Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 25: the stolen ros…

Which of the following statements most accurately describes the merchant's actions after he awakes in the palace?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: he, merchant · What happens: follow, describe, awake, act · To what, where: actions, palace

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1438 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 25: the stolen rose and the Beast's bargain» 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	8 describes	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 describes	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 describes	advmod
8	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 merchant	det
10	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 actions	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 merchant	case
12	actions	action	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 describes	obj
13	after	after	SCONJ	_	15 awakes	mark
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 awakes	nsubj
15	awakes	awake	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 describes	advcl
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 palace	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 palace	det
18	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 awakes	obl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 describes	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 merchant's actions		of the following statements; accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent action=Theme
3	awake	present	he		the palace		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in palace=Location
4	act		the merchant				nom action «act intransitive»: poss=agent

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

He refuses the meal and searches the halls for the Beast and his servants

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 refuses	nsubj
2	refuses	refuse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 meal	det
4	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 refuses	obj
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	6 searches	cc
6	searches	search	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 refuses	conj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 halls	det
8	halls	hall	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 searches	obj
9	for	for	ADP	_	11 Beast	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Beast	det
11	Beast	Beast	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 searches	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 servants	cc
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 servants	nmod:poss
14	servants	servant	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 Beast	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	refuse	present	He	the meal					vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Theme
2	search	present	He not said here	the halls				for the Beast and his servants	vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent hall=Location for beast=Theme

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

He consumes a meal provided for him and explores the empty rooms and garden

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 consumes	nsubj
2	consumes	consume	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 meal	det
4	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consumes	obj
5	provided	provide	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 meal	acl
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 him	case
7	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 provided	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 explores	cc
9	explores	explore	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 consumes	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 rooms	det
11	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 rooms	amod
12	rooms	room	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 explores	obj
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 garden	cc
14	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rooms	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	consume	present	He	a meal		vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Asset
2	provide	participle		a meal not said here	for him = he	vn fulfilling-13.4.1-2 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent for he=Recipient
3	explore	present	He not said here	the empty rooms and garden		vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent room=Location

Option 3

He eats the meal, explores the empty rooms and garden, then sits by the fire waiting for the Beast to arrive and speak to him

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 eats	nsubj
2	eats	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 meal	det
4	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 eats	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 explores	punct
6	explores	explore	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 eats	conj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 rooms	det
8	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 rooms	amod
9	rooms	room	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 explores	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 garden	cc
11	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 rooms	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 sits	punct
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 sits	advmod
14	sits	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 eats	conj
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 fire	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 fire	det
17	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 sits	obl
18	waiting	wait	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 sits	advcl
19	for	for	ADP	_	21 Beast	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 Beast	det
21	Beast	Beast	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 waiting	obl
22	to	to	PART	_	23 arrive	mark
23	arrive	arrive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 waiting	advcl
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 speak	cc
25	speak	speak	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 arrive	conj
26	to	to	ADP	_	27 him	case
27	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 speak	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	eat	present	He	the meal				vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meal=Patient
2	explore	present	He not said here	the empty rooms and garden				vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent room=Location
3	sit	present	He not said here			then	by the fire	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by fire=Location
4	wait	gerund	He not said here				for the Beast	vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	arrive	to-infinitive	He not said here					vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
6	speak speech: other	infinitive	He not said here		him = he			vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to he=Co-Agent

Option 4

He tastes a meal, then wanders the cold palace gardens and then leaves quickly

The tree, 14 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 tastes	nsubj
2	tastes	taste	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 meal	det
4	meal	meal	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tastes	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 wanders	punct
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 wanders	advmod
7	wanders	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 tastes	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 gardens	det
9	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 gardens	amod
10	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 gardens	compound
11	gardens	garden	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 wanders	obj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 leaves	cc
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	14 leaves	advmod
14	leaves	leave	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 tastes	conj
15	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	14 leaves	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	taste	present	He	a meal			vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme meal=Attribute
2	wander	present	He not said here	the cold palace gardens	then		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme garden=Trajectory
3	leave	present	He not said here		then	quickly property	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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