Exam question 4 · Popular Tales from the Norse, Soria Moria Castle, part 9:…

Describe the situation of the old woman's dwelling and the consequence of this situation for the travellers' prospects, as stated in the text.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, travellers · What happens: describe, state, prospect · To what, where: situation, text

This is exam question 4 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	Describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 situation	det
3	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Describe	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	9 dwelling	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 woman	det
6	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 woman	amod
7	woman	woman	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 dwelling	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 woman	case
9	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 situation	nmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 consequence	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 consequence	det
12	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 dwelling	conj
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 situation	case
14	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	15 situation	det
15	situation	situation	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 consequence	nmod
16	for	for	ADP	_	20 prospects	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 travellers	det
18	travellers	traveller	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 prospects	nmod:poss
19	'	's	PART	_	18 travellers	case
20	prospects	prospect	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Describe	obl
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 stated	punct
22	as	as	SCONJ	_	23 stated	mark
23	stated	state	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Describe	advcl
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 text	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 text	det
26	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 stated	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	describe	imperative	you not said here	the situation of the old woman's dwelling and the consequence of this situation		for the travellers's prospects	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent situation=Theme
2	state speech: other	participle	you not said here		the text		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
3	prospect		the travellers				nom prospect «state transitive»: poss=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

The cottage was isolated, no Christian folk having come there for over a hundred years, so the travellers could expect no ready guidance.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cottage	det
2	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 isolated	nsubj
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 isolated	cop
4	isolated	isolated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 folk	punct
6	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	8 folk	det
7	Christian	Christian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 folk	amod
8	folk	folk	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 isolated	obl
9	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 folk	acl
10	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 having	xcomp
11	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	10 come	advmod
12	for	for	ADP	_	16 years	case
13	over	over	ADV	_	15 hundred	advmod
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 hundred	det
15	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	16 years	nummod
16	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 come	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 expect	punct
18	so	so	ADV	_	22 expect	advmod
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 travellers	det
20	travellers	traveller	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 expect	nsubj
21	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	22 expect	aux
22	expect	expect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 isolated	parataxis
23	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	25 guidance	det
24	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 guidance	amod
25	guidance	guidance	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 expect	obj
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 isolated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	the cottage				no Christian folk obl; isolated property	tree rules
2	have	gerund	no Christian folk not said here					tree rules
3	come	infinitive	no Christian folk not said here		there	year		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	expect	could	the travellers	no ready guidance				vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guidance=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

The cottage was isolated deep in the forest beyond the pond and the hills, no Christian folk having come there for over a hundred years, so the travellers, weary and lost, could expect no ready guidance whatsoever from anyone they met.

The tree, 41 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cottage	det
2	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 isolated	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 isolated	aux:pass
4	isolated	isolate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	deep	deep	ADV	_	4 isolated	advmod
6	in	in	ADP	_	8 forest	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 forest	det
8	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 isolated	obl
9	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	11 pond	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 pond	det
11	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 forest	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 hills	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 hills	det
14	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 pond	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 folk	punct
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	18 folk	det
17	Christian	Christian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 folk	amod
18	folk	folk	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pond	conj
19	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	18 folk	acl
20	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	19 having	xcomp
21	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	20 come	advmod
22	for	for	ADP	_	26 years	case
23	over	over	ADV	_	25 hundred	advmod
24	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	25 hundred	det
25	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	26 years	nummod
26	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 come	obl
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 expect	punct
28	so	so	ADV	_	37 expect	advmod
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 travellers	det
30	travellers	traveller	NOUN	Number=Plur	37 expect	nsubj
31	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 weary	punct
32	weary	weary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 travellers	amod
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 lost	cc
34	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	32 weary	conj
35	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 travellers	punct
36	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	37 expect	aux
37	expect	expect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 isolated	parataxis
38	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	40 guidance	det
39	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	40 guidance	amod
40	guidance	guidance	NOUN	Number=Sing	37 expect	obj
41	whatsoever	whatsoever	ADV	_	37 expect	advmod
42	from	from	ADP	_	43 anyone	case
43	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	37 expect	obl
44	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	45 met	nsubj
45	met	meet	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	43 anyone	acl:relcl
46	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 isolated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	isolate	past · passive		the cottage			in the forest beyond the pond and the hills and no Christian folk goal; deep property	vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme in forest=Goal
2	have	gerund	no Christian folk not said here					tree rules
3	come	infinitive	no Christian folk not said here		there	year		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	lose	participle	the travellers not said here					vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	expect	could	the travellers	no ready guidance	anyone		whatsoever property	vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guidance=Theme
6	meet	past	travellers = traveller					vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

The house stood alone in the woods, and the old folk there had seen no visitors for many seasons, so the party had little hope of help.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 house	det
2	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	nsubj
3	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	alone	alone	ADV	_	3 stood	advmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 woods	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 woods	det
7	woods	wood	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 stood	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 seen	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 seen	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 folk	det
11	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 folk	amod
12	folk	folk	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 seen	nsubj:pass
13	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 folk	advmod
14	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 seen	aux
15	seen	see	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 stood	advcl
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	17 visitors	det
17	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 seen	obj
18	for	for	ADP	_	20 seasons	case
19	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 seasons	amod
20	seasons	season	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 visitors	nmod
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 had	punct
22	so	so	ADV	_	25 had	advmod
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 party	det
24	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 had	nsubj
25	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 stood	parataxis
26	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	27 hope	amod
27	hope	hope	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 had	obj
28	of	of	ADP	_	29 help	case
29	help	help	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 hope	nmod
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	stand	past	the house		the woods	alone property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in wood=Location
2	see	past · perfect · passive		the old folk			tree rules
3	have	past	the party	little hope of help			vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hope=Patient
4	hope		help				nom hope «feeling intransitive»: of=agent

Option 4

The cottage stood far from any road or village, no Christian folk having come there for over a hundred years, so the travellers could expect no ready guidance from anyone at all in that wild country.

The tree, 36 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 cottage	det
2	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	nsubj
3	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	far	far	ADV	Degree=Pos	3 stood	advmod
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 road	case
6	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	7 road	det
7	road	road	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stood	obl
8	or	or	CCONJ	_	9 village	cc
9	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 road	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 folk	punct
11	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	13 folk	det
12	Christian	Christian	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 folk	amod
13	folk	folk	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 road	conj
14	having	have	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 folk	acl
15	come	come	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 having	xcomp
16	there	there	ADV	PronType=Dem	15 come	advmod
17	for	for	ADP	_	21 years	case
18	over	over	ADV	_	20 hundred	advmod
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 hundred	det
20	hundred	hundred	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 years	nummod
21	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 come	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 expect	punct
23	so	so	ADV	_	27 expect	advmod
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 travellers	det
25	travellers	traveller	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 expect	nsubj
26	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	27 expect	aux
27	expect	expect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 stood	parataxis
28	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	30 guidance	det
29	ready	ready	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 guidance	amod
30	guidance	guidance	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 expect	obj
31	from	from	ADP	_	32 anyone	case
32	anyone	anyone	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	27 expect	obl
33	at	at	ADP	_	34 all	case
34	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	32 anyone	nmod
35	in	in	ADP	_	38 country	case
36	that	that	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	38 country	det
37	wild	wild	ADJ	Degree=Pos	38 country	amod
38	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 all	nmod
39	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 stood	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	past	the cottage		any road or village and no Christian folk		far property	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	have	gerund	no Christian folk not said here					tree rules
3	come	infinitive	no Christian folk not said here		there	year		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	expect	could	the travellers	no ready guidance	anyone			vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guidance=Theme

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