Exam question 3 · Grimm, Trusty John, part 69: the King sees the golden pict…
By what means does the company gain access to the Princess?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: mean, do, gain · To what, where: company, access · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1482 «Grimm, Trusty John, part 69: the King sees the golden picture, and the ship sails off with the Princess» 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 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 3 means | mark |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | ccomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 company | det |
| 6 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 does | obj |
| 7 | gain | gain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 does | ccomp |
| 8 | access | access | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gain | obj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 Princess | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Princess | det |
| 11 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 access | nmod |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 2 | do | present | the company | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | gain | present | access | to the Princess result | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient access=Extent to princess=Result |
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
By an open invitation to a royal feast held in the palace hall
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 4 invitation | case |
| 2 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 invitation | det |
| 3 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 invitation | amod |
| 4 | invitation | invitation | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 8 feast | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 feast | det |
| 7 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 feast | amod |
| 8 | feast | feast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 invitation | nmod |
| 9 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 feast | acl |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 hall | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 hall | det |
| 12 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 hall | compound |
| 13 | hall | hall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 held | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hold | participle | a royal feast not said here | the palace hall | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in hall=Location |
Option 2
By a false trading voyage, with the King disguised as a merchant selling gold vessels, birds and beasts to the court
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 5 voyage | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 voyage | det |
| 3 | false | false | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 voyage | amod |
| 4 | trading | trading | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 voyage | compound |
| 5 | voyage | voyage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 disguised | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 voyage | punct |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 King | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 King | det |
| 9 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 disguised | obl |
| 10 | disguised | disguise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 11 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 14 selling | mark |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 merchant | det |
| 13 | merchant | merchant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 selling | nsubj |
| 14 | selling | sell | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 10 disguised | advcl |
| 15 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 vessels | compound |
| 16 | vessels | vessel | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 selling | obj |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 birds | punct |
| 18 | birds | bird | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 vessels | conj |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 beasts | cc |
| 20 | beasts | beast | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 vessels | conj |
| 21 | to | to | ADP | _ | 23 court | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 court | det |
| 23 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 selling | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | disguise | past | by a false trading voyage; with the King | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with king=Theme | |||||
| 2 | sell | gerund | a merchant | gold vessels and birds and beasts | the court | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent vessel=Theme to court=Recipient |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
By a feigned mercantile enterprise conducted with gold wares
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | ADP | _ | 5 enterprise | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 enterprise | det |
| 3 | feigned | feign | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 enterprise | amod |
| 4 | mercantile | mercantile | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 enterprise | compound |
| 5 | enterprise | enterprise | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | conducted | conduct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 enterprise | acl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 wares | case |
| 8 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 wares | compound |
| 9 | wares | ware | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 conducted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feign | participle | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | conduct | participle | a feigned mercantile enterprise not said here | with gold wares | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 4
Through a ship's crew who knew her well
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Through | through | ADP | _ | 5 crew | case |
| 2 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 ship | det |
| 3 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 crew | nmod:poss |
| 4 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 3 ship | case |
| 5 | crew | crew | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 knew | nsubj |
| 7 | knew | know | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 crew | acl:relcl |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 knew | obj |
| 9 | well | well | ADV | Degree=Pos | 7 knew | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | know | past | a ship's crew | her = she | well property | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
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