Exam question 2 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of Norway: the prince f…

Identify the means by which the prince's memory is restored at the close of the episode.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, the · What happens: identify, mean, restore · To what, where: memory, close · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1297 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of Norway: the prince forgets his wife, and she wins him back» 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Identify	ccomp
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 restored	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 prince	det
7	prince	prince	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 memory	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 prince	case
9	memory	memory	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 restored	nsubj:pass
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 restored	aux:pass
11	restored	restore	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 means	ccomp
12	at	at	ADP	_	14 close	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 close	det
14	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 restored	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 episode	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 episode	det
17	episode	episode	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 close	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	mean	present	the			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	restore	present · passive		the prince's memory	the close of the episode	vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=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

She matches the ring halves together, and the wood's spell lifts from his mind

The tree, 15 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 matches	nsubj
2	matches	match	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 halves	det
4	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 halves	compound
5	halves	half	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 matches	obj
6	together	together	ADV	_	2 matches	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 lifts	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 lifts	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wood	det
10	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 spell	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 wood	case
12	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 lifts	nsubj
13	lifts	lift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 matches	conj
14	from	from	ADP	_	16 mind	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 mind	nmod:poss
16	mind	mind	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 lifts	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	match	present	She	the ring halves		together property	vn amalgamate-22.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent half=Patient
2	lift	present	the wood's spell		spell's mind		vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent from mind=Destination
3	spell		the wood				nom spell «state transitive»: poss=agent
4	mind		spell				nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

The princess fits her half of the marriage ring to his, breaking the enchantment that the witch's daughter had placed on him through the wood's trees

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 princess	det
2	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fits	nsubj
3	fits	fit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 half	nmod:poss
5	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	3 fits	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 ring	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 ring	det
8	marriage	marriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ring	compound
9	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 half	nmod
10	to	to	ADP	_	11 his	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 fits	parataxis
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 breaking	punct
13	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 fits	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 enchantment	det
15	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 breaking	obj
16	that	that	SCONJ	_	22 placed	mark
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 witch	det
18	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 daughter	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 witch	case
20	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 placed	nsubj
21	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 placed	aux
22	placed	place	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	13 breaking	advcl
23	on	on	ADP	_	24 him	case
24	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 placed	obl
25	through	through	ADP	_	29 trees	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 wood	det
27	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 trees	nmod:poss
28	's	's	PART	_	27 wood	case
29	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 placed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	fit	present	the princess	princess's half of the marriage ring			vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent half=Patient
2	break	gerund	the princess not said here	the enchantment			vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer enchantment=Patient
3	place	past · perfect	the witch's daughter		the wood's trees	on him = he	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent on he=Destination

Option 3

The princess fits her half of the marriage ring to his, breaking the enchantment and the spell of the wood, so that he remembers everything at once

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 princess	det
2	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fits	nsubj
3	fits	fit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 half	nmod:poss
5	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	3 fits	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 ring	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 ring	det
8	marriage	marriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ring	compound
9	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 half	nmod
10	to	to	ADP	_	11 his	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 fits	parataxis
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 breaking	punct
13	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 fits	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 enchantment	det
15	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 breaking	obj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 spell	cc
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 spell	det
18	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 enchantment	conj
19	of	of	ADP	_	21 wood	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 wood	det
21	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 spell	nmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 remembers	punct
23	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	26 remembers	mark
24	that	that	SCONJ	_	23 so	fixed
25	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 remembers	nsubj
26	remembers	remember	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 fits	conj
27	everything	everything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Tot	26 remembers	obj
28	at	at	ADP	_	29 once	case
29	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	26 remembers	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	fit	present	the princess	princess's half of the marriage ring	vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent half=Patient
2	break	gerund	the princess not said here	the enchantment and the spell of the wood	vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer enchantment=Patient
3	remember	present	he	everything	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent everything=Theme
4	spell			the wood	nom spell «state transitive»: of=patient

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

The princess fits her half of the marriage ring to his, breaking the enchantment

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 princess	det
2	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 fits	nsubj
3	fits	fit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 half	nmod:poss
5	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	3 fits	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 ring	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 ring	det
8	marriage	marriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 ring	compound
9	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 half	nmod
10	to	to	ADP	_	11 his	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 fits	parataxis
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 breaking	punct
13	breaking	break	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 fits	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 enchantment	det
15	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 breaking	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	fit	present	the princess	princess's half of the marriage ring					vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent half=Patient
2	break	gerund	the princess not said here	the enchantment					vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer enchantment=Patient

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