Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Goblin and the Grocer: the goblin bo…

Explain by what means the goblin first obtained knowledge of the student's poetry, and identify the object which first gave voice to its opinion.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, goblin, object, voice · What happens: explain, mean, obtain, identify, give, opine · To what, where: goblin, knowledge, object, voice, opinion · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1614 «Andersen's Tales, The Goblin and the Grocer: the goblin borrows a tongue and saves a book from fire» 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	Explain	explain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	by	by	SCONJ	_	4 means	mark
3	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	4 means	nsubj
4	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Explain	ccomp
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 goblin	det
6	goblin	goblin	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 means	obj
7	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	8 obtained	advmod
8	obtained	obtain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 goblin	acl:relcl
9	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 obtained	obj
10	of	of	ADP	_	14 poetry	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 student	det
12	student	student	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 poetry	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 student	case
14	poetry	poetry	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 knowledge	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 identify	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 identify	cc
17	identify	identify	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	1 Explain	advcl
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 object	det
19	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 identify	obj
20	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	22 gave	nsubj
21	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	22 gave	advmod
22	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 object	acl:relcl
23	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 gave	obj
24	to	to	ADP	_	26 opinion	case
25	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 opinion	nmod:poss
26	opinion	opinion	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 gave	obl
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Explain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	imperative	you not said here				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	mean	present		the goblin			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goblin=Topic
3	obtain	past	the goblin not said here	knowledge of the student's poetry		first property	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset knowledge=Theme
4	identify	infinitive	you not said here	the object			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme
5	give	past	the object	voice	voice's opinion	first property	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent voice=Theme to opinion=Recipient
6	opine		voice				nom opinion «cognition 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 · ← Mova's choice

He heard the student read aloud, and the tub spoke before the wife did

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 heard	nsubj
2	heard	hear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 student	det
4	student	student	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 read	nsubj
5	read	read	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 heard	ccomp
6	aloud	aloud	ADV	_	5 read	advmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 spoke	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 spoke	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 tub	det
10	tub	tub	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 spoke	nsubj
11	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 heard	parataxis
12	before	before	ADP	_	14 wife	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 wife	det
14	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 spoke	obl
15	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 heard	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	hear	past	He			vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus
2	read	past	the student		aloud property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	speak speech: other	past	the tub	before the wife		vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	do	past	He not said here			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2

He first borrowed the grocer's wife's tongue from the cellar drawer, and then the waste-paper tub spoke first of all

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 borrowed	nsubj
2	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 borrowed	advmod
3	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 grocer	det
5	grocer	grocer	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wife	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 grocer	case
7	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tongue	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 wife	case
9	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 borrowed	obj
10	from	from	ADP	_	13 drawer	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 drawer	det
12	cellar	cellar	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 drawer	compound
13	drawer	drawer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 borrowed	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 spoke	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 spoke	cc
16	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	22 spoke	advmod
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 tub	det
18	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 paper	compound
19	-	-	PUNCT	_	18 waste	punct
20	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 tub	compound
21	tub	tub	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 spoke	nsubj
22	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 borrowed	parataxis
23	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	22 spoke	advmod
24	of	of	ADP	_	25 all	case
25	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	22 spoke	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	borrow	past	He	the grocer's wife's tongue		the cellar drawer		first property	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme from drawer=Source
2	speak speech: other	past	the paper tub				then	of all; first property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He borrowed the wife's tongue, and the waste-paper tub spoke first

The tree, 13 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 borrowed	nsubj
2	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 wife	det
4	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 tongue	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 wife	case
6	tongue	tongue	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 borrowed	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 spoke	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 spoke	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 tub	det
10	waste	waste	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 paper	compound
11	-	-	PUNCT	_	10 waste	punct
12	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 tub	compound
13	tub	tub	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 spoke	nsubj
14	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 borrowed	parataxis
15	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	14 spoke	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	borrow	past	He	the wife's tongue					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme
2	speak speech: other	past	the paper tub					first property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

He found a book, and the till spoke first

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	He	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 book	det
4	book	book	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 spoke	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 spoke	cc
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 till	det
8	till	till	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 spoke	nsubj
9	spoke	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 found	parataxis
10	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	9 spoke	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	He	a book					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Topic
2	speak speech: other	past	the till					first property	vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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