Exam question 2 · Popular Tales from the Norse, Soria Moria Castle, part 9:…
Identify the action by which the youngest Princess enabled the departure of the company from the pond, and state the words by which she effected it.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, youngest Princess, Princess, company · What happens: identify, enable, state, affect, depart · To what, where: action, departure, pond, words
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1512 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Soria Moria Castle, part 9: Halvor's parents know him, then the Princesses vanish and he sets out again» 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 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 action | det |
| 3 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 enabled | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Princess | det |
| 7 | youngest | young | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 8 Princess | amod |
| 8 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 enabled | nsubj |
| 9 | enabled | enable | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 Identify | parataxis |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 departure | det |
| 11 | departure | departure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 enabled | obj |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 company | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 company | det |
| 14 | company | company | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 departure | nmod |
| 15 | from | from | ADP | _ | 17 pond | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 pond | det |
| 17 | pond | pond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 enabled | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 state | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 state | cc |
| 20 | state | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 1 Identify | conj |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 words | det |
| 22 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 20 state | obj |
| 23 | by | by | ADP | _ | 24 which | case |
| 24 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 26 effected | obl |
| 25 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 26 effected | nsubj |
| 26 | effected | affect | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 22 words | acl:relcl |
| 27 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 26 effected | obj |
| 28 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the action | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent action=Theme | ||||
| 2 | enable | past | the youngest Princess | the departure of the company | the pond | tree rules | |||
| 3 | state speech: other | infinitive | you not said here | the words | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent word=Topic | ||||
| 4 | affect | past | Princess | departure | by the words | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus it=Experiencer | |||
| 5 | depart | the company | nom departure «act intransitive»: of=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 · ← Mova's choice
She tied the hair of the sleeping Halvor, slipped off a ring, put a different one in its place, and named the far castle in her wish.
The tree, 27 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 | 2 tied | nsubj |
| 2 | tied | tie | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hair | det |
| 4 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 tied | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Halvor | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Halvor | det |
| 7 | sleeping | sleep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 Halvor | amod |
| 8 | Halvor | Halvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 hair | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 slipped | punct |
| 10 | slipped | slip | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 tied | conj |
| 11 | off | off | ADP | _ | 10 slipped | compound:prt |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 ring | det |
| 13 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 slipped | obj |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 put | punct |
| 15 | put | put | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 10 slipped | advcl |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 one | det |
| 17 | different | different | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 one | amod |
| 18 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 put | obj |
| 19 | in | in | ADP | _ | 21 place | case |
| 20 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 place | nmod:poss |
| 21 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 put | obl |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 named | punct |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 named | cc |
| 24 | named | name | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 tied | conj |
| 25 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 27 castle | det |
| 26 | far | far | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 castle | amod |
| 27 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 named | obj |
| 28 | in | in | ADP | _ | 30 wish | case |
| 29 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 30 wish | nmod:poss |
| 30 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 named | obl |
| 31 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 tied | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | tie | past | She | the hair of the sleeping Halvor | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient | ||||
| 2 | sleep | gerund | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | slip off | past | She not said here | a ring | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent ring=Patient | ||||
| 4 | put | infinitive | She not said here | a different one | ring's place | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent one=Theme in place=Destination | |||
| 5 | name | past | She not said here | the far castle | her wish | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Theme | |||
| 6 | wish | her = she | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
She braided the hair of the sleeping Halvor, took a ring, exchanged it for another, and wished for the sea.
The tree, 20 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 | 2 braided | nsubj |
| 2 | braided | braid | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hair | det |
| 4 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 braided | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Halvor | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Halvor | det |
| 7 | sleeping | sleep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 Halvor | amod |
| 8 | Halvor | Halvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 hair | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 took | punct |
| 10 | took | take | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 braided | parataxis |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 ring | det |
| 12 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 took | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 exchanged | punct |
| 14 | exchanged | exchange | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 took | conj |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 exchanged | obj |
| 16 | for | for | ADP | _ | 17 another | case |
| 17 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 14 exchanged | obl |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 20 wished | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 20 wished | cc |
| 20 | wished | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 braided | conj |
| 21 | for | for | ADP | _ | 23 sea | case |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 sea | det |
| 23 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 wished | obl |
| 24 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 braided | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | braid | past | She | the hair of the sleeping Halvor | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient | ||||
| 2 | sleep | gerund | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | take | past | a ring | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme | |||||
| 4 | exchange | past | ring | for another | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme for another=Co-Theme | ||||
| 5 | wish | past | She not said here | for the sea | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for sea=Theme |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
She combed the hair of the sleeping Halvor, removed a ring, substituted another, and pronounced the wish concerning Soria Moria Castle.
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 | 2 combed | nsubj |
| 2 | combed | comb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hair | det |
| 4 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 combed | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Halvor | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Halvor | det |
| 7 | sleeping | sleep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 Halvor | amod |
| 8 | Halvor | Halvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 hair | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 removed | punct |
| 10 | removed | remove | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 combed | conj |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 12 ring | det |
| 12 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 removed | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 substituted | punct |
| 14 | substituted | substitute | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 ring | acl |
| 15 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 14 substituted | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 pronounced | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 pronounced | cc |
| 18 | pronounced | pronounce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 combed | conj |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 wish | det |
| 20 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 pronounced | obj |
| 21 | concerning | concern | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 20 wish | acl |
| 22 | Soria | Soria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 Castle | compound |
| 23 | Moria | Moria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 Castle | compound |
| 24 | Castle | Castle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 concerning | obj |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 combed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | comb | past | She | the hair of the sleeping Halvor | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient | ||||
| 2 | sleep | gerund | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | remove | past | She not said here | a ring | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme | ||||
| 4 | substitute | participle | a ring not said here | another | vn substitute-13.6.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Theme another=Location | ||||
| 5 | pronounce | past | She not said here | the wish | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wish=Theme | ||||
| 6 | concern | gerund | the wish not said here | Soria Moria Castle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus castle=Experiencer |
Option 4
She combed the hair of the sleeping Halvor, removed his ring, substituted another, and then pronounced the wish concerning Soria Moria Castle and her sisters, before leaving the pond at once.
The tree, 31 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 | 2 combed | nsubj |
| 2 | combed | comb | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 hair | det |
| 4 | hair | hair | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 combed | obj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 Halvor | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Halvor | det |
| 7 | sleeping | sleep | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 Halvor | amod |
| 8 | Halvor | Halvor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 hair | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 removed | punct |
| 10 | removed | remove | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 combed | parataxis |
| 11 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 ring | nmod:poss |
| 12 | ring | ring | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 removed | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 substituted | punct |
| 14 | substituted | substitute | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 removed | conj |
| 15 | another | another | DET | PronType=Ind | 14 substituted | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 pronounced | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 pronounced | cc |
| 18 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 19 pronounced | advmod |
| 19 | pronounced | pronounce | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 combed | conj |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 wish | det |
| 21 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 pronounced | obj |
| 22 | concerning | concern | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 25 Castle | case |
| 23 | Soria | Soria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 25 Castle | compound |
| 24 | Moria | Moria | PROPN | Number=Sing | 23 Soria | flat |
| 25 | Castle | Castle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 wish | nmod |
| 26 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 28 sisters | cc |
| 27 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 28 sisters | nmod:poss |
| 28 | sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 25 Castle | conj |
| 29 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 31 leaving | punct |
| 30 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 31 leaving | mark |
| 31 | leaving | leave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 19 pronounced | advcl |
| 32 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 33 pond | det |
| 33 | pond | pond | NOUN | Number=Sing | 31 leaving | obj |
| 34 | at | at | ADP | _ | 35 once | case |
| 35 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 31 leaving | obl |
| 36 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 combed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | comb | past | She | the hair of the sleeping Halvor | vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient | ||||
| 2 | sleep | gerund | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | remove | past | his ring | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Theme | |||||
| 4 | substitute | participle | another | vn substitute-13.6.2 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Theme another=Location | |||||
| 5 | pronounce | past | She not said here | the wish | then | concern Soria Castle and her sisters | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wish=Theme | ||
| 6 | concern | gerund | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||||
| 7 | leave | gerund | She not said here | the pond | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent pond=Theme at once=Location |
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