Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants, part 32: the new he…
Which of the following best describes the youth's principal motive for returning to the king after each task?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: principal motive · What happens: follow, describe, return · To what, where: principal motive
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1643 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants, part 32: the new helpers join the ship and the king's fleet is blinded by fog» 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 describes | obj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 best | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 best | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 best | case |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 describes | nmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 youth | det |
| 8 | youth | youth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 motive | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 youth | case |
| 10 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 motive | amod |
| 11 | motive | motive | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 12 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 13 returning | mark |
| 13 | returning | return | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 motive | acl |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 16 king | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 king | det |
| 16 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 returning | obl |
| 17 | after | after | ADP | _ | 19 task | case |
| 18 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 19 task | det |
| 19 | task | task | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 returning | obl |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 describes | 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 | describe | present | the youth's principal motive | of the best | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | return | gerund | the youth's principal motive not said here | after each task | to the king result | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to king=Result |
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 right answer
He wishes to secure the hand of the princess in marriage
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 wishes | nsubj |
| 2 | wishes | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 secure | mark |
| 4 | secure | secure | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 wishes | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 hand | det |
| 6 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 secure | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 princess | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 princess | det |
| 9 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 hand | nmod |
| 10 | in | in | ADP | _ | 11 marriage | case |
| 11 | marriage | marriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 secure | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wish | present | He | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | secure not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the hand of the princess | marriage | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition hand=Theme |
Option 2
He desires the king's wealth and land
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 desires | nsubj |
| 2 | desires | desire | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wealth | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 king | case |
| 6 | wealth | wealth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 desires | obj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 land | cc |
| 8 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 wealth | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | desire | present | He | the king's wealth and land | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot wealth=Theme |
Option 3
He is driven by a wish for the king's approval and favour
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 driven | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 driven | aux:pass |
| 3 | driven | drive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 6 wish | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 wish | det |
| 6 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 driven | obl |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 approval | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 king | det |
| 9 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 approval | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 king | case |
| 11 | approval | approval | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 driven | obl |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 favour | cc |
| 13 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 approval | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drive | present · passive | a wish | He | for the king's approval and favour | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | |||
| 2 | approve | the king | nom approval «act transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
He wants revenge
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 wants | nsubj |
| 2 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | revenge | revenge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wants | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | present | He | revenge | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot revenge=Theme |
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