Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, The King of the Sheep, part 53: Miranda leave…
In what manner did the Princess Miranda conduct herself upon arriving at her father's palace for the first wedding?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Princess Miranda · What happens: conduct, arrive · To what, where: Miranda, manner, palace
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1466 «Fairy Tales, The King of the Sheep, part 53: Miranda leaves the Sheep King to attend her sister's wedding and returns to him» 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 | In | in | ADP | _ | 3 manner | case |
| 2 | what | what | DET | PronType=Int | 3 manner | det |
| 3 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 conduct | obl |
| 4 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 conduct | aux |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Miranda | det |
| 6 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 Miranda | compound |
| 7 | Miranda | Miranda | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 conduct | nsubj |
| 8 | conduct | conduct | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | herself | herself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 8 conduct | obj |
| 10 | upon | upon | SCONJ | _ | 11 arriving | mark |
| 11 | arriving | arrive | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 conduct | advcl |
| 12 | at | at | ADP | _ | 16 palace | case |
| 13 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 father | nmod:poss |
| 14 | father | father | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 palace | nmod:poss |
| 15 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 14 father | case |
| 16 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 arriving | obl |
| 17 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 wedding | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 wedding | det |
| 19 | first | first | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 20 wedding | amod |
| 20 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 arriving | obl |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 conduct | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conduct | past · do-support | the Princess Miranda | Miranda | what manner | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent herself=Theme in manner=Destination | |||
| 2 | arrive | gerund | the Princess Miranda not said here | Miranda's father's palace | for the first wedding | 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
She arrived splendidly attired in her mother-of-pearl chariot and was admired by all for her beauty, jewels, and the shadows that followed her into the hall
The tree, 28 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 | 4 attired | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | arrived | arrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 attired | aux |
| 3 | splendidly | splendidly | ADV | _ | 4 attired | advmod |
| 4 | attired | attire | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 12 chariot | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 mother | nmod:poss |
| 7 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 chariot | nsubj |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 chariot | punct |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 chariot | case |
| 10 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 9 of | punct |
| 11 | pearl | pearl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 chariot | compound |
| 12 | chariot | chariot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 attired | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 admired | cc |
| 14 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 15 admired | aux:pass |
| 15 | admired | admire | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 attired | conj |
| 16 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 all | case |
| 17 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 15 admired | obl |
| 18 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 beauty | case |
| 19 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 beauty | nmod:poss |
| 20 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 admired | obl |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 22 jewels | punct |
| 22 | jewels | jewel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 beauty | conj |
| 23 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 28 followed | punct |
| 24 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 followed | cc |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 shadows | det |
| 26 | shadows | shadow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 28 followed | nsubj |
| 27 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 28 followed | nsubj |
| 28 | followed | follow | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 attired | advcl |
| 29 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 28 followed | obj |
| 30 | into | into | ADP | _ | 32 hall | case |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 hall | det |
| 32 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 followed | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attire | past · passive | She | pearl chariot | splendidly property | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | |||
| 2 | admire | past · passive | by all; for mother's beauty and jewels | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: for beauty=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | follow | past | the shadows | mother | the hall | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme into hall=Trajectory |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
She entered wearing simple robes and was ignored by most of the court
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 entered | nsubj |
| 2 | entered | enter | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | wearing | wear | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 entered | xcomp |
| 4 | simple | simple | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 robes | amod |
| 5 | robes | robe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 wearing | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 ignored | cc |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 8 ignored | aux:pass |
| 8 | ignored | ignore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 entered | conj |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 most | case |
| 10 | most | most | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 8 ignored | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 court | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 court | det |
| 13 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 most | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | enter | past | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | wear | gerund | She not said here | simple robes | vn wipe_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent robe=Theme | ||||
| 3 | ignore | past · passive | She not said here | by most of the court | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP» |
Option 3
She came dressed in a plain gown and was pitied by the guests for her grief
The tree, 16 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 dressed | nsubj |
| 2 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 dressed | aux:pass |
| 3 | dressed | dress | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 gown | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 gown | det |
| 6 | plain | plain | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 gown | amod |
| 7 | gown | gown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dressed | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 pitied | cc |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 pitied | aux:pass |
| 10 | pitied | pity | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 dressed | conj |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 13 guests | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 guests | det |
| 13 | guests | guest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 pitied | obl |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 16 grief | case |
| 15 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 16 grief | nmod:poss |
| 16 | grief | grief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 pitied | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dress | past · passive | She | a plain gown | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | pity | past · passive | the guests | for her grief | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer for grief=Attribute |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She arrived splendidly attired and was admired by all for her beauty and jewels
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 | 4 attired | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | arrived | arrive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 attired | aux |
| 3 | splendidly | splendidly | ADV | _ | 4 attired | advmod |
| 4 | attired | attire | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 admired | cc |
| 6 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 admired | aux:pass |
| 7 | admired | admire | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 attired | conj |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 all | case |
| 9 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 7 admired | obl |
| 10 | for | for | ADP | _ | 12 beauty | case |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 beauty | nmod:poss |
| 12 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 admired | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 jewels | cc |
| 14 | jewels | jewel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 beauty | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | attire | past · passive | She | splendidly property | vn dress-41.1.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | admire | past · passive | by all; for her beauty and jewels | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: for beauty=Attribute |
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