Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man…

Which of the following correctly describes the circumstances in which the merchant arrives at the castle?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: merchant · What happens: follow, describe, arrive · To what, where: circumstances

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1437 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man tears himself in two, and the merchant finds a magic castle» 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 circumstances	det
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 describes	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 arrives	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 merchant	det
12	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 arrives	nsubj
13	arrives	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 circumstances	acl:relcl
14	at	at	ADP	_	16 castle	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 castle	det
16	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 arrives	obl
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the circumstances		correctly property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme
3	arrive	present	the merchant		the circumstances	at the castle	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer

He travels through deep snow and shelters in a hollow tree before reaching the avenue

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 travels	nsubj
2	travels	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 snow	case
4	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 snow	amod
5	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travels	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 shelters	cc
7	shelters	shelter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 travels	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 tree	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 tree	det
10	hollow	hollow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 tree	amod
11	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shelters	obl
12	before	before	SCONJ	_	13 reaching	mark
13	reaching	reach	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	7 shelters	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 avenue	det
15	avenue	avenue	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 reaching	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	travel	present	He		deep snow	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through snow=Trajectory
2	shelter	present	He not said here		a hollow tree	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location
3	reach	gerund	He not said here	the avenue		vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent avenue=Theme

Option 2

He wanders through a sunny meadow and stops at an inn before finding the palace door

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 wanders	nsubj
2	wanders	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	6 meadow	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 meadow	det
5	sunny	sunny	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 meadow	amod
6	meadow	meadow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wanders	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 stops	cc
8	stops	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 wanders	conj
9	at	at	ADP	_	11 inn	case
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 inn	det
11	inn	inn	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stops	obl
12	before	before	SCONJ	_	13 finding	mark
13	finding	find	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 stops	advcl
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 door	det
15	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 door	compound
16	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 finding	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	wander	present	He		a sunny meadow	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through meadow=Trajectory
2	stop	present	He not said here		a inn	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at inn=Location
3	find	gerund	He not said here	the palace door		vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Topic

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

He wanders through deep snow and shelters in a hollow tree, then walks down an avenue lined with trees and reaches the castle at dawn

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 wanders	nsubj
2	wanders	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 snow	case
4	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 snow	amod
5	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wanders	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 shelters	cc
7	shelters	shelter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 wanders	conj
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 tree	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 tree	det
10	hollow	hollow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 tree	amod
11	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shelters	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 walks	punct
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 walks	advmod
14	walks	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 wanders	conj
15	down	down	ADV	_	14 walks	advmod
16	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 avenue	det
17	avenue	avenue	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 walks	obj
18	lined	line	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 avenue	acl
19	with	with	ADP	_	20 trees	case
20	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 lined	obl
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 reaches	cc
22	reaches	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 wanders	conj
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 castle	det
24	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 reaches	obj
25	at	at	ADP	_	26 dawn	case
26	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 reaches	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wander	present	He		deep snow			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through snow=Trajectory
2	shelter	present	He not said here		a hollow tree			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location
3	walk down	present	He not said here	a avenue		then	down property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme avenue=Trajectory
4	line	participle		a avenue not said here			with trees	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with tree=Theme
5	reach	present	He not said here	the castle		dawn		vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent castle=Theme

Option 4

He travels through deep snow for days, shelters in a hollow tree and a cave, then slowly climbs a hill to reach the gates of the castle at last

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 travels	nsubj
2	travels	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	through	through	ADP	_	5 snow	case
4	deep	deep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 snow	amod
5	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travels	obl
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 days	case
7	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 travels	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 shelters	punct
9	shelters	shelter	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 days	conj
10	in	in	ADP	_	13 tree	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 tree	det
12	hollow	hollow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 tree	amod
13	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travels	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 cave	cc
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 cave	det
16	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 tree	conj
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 climbs	punct
18	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	20 climbs	advmod
19	slowly	slowly	ADV	_	20 climbs	advmod
20	climbs	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 travels	parataxis
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 hill	det
22	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 climbs	obj
23	to	to	PART	_	24 reach	mark
24	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 climbs	advcl
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 gates	det
26	gates	gate	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 reach	obj
27	of	of	ADP	_	29 castle	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 castle	det
29	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 gates	nmod
30	at	at	ADP	_	31 last	case
31	last	last	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 travels	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	present	He		deep snow	day	in a hollow tree and a cave; at last	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through snow=Trajectory
2	climb	present		a hill		then	slowly property	vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location hill=Theme
3	reach	to-infinitive		the gates of the castle				vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent gate=Theme

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