Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, Prince Charming and Princess Goldilocks: Char…

By what means does the King come to his death, according to the account given in this section?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: King · What happens: mean, come, accord, give, die · To what, where: death, account, section

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1461 «Fairy Tales, Prince Charming and Princess Goldilocks: Charming fetches the water, is jailed, and becomes king» 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	By	by	ADP	_	2 what	case
2	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 come	obl
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 what	acl:relcl
4	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 come	aux
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 King	det
6	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 come	nsubj
7	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
8	to	to	ADP	_	10 death	case
9	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 death	nmod:poss
10	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 come	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 account	punct
12	according	accord	VERB	ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 account	case
13	to	to	ADP	_	12 according	fixed
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 account	det
15	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 come	obl
16	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 account	acl
17	in	in	ADP	_	19 section	case
18	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	19 section	det
19	section	section	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 given	obl
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 come	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	mean	present					vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	come	present · do-support	the King		King's death	accord the account	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to death=Initial_Location
3	accord	gerund					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent
4	give	participle		the account not said here	this section		vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient
5	die		King				nom death «event 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 · ← Mova's choice

He bathes his face in the sleep-water, believing it the water of beauty, and dies in his chamber before the physicians arrive from the city.

The tree, 26 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 bathes	nsubj
2	bathes	bathe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 face	nmod:poss
4	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bathes	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 water	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 water	det
7	sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 water	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 sleep	punct
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bathes	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 believing	punct
11	believing	believe	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 bathes	advcl
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 believing	obj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 water	det
14	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 believing	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 beauty	case
16	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 water	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 dies	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 dies	cc
19	dies	die	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 bathes	conj
20	in	in	ADP	_	22 chamber	case
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 chamber	nmod:poss
22	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 dies	obl
23	before	before	SCONJ	_	26 arrive	mark
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 physicians	det
25	physicians	physician	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 arrive	nsubj
26	arrive	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 dies	advcl
27	from	from	ADP	_	29 city	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 city	det
29	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 arrive	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bathes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	bathe	present	He	his face		in the sleep water	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent face=Destination in water=Theme
2	believe	gerund	He not said here	face			vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme water=Eventuality
3	die	present	He not said here			in his chamber	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in chamber=Attribute
4	arrive	present	the physicians		the city		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from city=Initial_Location

Option 2

He is struck down by the jealous courtiers, who had long wished to see him dead, and his body is carried to the chapel.

The tree, 24 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	3 struck	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 struck	aux:pass
3	struck	strike	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 struck	compound:prt
5	by	by	ADP	_	8 courtiers	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 courtiers	det
7	jealous	jealous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 courtiers	amod
8	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 struck	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 wished	punct
10	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 wished	nsubj:pass
11	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 wished	aux
12	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	13 wished	advmod
13	wished	wish	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 courtiers	acl:relcl
14	to	to	PART	_	15 see	mark
15	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	13 wished	xcomp
16	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 see	obj
17	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 see	xcomp
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 carried	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 carried	cc
20	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 body	nmod:poss
21	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 carried	nsubj:pass
22	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 carried	aux:pass
23	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 struck	conj
24	to	to	ADP	_	26 chapel	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 chapel	det
26	chapel	chapel	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 carried	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 struck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	strike down	present · passive	the jealous courtiers	He			vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent subject=Instrument
2	wish	past · perfect · passive		the jealous courtiers		long property	tree rules
3	see not said to happen	to-infinitive		him = he		dead property	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus
4	carry	present · passive		his body	the chapel		vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to chapel=Destination

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He bathes his face with the sleep-water, mistaking it for the water of beauty, and cannot be roused.

The tree, 20 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 bathes	nsubj
2	bathes	bathe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 face	nmod:poss
4	face	face	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bathes	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	9 water	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 water	det
7	sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 water	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 sleep	punct
9	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bathes	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 mistaking	punct
11	mistaking	mistake	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 bathes	advcl
12	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 mistaking	obj
13	for	for	ADP	_	15 water	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 water	det
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 mistaking	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	17 beauty	case
17	beauty	beauty	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 water	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 roused	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 roused	cc
20	can	can	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	23 roused	aux
21	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	23 roused	advmod
22	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	23 roused	aux:pass
23	roused	rouse	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 bathes	conj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 bathes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	bathe	present	He	his face	with the sleep water	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent face=Destination with water=Theme
2	mistake	gerund	He not said here	face	for the water of beauty	tree rules
3	not rouse	can · passive	He not said here			vn stimulate-59.4 «NP V NP»

Option 4

He is struck down by the jealous courtiers in the hall.

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	3 struck	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 struck	aux:pass
3	struck	strike	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	down	down	ADP	_	3 struck	compound:prt
5	by	by	ADP	_	8 courtiers	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 courtiers	det
7	jealous	jealous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 courtiers	amod
8	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 struck	obl
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 hall	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hall	det
11	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 courtiers	nmod
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 struck	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	strike down	present · passive	the jealous courtiers in the hall	He					vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent subject=Instrument

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