Exam question 1 · tales pg540, The Princess and the Pig, part 27: the Prince…

Which of the following describes the means by which the Princess gained entry to the dwelling of her husband?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Princess · What happens: follow, describe, mean, gain · To what, where: entry · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1530 «tales pg540, The Princess and the Pig, part 27: the Princess climbs a ladder of chicken bones and finds her Pig husband» 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	7 means	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	7 means	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 means	nsubj
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 which	case
9	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 gained	obl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 Princess	det
11	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 gained	nsubj
12	gained	gain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 means	ccomp
13	entry	entry	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gained	obj
14	to	to	ADP	_	16 dwelling	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 dwelling	det
16	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gained	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 husband	case
18	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 husband	nmod:poss
19	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 dwelling	nmod
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present				vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	gain	past	the Princess	entry	to the dwelling of Princess's husband result	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient entry=Extent to dwelling=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

She built a ladder from the chicken bones and used her little finger to reach the very top of it

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 built	nsubj
2	built	build	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ladder	det
4	ladder	ladder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 built	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	8 bones	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bones	det
7	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 bones	compound
8	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 built	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 used	cc
10	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 built	conj
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 finger	nmod:poss
12	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 finger	amod
13	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 used	obj
14	to	to	PART	_	15 reach	mark
15	reach	reach	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	advcl
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 top	det
17	very	very	ADV	_	18 top	advmod
18	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 reach	obj
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 it	case
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 top	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	build	past	She	a ladder	the chicken bones	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent ladder=Product from bone=Material
2	use	past	She not said here	her little finger		vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent finger=Patient
3	reach	to-infinitive	She not said here	the top of top		vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent top=Theme

Option 2

She constructed a ladder of chicken bones, sacrificed her little finger to complete it, and then climbed through the roof door into the dwelling of her husband

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 constructed	nsubj
2	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ladder	det
4	ladder	ladder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 bones	case
6	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bones	compound
7	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ladder	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 sacrificed	punct
9	sacrificed	sacrifice	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 constructed	conj
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 finger	nmod:poss
11	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 finger	amod
12	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sacrificed	obj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 complete	mark
14	complete	complete	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 sacrificed	advcl
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 complete	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 climbed	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 climbed	cc
18	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	19 climbed	advmod
19	climbed	climb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 constructed	parataxis
20	through	through	ADP	_	23 door	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 door	det
22	roof	roof	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 door	compound
23	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 climbed	obl
24	into	into	ADP	_	26 dwelling	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 dwelling	det
26	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 climbed	obl
27	of	of	ADP	_	29 husband	case
28	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 husband	nmod:poss
29	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 dwelling	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	past	She	a ladder of chicken bones				vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ladder=Result
2	sacrifice	past	She not said here	her little finger				vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent finger=Theme
3	complete	to-infinitive	She not said here	finger				vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
4	climb	past			the roof door	then	into the dwelling of her husband	vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme through door=Initial_Location into dwelling=Destination

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

She constructed a ladder of chicken bones and sacrificed her little finger to complete it, after walking three days through the wood with her bundle

The tree, 25 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 constructed	nsubj
2	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ladder	det
4	ladder	ladder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 bones	case
6	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bones	compound
7	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ladder	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 sacrificed	cc
9	sacrificed	sacrifice	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 constructed	conj
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 finger	nmod:poss
11	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 finger	amod
12	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sacrificed	obj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 complete	mark
14	complete	complete	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 sacrificed	advcl
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 complete	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 walking	punct
17	after	after	SCONJ	_	18 walking	mark
18	walking	walk	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 sacrificed	advcl
19	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	20 days	nummod
20	days	day	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 walking	obj
21	through	through	ADP	_	23 wood	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 wood	det
23	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 walking	obl
24	with	with	ADP	_	26 bundle	case
25	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 bundle	nmod:poss
26	bundle	bundle	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 walking	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	construct	past	She	a ladder of chicken bones				vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ladder=Result
2	sacrifice	past	She not said here	her little finger				vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent finger=Theme
3	complete	to-infinitive	She not said here	finger				vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
4	walk	gerund	She not said here		the wood	day	with her bundle	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through wood=Trajectory

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

She constructed a ladder of chicken bones and sacrificed her little finger to complete it

The tree, 15 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 constructed	nsubj
2	constructed	construct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 ladder	det
4	ladder	ladder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 constructed	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 bones	case
6	chicken	chicken	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bones	compound
7	bones	bone	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 ladder	nmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 sacrificed	cc
9	sacrificed	sacrifice	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 constructed	conj
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 finger	nmod:poss
11	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 finger	amod
12	finger	finger	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sacrificed	obj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 complete	mark
14	complete	complete	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 sacrificed	advcl
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 complete	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	construct	past	She	a ladder of chicken bones	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ladder=Result
2	sacrifice	past	She not said here	her little finger	vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent finger=Theme
3	complete	to-infinitive	She not said here	finger	vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality

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