Exam question 2 · Grimm, Snowdrop: the poisoned apple, the glass coffin and…
Which of the following constitutes the principal cause of the Queen's continued enmity towards Snowdrop?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, be, continue
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1579 «Grimm, Snowdrop: the poisoned apple, the glass coffin and the wicked Queen's end» 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 | 8 cause | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 8 cause | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 cause | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 8 cause | case |
| 5 | constitutes | constitute | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 cause | cop |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 cause | det |
| 7 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 cause | amod |
| 8 | cause | cause | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 enmity | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Queen | det |
| 11 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 enmity | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Queen | case |
| 13 | continued | continue | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 enmity | amod |
| 14 | enmity | enmity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 cause | nmod |
| 15 | towards | towards | ADP | _ | 16 Snowdrop | case |
| 16 | Snowdrop | Snowdrop | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 enmity | nmod |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 cause | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | is | present | of the principal cause; of the Queen's continued enmity towards Snowdrop | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | continue | participle | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=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
Her jealousy, arising from the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty, which she could never bear.
The tree, 19 words
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 jealousy | nmod:poss |
| 2 | jealousy | jealousy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 arising | punct |
| 4 | arising | arise | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 jealousy | acl |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 declarations | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 mirror | det |
| 7 | mirror | mirror | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 declarations | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 mirror | case |
| 9 | repeated | repeat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 declarations | amod |
| 10 | declarations | declaration | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 arising | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 beauty | case |
| 12 | Snowdrop | Snowdrop | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 beauty | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 Snowdrop | case |
| 14 | superior | superior | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 beauty | amod |
| 15 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 declarations | nmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 bear | punct |
| 17 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 21 bear | obj |
| 18 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 bear | nsubj |
| 19 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 21 bear | aux |
| 20 | never | never | ADV | PronType=Neg | 21 bear | advmod |
| 21 | bear | bear | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 15 beauty | acl:relcl |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 jealousy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arise | gerund | Her jealousy not said here | the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | repeat | participle | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | not bear | could | Snowdrop | Snowdrop's superior beauty | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Patient | ||||
| 4 | declare | the mirror | Snowdrop's superior beauty | nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
Her jealousy, arising from the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty.
The tree, 14 words
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 jealousy | nmod:poss |
| 2 | jealousy | jealousy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 arising | punct |
| 4 | arising | arise | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 jealousy | acl |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 declarations | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 mirror | det |
| 7 | mirror | mirror | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 declarations | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 mirror | case |
| 9 | repeated | repeat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 declarations | amod |
| 10 | declarations | declaration | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 arising | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 beauty | case |
| 12 | Snowdrop | Snowdrop | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 beauty | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 Snowdrop | case |
| 14 | superior | superior | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 beauty | amod |
| 15 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 declarations | nmod |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 jealousy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arise | gerund | Her jealousy not said here | the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | repeat | participle | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | declare | the mirror | Snowdrop's superior beauty | nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
Option 3
Her wish to rule the kingdom alone without an heir.
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 wish | nmod:poss |
| 2 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rule | nsubj |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 rule | mark |
| 4 | rule | rule | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 kingdom | det |
| 6 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rule | obj |
| 7 | alone | alone | ADV | _ | 4 rule | advmod |
| 8 | without | without | ADP | _ | 10 heir | case |
| 9 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 heir | det |
| 10 | heir | heir | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 rule | obl |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 rule | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rule | to-infinitive | Her wish | the kingdom | without a heir; alone property | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme | |||
| 2 | wish | Her = she | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
Her jealousy, arising from the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty, and her fear that the Prince would choose her instead.
The tree, 24 words
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 jealousy | nmod:poss |
| 2 | jealousy | jealousy | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 arising | punct |
| 4 | arising | arise | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 2 jealousy | acl |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 declarations | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 mirror | det |
| 7 | mirror | mirror | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 declarations | nmod:poss |
| 8 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 7 mirror | case |
| 9 | repeated | repeat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 declarations | amod |
| 10 | declarations | declaration | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 arising | obl |
| 11 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 beauty | case |
| 12 | Snowdrop | Snowdrop | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 beauty | nmod:poss |
| 13 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 12 Snowdrop | case |
| 14 | superior | superior | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 beauty | amod |
| 15 | beauty | beauty | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 declarations | nmod |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 fear | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 19 fear | cc |
| 18 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 19 fear | nmod:poss |
| 19 | fear | fear | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 jealousy | conj |
| 20 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 24 choose | mark |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 22 Prince | det |
| 22 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 24 choose | nsubj |
| 23 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 24 choose | aux |
| 24 | choose | choose | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 fear | acl:relcl |
| 25 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 choose | obj |
| 26 | instead | instead | ADV | _ | 24 choose | advmod |
| 27 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 jealousy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | arise | gerund | Her jealousy and Snowdrop's fear not said here | the mirror's repeated declarations of Snowdrop's superior beauty | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | repeat | participle | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality | ||||||
| 3 | choose | would | the Prince | Snowdrop | instead property | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | |||
| 4 | declare | the mirror | Snowdrop's superior beauty | nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient | |||||
| 5 | fear | Snowdrop | nom fear «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
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