Exam question 1 · Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magi…
Explain the reason for which the protagonist declines the offer of marriage made by the young man in the carriage.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, protagonist · What happens: explain, decline, make, offer · To what, where: reason, offer, marriage
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1329 «Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magic gifts and chooses an honest life» 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 | Explain | explain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 reason | det |
| 3 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 declines | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 protagonist | det |
| 7 | protagonist | protagonist | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 declines | nsubj |
| 8 | declines | decline | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 reason | acl:relcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 offer | det |
| 10 | offer | offer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 declines | obj |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 marriage | case |
| 12 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 offer | nmod |
| 13 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 marriage | acl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 man | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 man | det |
| 16 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 man | amod |
| 17 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 made | obl |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 carriage | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 carriage | det |
| 20 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 man | nmod |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Explain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the reason | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | ||||
| 2 | decline | present | the protagonist | the offer of marriage | for the reason | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offer=Theme | |||
| 3 | make | participle | marriage not said here | by the young man in the carriage | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset | ||||
| 4 | offer | marriage | nom offer «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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
She declares that she wishes to marry Denis and remain a peasant girl.
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 declares | nsubj |
| 2 | declares | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 wishes | mark |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 wishes | nsubj |
| 5 | wishes | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 declares | advcl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 marry | mark |
| 7 | marry | marry | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 wishes | xcomp |
| 8 | Denis | Denis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 marry | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 remain | cc |
| 10 | remain | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 marry | conj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 girl | det |
| 12 | peasant | peasant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 girl | amod |
| 13 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 remain | obj |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 declares | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | declare speech: other | present | She | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | wish | present | she | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | marry not said to happen | to-infinitive | she not said here | Denis | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent denis=Patient | ||||
| 4 | remain | present | she not said here | a peasant girl | vn seem-109-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme girl=Attribute |
Option 2
She says she loves Denis and will not leave her home.
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 says | nsubj |
| 2 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 loves | nsubj |
| 4 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 says | ccomp |
| 5 | Denis | Denis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 loves | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 leave | cc |
| 7 | will | will | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 9 leave | aux |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 9 leave | advmod |
| 9 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 loves | conj |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 home | nmod:poss |
| 11 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 leave | obj |
| 12 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 says | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | present | She | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | love | present | she | Denis | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer denis=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | not leave | future | she not said here | Denis's home | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme |
Option 3
She declares that she is already promised to Denis, that she would rather remain a humble peasant girl, and that no carriage or castle could ever change her mind.
The tree, 29 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 declares | nsubj |
| 2 | declares | declare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 promised | mark |
| 4 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 promised | nsubj |
| 5 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 promised | aux:pass |
| 6 | already | already | ADV | _ | 7 promised | advmod |
| 7 | promised | promise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 declares | ccomp |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 Denis | case |
| 9 | Denis | Denis | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 promised | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 remain | punct |
| 11 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 15 remain | mark |
| 12 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 remain | nsubj |
| 13 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 15 remain | aux |
| 14 | rather | rather | ADV | _ | 15 remain | advmod |
| 15 | remain | remain | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 declares | conj |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 girl | det |
| 17 | humble | humble | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 girl | amod |
| 18 | peasant | peasant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 girl | compound |
| 19 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 remain | xcomp |
| 20 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 29 change | punct |
| 21 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 29 change | cc |
| 22 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 29 change | mark |
| 23 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 24 carriage | det |
| 24 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 change | nsubj |
| 25 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 26 castle | cc |
| 26 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 carriage | conj |
| 27 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 29 change | aux |
| 28 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 29 change | advmod |
| 29 | change | change | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 declares | parataxis |
| 30 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 31 mind | nmod:poss |
| 31 | mind | mind | NOUN | Number=Sing | 29 change | obj |
| 32 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 declares | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | declare speech: other | present | She | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | promise speech: promise | present · passive | she | Denis | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme to denis=Goal | ||||
| 3 | remain | would | Denis | a humble peasant girl | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 4 | change | could | no carriage or castle | Denis's mind | ever | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient | |||
| 5 | mind | Denis | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
She explains that the young man's wealth would bring her misery, since she would be far from her family, her friends, and the work she loves on the farm.
The tree, 30 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 explains | nsubj |
| 2 | explains | explain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 bring | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 man | det |
| 5 | young | young | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 man | amod |
| 6 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 wealth | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 man | case |
| 8 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 bring | nsubj |
| 9 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 10 bring | aux |
| 10 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 explains | ccomp |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 misery | nmod:poss |
| 12 | misery | misery | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 bring | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 family | punct |
| 14 | since | since | SCONJ | _ | 21 family | mark |
| 15 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 family | nsubj |
| 16 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 family | aux |
| 17 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 21 family | cop |
| 18 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 21 family | advmod |
| 19 | from | from | ADP | _ | 21 family | case |
| 20 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 family | nmod:poss |
| 21 | family | family | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 bring | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 friends | punct |
| 23 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 24 friends | nmod:poss |
| 24 | friends | friend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 family | conj |
| 25 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 30 loves | punct |
| 26 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 30 loves | cc |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 work | det |
| 28 | work | work | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 loves | nsubj |
| 29 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 30 loves | nsubj |
| 30 | loves | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 explains | conj |
| 31 | on | on | ADP | _ | 33 farm | case |
| 32 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 33 farm | det |
| 33 | farm | farm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 loves | obl |
| 34 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 explains | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | present | She | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | bring | would | the young man's wealth | wealth's misery | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent misery=Theme | ||||
| 3 | is | would | wealth | wealth's family and wealth's friends | far property | tree rules | |||
| 4 | love | present | the work | the farm | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
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