Exam question 3 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of Norway: the prince f…

Describe the relationship between the wife's perseverance and the outcome of the three bargains.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: describe · To what, where: relationship

This is exam question 3 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	Describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 relationship	det
3	relationship	relationship	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Describe	obj
4	between	between	ADP	_	8 perseverance	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wife	det
6	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 perseverance	nmod:poss
7	's	's	PART	_	6 wife	case
8	perseverance	perseverance	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relationship	nmod
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 outcome	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 outcome	det
11	outcome	outcome	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 relationship	conj
12	of	of	ADP	_	15 bargains	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 bargains	det
14	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 bargains	nummod
15	bargains	bargain	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 outcome	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	describe	imperative	you not said here	the relationship and the outcome of the three bargains				between the wife's perseverance	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent relationship=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

Her persistence in singing each night brings the three bargains to a successful conclusion, and the witch's daughter is paid in full each time

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 persistence	nmod:poss
2	persistence	persistence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 brings	nsubj
3	in	in	SCONJ	_	4 singing	mark
4	singing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 persistence	acl
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	6 night	det
6	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 singing	obj
7	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bargains	det
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 bargains	nummod
10	bargains	bargain	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 brings	obj
11	to	to	ADP	_	14 conclusion	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 conclusion	det
13	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 conclusion	amod
14	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 brings	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 paid	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 paid	cc
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 paid	nsubj
21	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 paid	aux:pass
22	paid	pay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 brings	parataxis
23	in	in	ADP	_	24 full	case
24	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 paid	obl
25	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	26 time	det
26	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 paid	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	sing speech: express	gerund	Her persistence not said here			night	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	bring	present	Her persistence	the three bargains	a successful conclusion		vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bargain=Theme to conclusion=Destination
3	pay	present · passive		the witch's daughter	full	time	vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

Her persistence in singing each night brings the three bargains to a successful conclusion

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 persistence	nmod:poss
2	persistence	persistence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 brings	nsubj
3	in	in	SCONJ	_	4 singing	mark
4	singing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 persistence	acl
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	6 night	det
6	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 singing	obj
7	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bargains	det
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 bargains	nummod
10	bargains	bargain	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 brings	obj
11	to	to	ADP	_	14 conclusion	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 conclusion	det
13	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 conclusion	amod
14	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 brings	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	gerund	Her persistence not said here				night		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	bring	present	Her persistence	the three bargains		a successful conclusion			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bargain=Theme to conclusion=Destination

Option 3

Her persistence in singing each night brings the three bargains to a successful conclusion, though the prince remembers nothing of it until the ring is fitted

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 persistence	nmod:poss
2	persistence	persistence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 brings	nsubj
3	in	in	SCONJ	_	4 singing	mark
4	singing	sing	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 persistence	acl
5	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	6 night	det
6	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 singing	obj
7	brings	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 bargains	det
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 bargains	nummod
10	bargains	bargain	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 brings	obj
11	to	to	ADP	_	14 conclusion	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 conclusion	det
13	successful	successful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 conclusion	amod
14	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 brings	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 remembers	punct
16	though	though	SCONJ	_	19 remembers	mark
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 prince	det
18	prince	prince	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 remembers	nsubj
19	remembers	remember	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 brings	conj
20	nothing	nothing	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Neg	19 remembers	obj
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 it	case
22	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 nothing	nmod
23	until	until	SCONJ	_	27 fitted	mark
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 ring	det
25	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 fitted	nsubj:pass
26	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	27 fitted	aux:pass
27	fitted	fit	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	19 remembers	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	sing speech: express	gerund	Her persistence not said here			night	vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	bring	present	Her persistence	the three bargains	a successful conclusion		vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bargain=Theme to conclusion=Destination
3	remember	present	the prince	nothing			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent nothing=Theme
4	fit	present · passive		the ring			vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 4

Her steady singing over three nights leads to the success of each bargain in the end

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 singing	nmod:poss
2	steady	steady	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 singing	amod
3	singing	singing	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 leads	nsubj
4	over	over	ADP	_	6 nights	case
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	6 nights	nummod
6	nights	night	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 singing	nmod
7	leads	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 success	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 success	det
10	success	success	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 leads	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 bargain	case
12	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	13 bargain	det
13	bargain	bargain	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 success	nmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 end	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 end	det
16	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 bargain	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	present	Her steady singing over three nights					to the success of each bargain in the end	vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition to success=Patient
2	sing		Her = she				over three nights		nom singing «act transitive»: poss=agent over=obl

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