	punct
3	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	4 gold	advmod
4	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Straw	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 necklace	punct
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	8 necklace	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 necklace	det
8	necklace	necklace	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Straw	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 ring	punct
10	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 ring	advmod
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 ring	det
12	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Straw	conj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 child	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 child	cc
15	finally	finally	ADV	_	20 child	advmod
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 child	det
17	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	19 born	amod
18	-	-	PUNCT	_	17 first	punct
19	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 child	amod
20	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Straw	conj
21	promised	promise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 child	acl
22	to	to	ADP	_	24 Dwarf	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 Dwarf	det
24	Dwarf	Dwarf	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 promised	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	participle							vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
2	promise speech: promise	participle		the born child not said here	the Dwarf				vn promise-37.13 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Agent to dwarf=Recipient

Option 4

Necklace, ring, a nail-studded cask, then the first-born child, all in the spinning chamber over three nights

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Necklace	necklace	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 ring	punct
3	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Necklace	conj
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 cask	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 cask	det
6	nail	nail	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 studded	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 nail	punct
8	studded	stud	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 cask	amod
9	cask	cask	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Necklace	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 child	punct
11	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 child	advmod
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 child	det
13	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	15 born	amod
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 first	punct
15	born	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	16 child	amod
16	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Necklace	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 chamber	punct
18	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	22 chamber	nsubj
19	in	in	ADP	_	22 chamber	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 chamber	det
21	spinning	spin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	22 chamber	amod
22	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Necklace	conj
23	over	over	ADP	_	25 nights	case
24	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	25 nights	nummod
25	nights	night	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 chamber	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	roles by
1	stud	participle	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
2	bear	participle	vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer
3	spin	gerund	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

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