Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road t…
Explain the reason the princess refrained from rebuking her waiting-maid when the maid behaved with insolence.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, princess, maid · What happens: explain, refrain, rebuke, behave · To what, where: reason, waiting maid
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1475 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road to the wedding, the maid takes the princess's place» 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 | Explain | explain | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 reason | det |
| 3 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Explain | obj |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 princess | det |
| 5 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 refrained | nsubj |
| 6 | refrained | refrain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 reason | acl:relcl |
| 7 | from | from | SCONJ | _ | 8 rebuking | mark |
| 8 | rebuking | rebuke | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 6 refrained | advcl |
| 9 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 maid | nmod:poss |
| 10 | waiting | waiting | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 maid | compound |
| 11 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 10 waiting | punct |
| 12 | maid | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 rebuking | obj |
| 13 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 16 behaved | advmod |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 maid | det |
| 15 | maid | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 behaved | nsubj |
| 16 | behaved | behave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 rebuking | advcl |
| 17 | with | with | ADP | _ | 18 insolence | case |
| 18 | insolence | insolence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 behaved | obl |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Explain | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | explain speech: assert | imperative | you not said here | the reason | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | ||||
| 2 | refrain | past | the princess | the reason not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | rebuke | gerund | the princess not said here | princess's waiting maid | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maid=Theme | ||||
| 4 | behave | participle | the maid | with insolence | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer
She was meek by nature and therefore made no complaint
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 meek | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 meek | cop |
| 3 | meek | meek | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 nature | case |
| 5 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 meek | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 made | cc |
| 7 | therefore | therefore | ADV | _ | 8 made | advmod |
| 8 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 meek | conj |
| 9 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 10 complaint | det |
| 10 | complaint | complaint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 made | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | by nature; meek property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | past | She not said here | no complaint | therefore property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset complaint=Product |
Option 2
She was meek by nature and therefore made no complaint, letting the maid behave as she pleased on the whole journey
The tree, 21 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 meek | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 meek | cop |
| 3 | meek | meek | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 nature | case |
| 5 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 meek | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 made | cc |
| 7 | therefore | therefore | ADV | _ | 8 made | advmod |
| 8 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 meek | conj |
| 9 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 10 complaint | det |
| 10 | complaint | complaint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 made | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 letting | punct |
| 12 | letting | let | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 made | advcl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 maid | det |
| 14 | maid | maid | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 behave | nsubj |
| 15 | behave | behave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 letting | ccomp |
| 16 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 18 pleased | mark |
| 17 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 18 pleased | nsubj |
| 18 | pleased | pleased | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 behave | advcl |
| 19 | on | on | ADP | _ | 22 journey | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 journey | det |
| 21 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 journey | amod |
| 22 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 pleased | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | by nature; meek property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | past | She not said here | no complaint | therefore property | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset complaint=Product | |||
| 3 | let | gerund | She not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | behave | present | the maid | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
She had been told by the king not to scold servants
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 told | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 told | aux |
| 3 | been | be | AUX | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 4 told | aux:pass |
| 4 | told | tell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 king | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 told | obl |
| 8 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 10 scold | advmod |
| 9 | to | to | PART | _ | 10 scold | mark |
| 10 | scold | scold | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 told | xcomp |
| 11 | servants | servant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 scold | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tell speech: assert | past · perfect · passive | the king | She | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | not scold not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | servants | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
She was meek by nature, so she made no complaint, because she feared the maid would tell her mother lies about the whole journey
The tree, 24 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 meek | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 meek | cop |
| 3 | meek | meek | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 22 lies | nsubj |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 nature | case |
| 5 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 meek | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 made | punct |
| 7 | so | so | ADV | _ | 9 made | advmod |
| 8 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 made | nsubj |
| 9 | made | make | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 meek | parataxis |
| 10 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 11 complaint | det |
| 11 | complaint | complaint | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 made | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 feared | punct |
| 13 | because | because | SCONJ | _ | 15 feared | mark |
| 14 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 15 feared | nsubj |
| 15 | feared | fear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 made | conj |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 maid | det |
| 17 | maid | maid | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 tell | nsubj |
| 18 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 19 tell | aux |
| 19 | tell | tell | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 feared | ccomp |
| 20 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 mother | nmod:poss |
| 21 | mother | mother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 tell | obj |
| 22 | lies | lie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 23 | about | about | ADP | _ | 26 journey | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 26 journey | det |
| 25 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 journey | amod |
| 26 | journey | journey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 lies | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | She | by nature; meek property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | past | she | no complaint | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent complaint=Product | ||||
| 3 | fear | past | she | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | |||||
| 4 | tell speech: assert | would | the maid | maid's mother | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mother=Recipient | ||||
| 5 | lie | present | meek | about the whole journey | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about journey=Location |
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