Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Prince Darling, part 65: Darling kicks his do…

Which of the following describes the position of the Prince at the close of this part of the narrative?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe · To what, where: position, close

This is exam question 3 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	5 describes	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 describes	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 describes	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 describes	nsubj
5	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 position	det
7	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 describes	obj
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 Prince	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Prince	det
10	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 position	nmod
11	at	at	ADP	_	13 close	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 close	det
13	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 position	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 part	case
15	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	16 part	det
16	part	part	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 close	nmod
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 narrative	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 narrative	det
19	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 part	nmod
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the position of the Prince		the close of this part of the narrative			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent position=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 · ← Mova's choice

He kneels in the corridor, having heard the ring prick and seen the key in his hand.

The tree, 17 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 kneels	nsubj
2	kneels	kneel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 corridor	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 corridor	det
5	corridor	corridor	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kneels	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 heard	punct
7	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 heard	aux
8	heard	hear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 kneels	parataxis
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 prick	det
10	ring	ring	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 prick	compound
11	prick	prick	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 heard	obj
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 seen	cc
13	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	8 heard	conj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 key	det
15	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 seen	obj
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 hand	case
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 hand	nmod:poss
18	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 seen	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 kneels	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	kneel	present	He		the corridor	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in corridor=Location
2	hear	gerund · perfect		the ring prick		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer prick=Stimulus
3	see	participle		the key	his hand	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer key=Stimulus

Option 2

He stands in his room, having found Celia gone though the key remained in his possession, while the courtiers below celebrate and the foster-brother plans to flee the palace before dawn.

The tree, 32 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 stands	nsubj
2	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 room	case
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 room	nmod:poss
5	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stands	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 having	punct
7	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stands	advcl
8	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 Celia	amod
9	Celia	Celia	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 having	obj
10	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 having	xcomp
11	though	though	SCONJ	_	14 remained	mark
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 key	det
13	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 remained	nsubj
14	remained	remain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 gone	advcl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 possession	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 possession	nmod:poss
17	possession	possession	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 remained	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 celebrate	punct
19	while	while	SCONJ	_	23 celebrate	mark
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 courtiers	det
21	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 celebrate	nsubj
22	below	below	ADV	_	21 courtiers	advmod
23	celebrate	celebrate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 stands	conj
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 plans	cc
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 plans	det
26	foster	foster	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 brother	compound
27	-	-	PUNCT	_	26 foster	punct
28	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 plans	compound
29	plans	plan	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 celebrate	obj
30	to	to	PART	_	31 flee	mark
31	flee	flee	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	23 celebrate	advcl
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 palace	det
33	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 flee	obj
34	before	before	ADP	_	35 dawn	case
35	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 flee	obl
36	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stands	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	stand	present	He		his room		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in room=Location
2	have	gerund	He not said here	found Celia			tree rules
3	find	participle					vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
4	go	participle	found Celia not said here				vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	remain	past	the key		Celia's possession		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in possession=Location
6	celebrate	present	the courtiers	the brother plans			vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Theme
7	flee	to-infinitive	the courtiers not said here	the palace		dawn	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme palace=Initial_Location
8	possess		Celia				nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

He stands at the window, having found the guards asleep and Celia's cloak stolen from the chair.

The tree, 18 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 stands	nsubj
2	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	5 window	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 window	det
5	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stands	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 found	punct
7	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 found	aux
8	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 stands	parataxis
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 guards	det
10	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 asleep	nsubj
11	asleep	asleep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 found	xcomp
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 cloak	cc
13	Celia	Celia	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 cloak	nmod:poss
14	's	's	PART	_	13 Celia	case
15	cloak	cloak	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 found	conj
16	stolen	steal	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 cloak	acl
17	from	from	ADP	_	19 chair	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 chair	det
19	chair	chair	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 stolen	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stands	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	stand	present	He		the window		vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at window=Location
2	find	gerund · perfect				asleep property	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
3	steal	participle		Celia's cloak not said here	the chair		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

He stands in his room, having found Celia gone though the key remained in his possession.

The tree, 16 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 stands	nsubj
2	stands	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 room	case
4	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 room	nmod:poss
5	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stands	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 having	punct
7	having	have	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 stands	advcl
8	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 Celia	amod
9	Celia	Celia	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 having	obj
10	gone	go	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 having	xcomp
11	though	though	SCONJ	_	14 remained	mark
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 key	det
13	key	key	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 remained	nsubj
14	remained	remain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 gone	advcl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 possession	case
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 possession	nmod:poss
17	possession	possession	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 remained	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 stands	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	stand	present	He		his room	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in room=Location
2	have	gerund	He not said here	found Celia		tree rules
3	find	participle				vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
4	go	participle	found Celia not said here			vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
5	remain	past	the key		Celia's possession	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in possession=Location
6	possess		Celia			nom possession «act transitive»: poss=agent

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