Exam question 2 · Grimm, The True Bride: the false bride is unmasked and the…
Describe the manner in which the true bride ultimately regained her rightful place in the palace.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, true bride · What happens: describe, regain · To what, where: manner, rightful place
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1577 «Grimm, The True Bride: the false bride is unmasked and the true bride wins her king» 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 | Describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 manner | det |
| 3 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 regained | obl |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 bride | det |
| 7 | true | true | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 bride | amod |
| 8 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 regained | nsubj |
| 9 | ultimately | ultimately | ADV | _ | 10 regained | advmod |
| 10 | regained | regain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 manner | acl:relcl |
| 11 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 13 place | nmod:poss |
| 12 | rightful | rightful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 place | amod |
| 13 | place | place | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 regained | obj |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 palace | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 palace | det |
| 16 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 regained | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the manner | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 2 | regain | past | the true bride | bride's rightful place | the manner | in the palace; ultimately property | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
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 · ← Mova's choice
The King saw blood and let her go
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 King | det |
| 2 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 saw | nsubj |
| 3 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | blood | blood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 saw | obj |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 let | cc |
| 6 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 saw | conj |
| 7 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 let | obj |
| 8 | go | go | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 let | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | see | past | the King | blood | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer blood=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | let | infinitive | the King not said here | her = she | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | go | infinitive | her = she not said here | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
She was freed by the blood of her finger, and the King learned the truth
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 | 3 freed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 freed | aux:pass |
| 3 | freed | free | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 blood | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 blood | det |
| 6 | blood | blood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 freed | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 finger | case |
| 8 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 9 finger | nmod:poss |
| 9 | finger | finger | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 blood | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 learned | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 learned | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 King | det |
| 13 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 learned | nsubj |
| 14 | learned | learn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 freed | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 truth | det |
| 16 | truth | truth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 learned | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | free | past · passive | She | by the blood of her finger | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: subject=Source | ||||
| 2 | learn | past | the King | the truth | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Topic |
Option 3
She just walked free
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 | 3 walked | nsubj |
| 2 | just | just | ADV | _ | 3 walked | advmod |
| 3 | walked | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | free | free | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 walked | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | past | She | free property | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
Her brother came and saved her
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 brother | nmod:poss |
| 2 | brother | brother | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 came | nsubj |
| 3 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 saved | cc |
| 5 | saved | save | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 came | conj |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 saved | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | past | Her brother | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | save | past | Her brother not said here | her = she | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
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