Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampi…

In what manner did the Prince first gain access to the chamber in which Rapunzel was confined within the tower in the wood?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: do, gain, confine · To what, where: Prince, manner, access, Rapunzel, chamber

This is exam question 4 of lesson 1567 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampion, a stolen baby, and a girl locked in a tower» 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	In	in	ADP	_	3 manner	case
2	what	what	DET	PronType=Int	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obl
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 Prince	det
6	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 did	obj
7	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	8 gain	advmod
8	gain	gain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=2 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 did	advcl
9	access	access	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 gain	obj
10	to	to	ADP	_	12 chamber	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 chamber	det
12	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 access	nmod
13	in	in	ADP	_	14 which	case
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 confined	obl
15	Rapunzel	Rapunzel	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 confined	nsubj:pass
16	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 confined	aux:pass
17	confined	confine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 chamber	acl:relcl
18	within	within	ADP	_	20 tower	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 tower	det
20	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 confined	obl
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 wood	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 wood	det
23	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 confined	obl
24	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	do	past	the Prince	what manner		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Eventuality
2	gain	present	access		to the chamber result; first property	vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient access=Extent to chamber=Result
3	confine	past · passive	Rapunzel	the chamber	within the tower; in the wood	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in which=Destination

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

By calling aloud the words that the Witch used, climbing up the hair which Rapunzel let down, and then hiding inside the tower until the Witch returned

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 calling	mark
2	calling	call	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	29 returned	csubj
3	aloud	aloud	ADV	_	5 words	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 words	det
5	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 calling	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 used	obj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Witch	det
8	Witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 used	nsubj
9	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 words	acl:relcl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 climbing	punct
11	climbing	climb	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 calling	conj
12	up	up	ADP	_	11 climbing	compound:prt
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 hair	det
14	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 climbing	obj
15	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 let	obj
16	Rapunzel	Rapunzel	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 let	nsubj
17	let	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 hair	acl:relcl
18	down	down	ADP	_	17 let	compound:prt
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 hiding	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 hiding	cc
21	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	22 hiding	advmod
22	hiding	hide	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 calling	conj
23	inside	inside	ADP	_	25 tower	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 tower	det
25	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 hiding	obl
26	until	until	ADP	_	28 Witch	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 Witch	det
28	Witch	Witch	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 hiding	obl
29	returned	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	call	gerund		the words			vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent word=Recipient
2	use	past	the Witch	the words			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient
3	climb up	gerund		the hair			vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location hair=Theme
4	let down	past	Rapunzel	the hair			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme
5	hide	gerund			the tower	until the Witch; then	vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent inside tower=Location
6	return	past	calling				vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

By calling aloud the words that the Witch used and climbing up the hair which Rapunzel let down

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 calling	mark
2	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	aloud	aloud	ADV	_	5 words	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 words	det
5	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 calling	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 used	obj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Witch	det
8	Witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 used	nsubj
9	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 words	acl:relcl
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 climbing	cc
11	climbing	climb	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 calling	conj
12	up	up	ADP	_	11 climbing	compound:prt
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 hair	det
14	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 climbing	obj
15	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 let	obj
16	Rapunzel	Rapunzel	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 let	nsubj
17	let	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 hair	acl:relcl
18	down	down	ADP	_	17 let	compound:prt

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	call	gerund		the words	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent word=Recipient
2	use	past	the Witch	the words	vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient
3	climb up	gerund		the hair	vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location hair=Theme
4	let down	past	Rapunzel	the hair	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme

Option 3

By speaking the Witch's words aloud and scaling the long hair that Rapunzel let fall

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 speaking	mark
2	speaking	speak	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 Witch	det
4	Witch	Witch	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 words	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 Witch	case
6	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 speaking	obj
7	aloud	aloud	ADV	_	2 speaking	advmod
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 scaling	cc
9	scaling	scale	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 speaking	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 hair	det
11	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 hair	amod
12	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 scaling	obj
13	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 let	obj
14	Rapunzel	Rapunzel	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 let	nsubj
15	let	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 hair	acl:relcl
16	fall	fall	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 let	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	gerund		the Witch's words	aloud property	tree rules
2	scale	gerund		the long hair		vn pit-10.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Source
3	let	past	Rapunzel	the long hair		vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent that=Recipient fall=Theme
4	word		the Witch			nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

By calling aloud the words that the Witch used at the base of the tower, then climbing the hair which Rapunzel let down, and promising to take her away from the wood forever

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 calling	mark
2	calling	call	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	aloud	aloud	ADV	_	2 calling	advmod
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 words	det
5	words	word	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 calling	obj
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 Witch	nsubj
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Witch	det
8	Witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 words	appos
9	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 Witch	acl
10	at	at	ADP	_	12 base	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 base	det
12	base	base	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 used	obl
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 tower	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 tower	det
15	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 base	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 climbing	punct
17	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 climbing	advmod
18	climbing	climb	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 calling	conj
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 hair	det
20	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 climbing	obj
21	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	23 let	obj
22	Rapunzel	Rapunzel	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 let	nsubj
23	let	let	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 hair	acl:relcl
24	down	down	ADP	_	23 let	compound:prt
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	27 promising	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 promising	cc
27	promising	promise	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 calling	conj
28	to	to	PART	_	29 take	mark
29	take	take	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	27 promising	xcomp
30	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	29 take	obj
31	away	away	ADV	_	29 take	advmod
32	from	from	ADP	_	34 wood	case
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 wood	det
34	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 take	obl
35	forever	forever	ADV	_	29 take	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	call	gerund		the words			aloud property	vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent word=Recipient
2	witch		that					tree rules
3	use	participle		the Witch not said here	the base of the tower			vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	climb	gerund		the hair		then		vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location hair=Theme
5	let down	past	Rapunzel	the hair				vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme
6	promise speech: promise	gerund						vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
7	take away not said to happen	to-infinitive		Rapunzel	the wood		away, forever property	vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent she=Theme from wood=Initial_Location

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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