Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Prince Charming and Princess Goldilocks: Char…
What is the principal reason given for Charming's imprisonment in the tower, as stated in the text?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Charming · What happens: be, give, state, imprison · To what, where: principal reason, tower, text
This is exam question 3 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 reason | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 reason | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 reason | det |
| 4 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 reason | amod |
| 5 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 reason | acl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 10 imprisonment | case |
| 8 | Charming | Charming | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 imprisonment | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Charming | case |
| 10 | imprisonment | imprisonment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 given | obl |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 tower | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 tower | det |
| 13 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 given | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 stated | punct |
| 15 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 16 stated | mark |
| 16 | stated | state | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 reason | acl |
| 17 | in | in | ADP | _ | 19 text | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 text | det |
| 19 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 stated | obl |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 reason | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the principal reason | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | give | participle | the principal reason not said here | the tower | for Charming's imprisonment | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for imprisonment=Asset | |||
| 3 | state speech: other | participle | the principal reason not said here | the text | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | imprison | Charming | nom imprisonment «act transitive»: 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
Charming is thrown into the tower because he refused to fetch the water a second time, which angered the King and all of his advisers in the great hall.
The tree, 29 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charming | charming | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 thrown | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 thrown | aux:pass |
| 3 | thrown | throw | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 tower | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 tower | det |
| 6 | tower | tower | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 thrown | obl |
| 7 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 9 refused | mark |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 refused | nsubj |
| 9 | refused | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 thrown | advcl |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 fetch | mark |
| 11 | fetch | fetch | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 refused | xcomp |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 water | det |
| 13 | water | water | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 fetch | obj |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 time | det |
| 15 | second | second | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 16 time | amod |
| 16 | time | time | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 fetch | obl:unmarked |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 angered | punct |
| 18 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 angered | nsubj |
| 19 | angered | anger | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 time | acl:relcl |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 King | det |
| 21 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 angered | obj |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 all | cc |
| 23 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 3 thrown | conj |
| 24 | of | of | ADP | _ | 26 advisers | case |
| 25 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 26 advisers | nmod:poss |
| 26 | advisers | adviser | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 all | nmod |
| 27 | in | in | ADP | _ | 30 hall | case |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 30 hall | det |
| 29 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 30 hall | amod |
| 30 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 thrown | obl |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 thrown | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | throw | present · passive | Charming | into the tower result; in the great hall | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Theme into tower=Result | ||||
| 2 | refuse | past | he | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | not fetch | to-infinitive | he not said here | the water | time | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme | |||
| 4 | anger | past | a second time | the King | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus king=Experiencer |
Option 2
The King suspects that Charming plotted to poison the royal wine in secret.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 King | det |
| 2 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 suspects | nsubj |
| 3 | suspects | suspect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 6 plotted | mark |
| 5 | Charming | Charming | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 plotted | nsubj |
| 6 | plotted | plot | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 suspects | ccomp |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 poison | mark |
| 8 | poison | poison | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 plotted | xcomp |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 wine | det |
| 10 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 wine | amod |
| 11 | wine | wine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 poison | obj |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 secret | case |
| 13 | secret | secret | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 poison | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 suspects | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suspect | present | the King | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | plot | past | Charming | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | poison | to-infinitive | Charming not said here | the royal wine | secret | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wine=Patient |
Option 3
He is accused of stealing the Princess's jewels from her chamber at night.
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 | 3 accused | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 accused | aux:pass |
| 3 | accused | accuse | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 stealing | mark |
| 5 | stealing | steal | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 accused | advcl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Princess | det |
| 7 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 jewels | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 Princess | case |
| 9 | jewels | jewel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 stealing | obj |
| 10 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 chamber | case |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 chamber | nmod:poss |
| 12 | chamber | chamber | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stealing | obl |
| 13 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 night | case |
| 14 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 stealing | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 accused | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accuse | present · passive | He | vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme | |||||
| 2 | steal | gerund | the Princess's jewels | Princess's chamber | night | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent jewel=Theme from chamber=Source |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The jealousy of his enemies, who persuade the King that the Queen esteems Charming above all men.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 jealousy | det |
| 2 | jealousy | jealousy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 persuade | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 enemies | case |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 enemies | nmod:poss |
| 5 | enemies | enemy | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 jealousy | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 persuade | punct |
| 7 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 8 persuade | nsubj |
| 8 | persuade | persuade | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 King | det |
| 10 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 persuade | obj |
| 11 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 14 esteems | mark |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Queen | det |
| 13 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 esteems | nsubj |
| 14 | esteems | esteem | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 persuade | advcl |
| 15 | Charming | Charming | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 esteems | obj |
| 16 | above | above | ADP | _ | 18 men | case |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 18 men | det |
| 18 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 esteems | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 persuade | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | persuade | present | the jealousy of jealousy's enemies | the King | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient | ||||
| 2 | esteem | present | the Queen | Charming | above all men | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer charming=Stimulus |
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