Exam question 4 · Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magi…

Describe the conclusion reached by the protagonist regarding the gift of riches, and the object she returns to the fairy.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, object · What happens: describe, reach, regard, return, gift · To what, where: conclusion, riches

This is exam question 4 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	Describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 conclusion	det
3	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Describe	obj
4	reached	reach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 conclusion	acl
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 protagonist	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 protagonist	det
7	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 reached	obl
8	regarding	regard	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 gift	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 gift	det
10	gift	gift	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 protagonist	nmod
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 riches	case
12	riches	rich	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 gift	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 returns	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 returns	cc
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 object	det
16	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 returns	nsubj
17	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 returns	nsubj
18	returns	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Describe	parataxis
19	to	to	ADP	_	21 fairy	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 fairy	det
21	fairy	fairy	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 returns	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	describe	imperative	you not said here	the conclusion		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent conclusion=Theme
2	reach	participle		the conclusion not said here	by the protagonist regard the gift of riches	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	regard	gerund				vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	return	present	the object		to the fairy result	vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to fairy=Result
5	gift			riches		nom gift «possession 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

She decides that wealth is not worth the price, so she gives back the feather, the pin, and the box, keeping only the pearls to share with her family.

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 decides	nsubj
2	decides	decide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 worth	mark
4	wealth	wealth	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 worth	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 worth	cop
6	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	7 worth	advmod
7	worth	worth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 decides	ccomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 price	det
9	price	price	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 worth	obj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 gives	punct
11	so	so	ADV	_	13 gives	advmod
12	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 gives	nsubj
13	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 decides	parataxis
14	back	back	ADV	_	13 gives	advmod
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 feather	det
16	feather	feather	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 gives	obj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 pin	punct
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 pin	det
19	pin	pin	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 feather	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 box	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 box	cc
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 box	det
23	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 feather	conj
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 keeping	punct
25	keeping	keep	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	13 gives	parataxis
26	only	only	ADV	_	28 pearls	advmod
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 pearls	det
28	pearls	pearl	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 keeping	obj
29	to	to	PART	_	30 share	mark
30	share	share	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	25 keeping	advcl
31	with	with	ADP	_	33 family	case
32	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	33 family	nmod:poss
33	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 share	obl
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 decides	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	decide	present	She			vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	not is	present	wealth		worth property	tree rules
3	give back	present	she	the feather and the pin and the box		vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme
4	keep	gerund		the pearls		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pearl=Theme
5	share	to-infinitive			with her family	tree rules

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

She rejects riches and returns the feather, the pin and the box.

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 rejects	nsubj
2	rejects	reject	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	riches	rich	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 rejects	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 returns	cc
5	returns	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 rejects	conj
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 feather	det
7	feather	feather	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 returns	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 pin	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 pin	det
10	pin	pin	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 feather	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 box	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 box	det
13	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 feather	conj
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rejects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reject	present	She	riches					vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rich=Theme
2	return	present	She not said here	the feather and the pin and the box					vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme

Option 3

She refuses wealth and gives back the feather and box.

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 refuses	nsubj
2	refuses	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	wealth	wealth	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 refuses	obj
4	and	and	CCONJ	_	5 gives	cc
5	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 refuses	conj
6	back	back	ADV	_	5 gives	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 feather	det
8	feather	feather	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gives	obj
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 box	cc
10	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 feather	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 refuses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	refuse	present	She	wealth					vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wealth=Theme
2	give back	present	She not said here	the feather and box					vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme

Option 4

She firmly rejects all the riches and promises of a grand life, and she returns the feather, the copper pin, and the small box to the fairy at once.

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	3 rejects	nsubj
2	firmly	firmly	ADV	_	3 rejects	advmod
3	rejects	reject	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 riches	det:predet
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 riches	det
6	riches	rich	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 rejects	obj
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 promises	cc
8	promises	promise	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 riches	conj
9	of	of	ADP	_	12 life	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 life	det
11	grand	grand	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 life	amod
12	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 promises	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 returns	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 returns	cc
15	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 returns	nsubj
16	returns	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 rejects	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 feather	det
18	feather	feather	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 returns	obj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 pin	punct
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 pin	det
21	copper	copper	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 pin	compound
22	pin	pin	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 feather	conj
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 box	punct
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 box	cc
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 box	det
26	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 box	amod
27	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 returns	obl
28	to	to	ADP	_	30 fairy	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 fairy	det
30	fairy	fairy	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 box	nmod
31	at	at	ADP	_	32 once	case
32	once	once	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	16 returns	obl
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 rejects	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	reject	present	She	all riches and promises of a grand life	firmly property	vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rich=Theme
2	return	present	she	the feather and the copper pin	the small box to the fairy obl	vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme
3	promise			a grand life		nom promise «communication transitive»: of=patient

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