Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, Prince Darling, part 65: Darling kicks his do…

What, according to the text, was the principal cause of the Prince's disregard for the warnings of his ring?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Prince · What happens: accord, be, disregard, warn · To what, where: text, principal cause, ring

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1478 «Fairy Tales, Prince Darling, part 65: Darling kicks his dog, is pricked by the ring, and Celia vanishes from her locked room» 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	11 cause	nsubj
2	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 What	punct
3	according	accord	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	1 What	acl
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 text	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 text	det
6	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 according	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 What	punct
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 cause	cop
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 cause	det
10	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 cause	amod
11	cause	cause	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
12	of	of	ADP	_	16 disregard	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Prince	det
14	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 disregard	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 Prince	case
16	disregard	disregard	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 cause	nmod
17	for	for	ADP	_	19 warnings	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 warnings	det
19	warnings	warning	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 disregard	nmod
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 ring	case
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 ring	nmod:poss
22	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 warnings	nmod
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	11 cause	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund			to the text goal	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to text=Goal
2	is a	past		the principal cause	of the Prince's disregard for the warnings of his ring	tree rules
3	disregard		the Prince		for the warnings of his ring	nom disregard «cognition transitive»: poss=agent for=obl
4	warn			his ring		nom warning «communication transitive»: of=patient

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

His long habit of wrongdoing, which had grown so strong over years that he no longer felt the ring's warnings at all, even when they pricked him

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 habit	nmod:poss
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 habit	amod
3	habit	habit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 wrongdoing	case
5	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 habit	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 grown	punct
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 grown	nsubj
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 grown	aux
9	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 wrongdoing	acl:relcl
10	so	so	ADV	_	11 strong	advmod
11	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 grown	xcomp
12	over	over	ADP	_	13 years	case
13	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 grown	obl
14	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 felt	obj
15	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 felt	nsubj
16	no	no	ADV	_	17 longer	advmod
17	longer	long	ADV	Degree=Cmp	18 felt	advmod
18	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 habit	acl:relcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 ring	det
20	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 warnings	nmod:poss
21	's	's	PART	_	20 ring	case
22	warnings	warning	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 felt	obj
23	at	at	ADP	_	24 all	case
24	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	18 felt	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 pricked	punct
26	even	even	ADV	_	29 pricked	advmod
27	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	29 pricked	advmod
28	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	29 pricked	nsubj
29	pricked	prick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 habit	acl:relcl
30	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	29 pricked	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grow	past · perfect	wrongdoing			year	strong property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	feel	past	he	His long habit of wrongdoing	all		long property	vn conjecture-29.5-2 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme warning=Eventuality
3	prick	past	warnings = warning	him = he				vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Patient
4	warn			the ring				nom warning «communication transitive»: poss=patient

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

His long habit of wrongdoing, which had become difficult to resist.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 habit	nmod:poss
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 habit	amod
3	habit	habit	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 become	nsubj
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 wrongdoing	case
5	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 habit	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 become	punct
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 become	nsubj
8	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 become	aux
9	become	become	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
10	difficult	difficult	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 become	xcomp
11	to	to	PART	_	12 resist	mark
12	resist	resist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 difficult	xcomp
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 become	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	become	past · perfect	His long habit of wrongdoing					difficult property	vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient
2	resist	to-infinitive	His long habit of wrongdoing not said here						tree rules

Option 3

His long habit of wrongdoing, along with the wine and flattery of the courtiers, which together had made him deaf to every warning he received.

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 habit	nmod:poss
2	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 habit	amod
3	habit	habit	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 wrongdoing	case
5	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 habit	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 wine	punct
7	along	along	ADP	_	10 wine	case
8	with	with	ADP	_	10 wine	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wine	det
10	wine	wine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 habit	conj
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 flattery	cc
12	flattery	flattery	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 wine	conj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 courtiers	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 courtiers	det
15	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 flattery	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 made	punct
17	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 made	nsubj:pass
18	together	together	ADV	_	20 made	advmod
19	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 made	aux
20	made	make	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 courtiers	acl:relcl
21	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 made	obj
22	deaf	deaf	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 made	xcomp
23	to	to	ADP	_	25 warning	case
24	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	25 warning	det
25	warning	warning	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 deaf	obl
26	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 received	nsubj
27	received	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	25 warning	acl:relcl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 habit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	make	past · perfect · passive		the courtiers	deaf, together property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary he=Product
2	receive	past	he	every warning not said here		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warning=Theme
3	flatter			the courtiers		nom flattery «communication transitive»: of=patient

Option 4

His hunger for power, which had grown too strong to control.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	His	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 hunger	nmod:poss
2	hunger	hunger	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 strong	nsubj
3	for	for	ADP	_	4 power	case
4	power	power	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hunger	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 grown	punct
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 grown	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 grown	aux
8	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 strong	amod
9	too	too	ADV	_	10 strong	advmod
10	strong	strong	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
11	to	to	PART	_	12 control	mark
12	control	control	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 strong	advcl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 strong	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	grow	past · perfect			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	control	to-infinitive			vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	hunger		His = he	for power	nom hunger «state intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl

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