Exam question 3 · Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden ap…

With reference to the concluding passage, identify the circumstance by which the sisters were reduced to begging for their bread.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, circumstance · What happens: conclude, identify, reduce, beg · To what, where: circumstance, sisters

This is exam question 3 of lesson 130 «Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden apples: the Knight marries Two-Eyes and her sisters come begging» 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	With	with	ADP	_	2 reference	case
2	reference	reference	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 identify	obl
3	to	to	ADP	_	6 passage	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 passage	det
5	concluding	conclude	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 passage	amod
6	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reference	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 reference	punct
8	identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 circumstance	det
10	circumstance	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 identify	obj
11	by	by	ADP	_	12 which	case
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 reduced	obl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sisters	det
14	sisters	sister	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 reduced	nsubj:pass
15	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 reduced	aux:pass
16	reduced	reduce	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 circumstance	acl:relcl
17	to	to	SCONJ	_	18 begging	mark
18	begging	beg	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	16 reduced	advcl
19	for	for	ADP	_	21 bread	case
20	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 bread	nmod:poss
21	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 begging	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	8 identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	conclude	gerund				vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
2	identify	imperative	you not said here	the circumstance	with reference to the concluding passage	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme
3	reduce	past · passive	the circumstance	the sisters		vn limit-76 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer subject=Patient
4	beg speech: request	gerund	the circumstance not said here		for sisters's bread	vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for bread=Topic

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

Their subsequent poverty and wandering, which led them to beg at the palace door, after the magic tree and all their gold were taken from them in the final exposure

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 poverty	nmod:poss
2	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 poverty	amod
3	poverty	poverty	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 taken	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 wandering	cc
5	wandering	wonder	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 poverty	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 led	punct
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 led	nsubj
8	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 poverty	acl:relcl
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 led	obj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 beg	mark
11	beg	beg	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 led	xcomp
12	at	at	ADP	_	15 door	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 door	det
14	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 door	compound
15	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 beg	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 tree	punct
17	after	after	ADP	_	20 tree	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 tree	det
19	magic	magic	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 tree	compound
20	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 poverty	conj
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 gold	cc
22	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	24 gold	det:predet
23	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 gold	nmod:poss
24	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 tree	conj
25	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 taken	aux:pass
26	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
27	from	from	ADP	_	28 them	case
28	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	26 taken	obl
29	in	in	ADP	_	32 exposure	case
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 exposure	det
31	final	final	ADJ	Degree=Pos	32 exposure	amod
32	exposure	exposure	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 taken	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	wonder speech: ask	gerund					vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	lead	past	Their subsequent poverty and the magic tree and poverty's gold	poverty			vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Patient clause=Result
3	beg speech: request	to-infinitive	poverty not said here		the palace door		vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent
4	take	past · passive		Their subsequent poverty and the magic tree and poverty's gold	the final exposure	from tree	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: subject=Theme from they=Initial_Location

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Their subsequent poverty and wandering, which led them to beg at the palace door

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 poverty	nmod:poss
2	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 poverty	amod
3	poverty	poverty	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 led	nsubj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 wandering	cc
5	wandering	wonder	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 poverty	conj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 led	punct
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 led	nsubj
8	led	lead	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 led	obj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 beg	mark
11	beg	beg	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 led	xcomp
12	at	at	ADP	_	15 door	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 door	det
14	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 door	compound
15	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 beg	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	wonder speech: ask	gerund	Their subsequent poverty not said here			vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	lead	past	Their subsequent poverty	them = they		vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent they=Patient clause=Result
3	beg speech: request	to-infinitive	them = they not said here		the palace door	vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent

Option 3

The collapse of their lies and the loss of their home, which drove them to wander the land

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 collapse	det
2	collapse	collapse	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 drove	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 lies	case
4	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 lies	nmod:poss
5	lies	lie	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 collapse	nmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 loss	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 loss	det
8	loss	loss	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lies	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 home	case
10	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 home	nmod:poss
11	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 loss	nmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 drove	punct
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 drove	nsubj
14	drove	drive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
15	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 drove	obj
16	to	to	PART	_	17 wander	mark
17	wander	wander	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 drove	advcl
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 land	det
19	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 wander	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	drive	past	the collapse of their lies and the loss of lies's home	lies = lie	vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme they=Trajectory
2	wander	to-infinitive	the collapse of their lies and the loss of lies's home not said here	the land	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme land=Trajectory
3	collapse		their lies and the loss of lies's home		nom collapse «state intransitive»: of=agent
4	lie		their = they		nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

The loss of the tree and their wicked deeds, which left them to wander the roads hungry

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 loss	det
2	loss	loss	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 left	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 tree	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 tree	det
5	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loss	nmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 deeds	cc
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 deeds	nmod:poss
8	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 deeds	amod
9	deeds	deed	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 loss	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 left	punct
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 left	nsubj
12	left	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 left	obj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 wander	mark
15	wander	wander	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 left	advcl
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 roads	det
17	roads	road	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 wander	obj
18	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 wander	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past	the loss of the tree and loss's wicked deeds	deeds = deed					vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme
2	wander	to-infinitive	the loss of the tree and loss's wicked deeds not said here	the roads				hungry property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme road=Trajectory

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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