Exam question 2 · d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the…

According to the narrative, by what means did the Fairy effect the downfall of the Wicked King?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: accord, mean, do · To what, where: narrative, Fairy effect · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1540 «d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the Wicked King's ruin and Grumbly's crown-filled casks» 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	According	accord	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	8 means	csubj
2	to	to	ADP	_	4 narrative	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 narrative	det
4	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 According	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct
6	by	by	SCONJ	_	8 means	mark
7	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	8 means	nsubj
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 means	ccomp
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 effect	det
11	Fairy	fairy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 effect	amod
12	effect	effect	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 did	obj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 downfall	det
14	downfall	downfall	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 effect	appos
15	of	of	ADP	_	18 King	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 King	det
17	Wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 King	amod
18	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 downfall	nmod
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	accord	gerund		to the narrative goal	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to narrative=Goal
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	do	past	the Fairy effect		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Eventuality

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 summoned an army of rats and mice, turned herself into a little mouse, and gnawed the King's ears during the feast before the whole court.

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 summoned	nsubj
2	summoned	summon	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 army	det
4	army	army	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 summoned	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 rats	case
6	rats	rat	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 army	nmod
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 mice	cc
8	mice	mouse	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 rats	conj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 turned	punct
10	turned	turn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 summoned	conj
11	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	10 turned	obj
12	into	into	ADP	_	15 mouse	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 mouse	det
14	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 mouse	amod
15	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 turned	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 gnawed	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 gnawed	cc
18	gnawed	gnaw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 summoned	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 King	det
20	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 ears	nmod:poss
21	's	's	PART	_	20 King	case
22	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 gnawed	obj
23	during	during	ADP	_	25 feast	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 feast	det
25	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 gnawed	obl
26	before	before	ADP	_	29 court	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 court	det
28	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 court	amod
29	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 gnawed	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 summoned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	summon	past	She	a army of rats and mice			vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent army=Recipient
2	turn	past	She not said here	herself = she		into a little mouse result	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent herself=Theme into mouse=Result
3	gnaw	past	She not said here	the King's ears	during the feast; before the whole court		vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

She transformed herself into a mouse, crept into his bedchamber, and nibbled his ears while he slept, until he fled screaming through the palace.

The tree, 24 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 transformed	nsubj
2	transformed	transform	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 transformed	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 mouse	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 mouse	det
6	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 transformed	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 crept	punct
8	crept	creep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 transformed	conj
9	into	into	ADP	_	11 bedchamber	case
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 bedchamber	nmod:poss
11	bedchamber	bedchamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crept	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 nibbled	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 nibbled	cc
14	nibbled	nibble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 transformed	parataxis
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 ears	nmod:poss
16	ears	ear	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 nibbled	obj
17	while	while	SCONJ	_	19 slept	mark
18	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 slept	nsubj
19	slept	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 nibbled	advcl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 fled	punct
21	until	until	SCONJ	_	23 fled	mark
22	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 fled	nsubj
23	fled	flee	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 nibbled	conj
24	screaming	scream	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	23 fled	xcomp
25	through	through	ADP	_	27 palace	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 palace	det
27	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 screaming	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 transformed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	transform	past	She	herself = she		into a mouse result	vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent herself=Patient into mouse=Result
2	creep	past	She not said here		mouse's bedchamber		vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into bedchamber=Destination
3	nibble	past		mouse's ears			vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ear=Patient
4	sleep	past	mouse				vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	flee	past	mouse				tree rules
6	scream speech: express	gerund	mouse not said here		the palace		vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through palace=Location

Option 3

She drowned him in the river with a magic storm.

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 drowned	nsubj
2	drowned	drown	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 drowned	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 river	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 river	det
6	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drowned	obl
7	with	with	ADP	_	10 storm	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 storm	det
9	magic	magic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 storm	amod
10	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drowned	obl
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 drowned	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drown	past	She	him = he		the river		with a magic storm	vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with storm=Instrument

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

She transformed herself into a mouse and tormented him in his sleep.

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 transformed	nsubj
2	transformed	transform	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 transformed	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 mouse	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 mouse	det
6	mouse	mouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 transformed	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 tormented	cc
8	tormented	torment	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 transformed	conj
9	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 tormented	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 sleep	case
11	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 sleep	nmod:poss
12	sleep	sleep	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tormented	obl
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 transformed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	transform	past	She	herself = she		into a mouse result	vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent herself=Patient into mouse=Result
2	torment	past	She not said here	mouse	mouse's sleep		vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer
3	sleep		mouse				nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent

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