Exam question 2 · Grimm, Cinderella, part 30: three feasts, three tasks and…

What was the nature of the girl's obligation on the second day, and by what means did she accomplish it?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: nature, girl · What happens: be, mean, accomplish, obligate · To what, where: nature, obligation · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1533 «Grimm, Cinderella, part 30: three feasts, three tasks and a lost ring, slipper and circlet» 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	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	4 nature	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 nature	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 nature	det
4	nature	nature	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	9 obligation	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 girl	det
7	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 obligation	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 girl	case
9	obligation	obligation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 nature	nmod
10	on	on	ADP	_	13 day	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 day	det
12	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	13 day	amod
13	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 obligation	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 means	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 means	cc
16	by	by	ADP	_	17 what	case
17	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	18 means	nsubj
18	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 nature	parataxis
19	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 accomplish	aux
20	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 accomplish	nsubj
21	accomplish	accomplish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 means	ccomp
22	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 accomplish	obj
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 nature	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past		the nature		of the girl's obligation on the second day	tree rules
2	mean	present	the nature				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	accomplish	past · do-support	girl	obligation			vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality
4	obligate		the girl		on the second day		nom obligation «act transitive»: poss=agent on=obl

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 picked hemp seed out of the ash using a stick from the birch tree

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 picked	nsubj
2	picked	pick	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hemp	hemp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 seed	compound
4	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 picked	obj
5	out	out	ADP	_	8 ash	case
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 ash	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 ash	det
8	ash	ash	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 picked	obl
9	using	use	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 picked	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 stick	det
11	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 using	obj
12	from	from	ADP	_	15 tree	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 tree	det
14	birch	birch	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 tree	compound
15	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 using	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pick	past	She	hemp seed		the ash			vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Patient
2	use	gerund	She not said here	a stick		the birch tree			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stick=Patient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch, as her mother had instructed her from the grave, and the birds helped her finish

The tree, 30 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 sorted	nsubj
2	sorted	sort	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hemp	hemp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 seed	compound
4	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sorted	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 ashes	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ashes	det
7	ashes	ash	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sorted	obl
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 striking	mark
9	striking	strike	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 sorted	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hearth	det
11	hearth	hearth	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 striking	obj
12	with	with	ADP	_	15 branch	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 branch	det
14	birch	birch	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 branch	compound
15	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 striking	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 instructed	punct
17	as	as	SCONJ	_	21 instructed	mark
18	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 mother	nmod:poss
19	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 instructed	nsubj:pass
20	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 instructed	aux
21	instructed	instruct	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 sorted	parataxis
22	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 instructed	obj
23	from	from	ADP	_	25 grave	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 grave	det
25	grave	grave	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 instructed	obl
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 helped	punct
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 helped	cc
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 birds	det
29	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 helped	nsubj
30	helped	help	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 sorted	parataxis
31	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	30 helped	obj
32	finish	finish	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	30 helped	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	sort	past	She	hemp seed	the ashes		vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme
2	strike	gerund	She not said here	the hearth		with a birch branch	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hearth=Patient with branch=Instrument
3	instruct speech: other	past · perfect · passive		her mother	the grave		tree rules
4	help	past	the birds	her = she			vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme
5	finish	infinitive	her = she not said here				vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch

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 sorted	nsubj
2	sorted	sort	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hemp	hemp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 seed	compound
4	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sorted	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 ashes	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ashes	det
7	ashes	ash	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sorted	obl
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 striking	mark
9	striking	strike	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 sorted	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hearth	det
11	hearth	hearth	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 striking	obj
12	with	with	ADP	_	15 branch	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 branch	det
14	birch	birch	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 branch	compound
15	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 striking	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sort	past	She	hemp seed		the ashes			vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme
2	strike	gerund	She not said here	the hearth				with a birch branch	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hearth=Patient with branch=Instrument

Option 4

She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch and calling on her mother at the grave

The tree, 23 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 sorted	nsubj
2	sorted	sort	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	hemp	hemp	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 seed	compound
4	seed	seed	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sorted	obj
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 ashes	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 ashes	det
7	ashes	ash	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 sorted	obl
8	by	by	SCONJ	_	9 striking	mark
9	striking	strike	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 sorted	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hearth	det
11	hearth	hearth	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 striking	obj
12	with	with	ADP	_	15 branch	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 branch	det
14	birch	birch	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 branch	compound
15	branch	branch	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 hearth	nmod
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 calling	cc
17	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 striking	conj
18	on	on	ADP	_	20 mother	case
19	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 mother	nmod:poss
20	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 calling	obl
21	at	at	ADP	_	23 grave	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 grave	det
23	grave	grave	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 calling	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	sort	past	She	hemp seed	the ashes		vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme
2	strike	gerund	She not said here	the hearth		with a birch branch	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hearth=Patient with branch=Instrument
3	call	gerund	She not said here			on her mother; at the grave	vn animal_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at grave=Stimulus

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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