Exam question 3 · Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood:…

Which of the following correctly states the sentence imposed by the King upon the wicked stepmother and her daughter for their crimes?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: stepmother · What happens: follow, state, impose, incriminate · To what, where: sentence

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1559 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood: a kind girl and a rude girl get very different gifts» 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	6 states	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 states	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 states	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 states	nsubj
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	_	6 states	advmod
6	states	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 sentence	det
8	sentence	sentence	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 states	obj
9	imposed	impose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 sentence	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 King	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 King	det
12	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 imposed	obl:agent
13	upon	upon	ADP	_	16 stepmother	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 stepmother	det
15	wicked	wicked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 stepmother	amod
16	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 imposed	obl
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 daughter	cc
18	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 daughter	nmod:poss
19	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 stepmother	conj
20	for	for	ADP	_	22 crimes	case
21	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 crimes	nmod:poss
22	crimes	crime	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 stepmother	nmod
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 states	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	state speech: other	present		the sentence	correctly property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sentence=Topic
3	impose	participle		the sentence not said here	upon the wicked stepmother for stepmother's crimes and her daughter	vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	incriminate		stepmother			nom crime «act 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

Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails and iron bands, which was rolled down the hill into the river while the whole court watched in silence and horror

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Confinement	confinement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lined	nsubj:pass
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 barrel	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 barrel	det
4	barrel	barrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Confinement	nmod
5	lined	line	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 nails	case
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 nails	amod
8	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 lined	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 bands	cc
10	iron	iron	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 bands	compound
11	bands	band	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 nails	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 rolled	punct
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 rolled	nsubj:pass
14	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 rolled	aux:pass
15	rolled	roll	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 nails	acl
16	down	down	ADP	_	18 hill	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 hill	det
18	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 rolled	obl
19	into	into	ADP	_	21 river	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 river	det
21	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 rolled	obl
22	while	while	SCONJ	_	25 court	mark
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 court	det
24	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 court	amod
25	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 rolled	parataxis
26	watched	watch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	25 court	acl
27	in	in	ADP	_	28 silence	case
28	silence	silence	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 watched	obl
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 horror	cc
30	horror	horror	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 silence	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	line	participle · passive	Confinement in a barrel		with sharp nails and iron bands	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with nail=Theme
2	roll down	past · passive	sharp nails and iron bands	the river	down the hill	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme hill=Result
3	watch	participle	the whole court not said here	silence and horror		vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in silence=Location

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails, which was rolled down the hill into the river

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Confinement	confinement	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 lined	nsubj:pass
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 barrel	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 barrel	det
4	barrel	barrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Confinement	nmod
5	lined	line	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 nails	case
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 nails	amod
8	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 lined	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 rolled	punct
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 rolled	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 rolled	aux:pass
12	rolled	roll	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 nails	acl:relcl
13	down	down	ADP	_	15 hill	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 hill	det
15	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rolled	obl
16	into	into	ADP	_	18 river	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 river	det
18	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rolled	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	line	participle · passive		Confinement in a barrel				with sharp nails	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with nail=Theme
2	roll down	past · passive		sharp nails		the river		down the hill	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme hill=Result

Option 3

Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails, which was rolled down the steep hill into the cold river at dawn before the entire kingdom and all its nobles

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Confinement	confinement	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 barrel	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 barrel	det
4	barrel	barrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Confinement	nmod
5	lined	line	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 barrel	acl
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 nails	case
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 nails	amod
8	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 lined	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 rolled	punct
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 rolled	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 rolled	aux:pass
12	rolled	roll	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 nails	acl:relcl
13	down	down	ADP	_	16 hill	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 hill	det
15	steep	steep	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 hill	amod
16	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rolled	obl
17	into	into	ADP	_	20 river	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 river	det
19	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 river	amod
20	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rolled	obl
21	at	at	ADP	_	22 dawn	case
22	dawn	dawn	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 river	nmod
23	before	before	ADP	_	26 kingdom	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 kingdom	det
25	entire	entire	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 kingdom	amod
26	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 rolled	obl
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 nobles	cc
28	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	30 nobles	det:predet
29	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	30 nobles	nmod:poss
30	nobles	noble	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Confinement	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	line	participle		a barrel not said here				with sharp nails	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with nail=Theme
2	roll down	past · passive		sharp nails		the cold river at dawn	before the entire kingdom	down the steep hill	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme hill=Result

Option 4

Banishment to a distant forest, where she was left to wander alone in the snow for ever

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Banishment	banishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
2	to	to	ADP	_	5 forest	case
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 forest	det
4	distant	distant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 forest	amod
5	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Banishment	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 left	punct
7	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	10 left	advmod
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 left	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 left	aux:pass
10	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	1 Banishment	acl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 wander	mark
12	wander	wander	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 left	xcomp
13	alone	alone	ADV	_	12 wander	advmod
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 snow	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 snow	det
16	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 wander	obl
17	for	for	ADP	_	18 ever	case
18	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	10 left	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	leave	past · passive		she					tree rules
2	wander	to-infinitive	she not said here			the snow		alone property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in snow=Trajectory

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