Exam question 4 · Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden ap…
With reference to the whole tale, describe the manner in which Two-Eyes responds to her sisters' request for aid after their fall.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Two Eyes, sisters · What happens: describe, respond, request · To what, where: manner
This is exam question 4 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 describe | obl |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 tale | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 tale | det |
| 5 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 tale | amod |
| 6 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 reference | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 2 reference | punct |
| 8 | describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 manner | det |
| 10 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 describe | obj |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 which | case |
| 12 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 responds | obl |
| 13 | Two | two | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 15 Eyes | nummod |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 Two | punct |
| 15 | Eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 responds | nsubj |
| 16 | responds | respond | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 describe | parataxis |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 request | case |
| 18 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 sisters | nmod:poss |
| 19 | sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 request | nmod:poss |
| 20 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 19 sisters | case |
| 21 | request | request | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 responds | obl |
| 22 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 aid | case |
| 23 | aid | aid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 request | nmod |
| 24 | after | after | ADP | _ | 26 fall | case |
| 25 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 fall | nmod:poss |
| 26 | fall | fall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 responds | obl |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the manner | with reference to the whole tale | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | |||
| 2 | respond speech: other | present | Two Eyes | after Eyes's fall | to her sisters's request for aid | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to request=Theme | |||
| 3 | request | her sisters | for aid | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent for=obl |
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 ignores them and sends them to the kitchen to scrub pots
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 ignores | nsubj |
| 2 | ignores | ignore | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 ignores | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 sends | cc |
| 5 | sends | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 ignores | conj |
| 6 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 sends | obj |
| 7 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 kitchen | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 kitchen | det |
| 9 | kitchen | kitchen | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 sends | obl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 scrub | mark |
| 11 | scrub | scrub | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 sends | advcl |
| 12 | pots | pot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 scrub | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ignore | present | She | them = they | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | ||||
| 2 | send | present | She not said here | them = they | the kitchen | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to kitchen=Destination | |||
| 3 | scrub | to-infinitive | She not said here | pots | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent pot=Source |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
She bids them welcome, invites them in, and takes care of them
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 bids | nsubj |
| 2 | bids | bid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 bids | obj |
| 4 | welcome | welcome | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 bids | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 invites | punct |
| 6 | invites | invite | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 bids | conj |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 invites | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADV | _ | 6 invites | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 takes | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 takes | cc |
| 11 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 bids | conj |
| 12 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 takes | obj |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 them | case |
| 14 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 takes | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bid | present | She | them = they | welcome property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | invite | present | She not said here | them = they | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | take | present | She not said here | care | of them = they | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent care=Theme of they=Initial_Location |
Option 3
She bids them welcome, invites them in, takes care of them, and forgives them for all of their cruelty toward her in the past
The tree, 24 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 bids | nsubj |
| 2 | bids | bid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 bids | obj |
| 4 | welcome | welcome | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 bids | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 invites | punct |
| 6 | invites | invite | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 bids | parataxis |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 invites | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADV | _ | 6 invites | advmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 takes | punct |
| 10 | takes | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 invites | conj |
| 11 | care | care | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 takes | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 them | case |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 care | nmod |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 forgives | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 forgives | cc |
| 16 | forgives | forgive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 bids | conj |
| 17 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 forgives | obj |
| 18 | for | for | ADP | _ | 19 all | case |
| 19 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 16 forgives | obl |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 cruelty | case |
| 21 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 cruelty | nmod:poss |
| 22 | cruelty | cruelty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 all | nmod |
| 23 | toward | toward | ADP | _ | 24 her | case |
| 24 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 forgives | obl |
| 25 | in | in | ADP | _ | 27 past | case |
| 26 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 past | det |
| 27 | past | past | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 forgives | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bid | present | She | them = they | welcome property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | invite | present | them = they | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | |||||
| 3 | take | present | care of them | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent care=Theme | |||||
| 4 | forgive | present | She not said here | them = they | the past | for all; toward her = she | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent they=Theme for all=Attribute | ||
| 5 | care | them = they | nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent |
Option 4
She bids them welcome, invites them to the great hall, gives them fine clothes and food, and asks the Knight to find them a home
The tree, 25 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 bids | nsubj |
| 2 | bids | bid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 bids | obj |
| 4 | welcome | welcome | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 bids | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 invites | punct |
| 6 | invites | invite | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 bids | parataxis |
| 7 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 invites | obj |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 hall | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 hall | det |
| 10 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 hall | amod |
| 11 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 invites | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 gives | punct |
| 13 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 invites | conj |
| 14 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 gives | iobj |
| 15 | fine | fine | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 clothes | amod |
| 16 | clothes | clothes | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 13 gives | obj |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 food | cc |
| 18 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 clothes | conj |
| 19 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 asks | punct |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 asks | cc |
| 21 | asks | ask | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 bids | conj |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 Knight | det |
| 23 | Knight | knight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 asks | obj |
| 24 | to | to | PART | _ | 25 find | mark |
| 25 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 asks | xcomp |
| 26 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 25 find | obj |
| 27 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 28 home | det |
| 28 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 find | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bid | present | She | them = they | welcome property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | invite | present | them = they | to the great hall | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | give | present | fine clothes and food | them = they | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clothes=Theme | ||||
| 4 | ask speech: ask | present | She not said here | the Knight | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent knight=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 5 | find not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | clothes | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent they=Theme home=Attribute |
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