Exam question 4 · Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part 46: Esben steals th…
Which statement correctly describes the condition of the brothers when Esben approached them on the final day?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement, Esben · What happens: describe, approach, condition · To what, where: condition, brothers
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1657 «Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part 46: Esben steals the dove, then the king asks for a golden-bristled boar» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 statement | det |
| 2 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | nsubj |
| 3 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 4 describes | advmod |
| 4 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 condition | det |
| 6 | condition | condition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | obj |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 brothers | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 brothers | det |
| 9 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 condition | nmod |
| 10 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 approached | advmod |
| 11 | Esben | Esben | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 approached | nsubj |
| 12 | approached | approach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 condition | acl:relcl |
| 13 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 approached | obj |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 17 day | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 day | det |
| 16 | final | final | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 day | amod |
| 17 | day | day | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 approached | obl |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | present | which statement | the condition of the brothers | correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme | |||
| 2 | approach | past | Esben | brothers = brother | day | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme | |||
| 3 | condition | the brothers | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient |
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
They were calm, packing their bags for home and smiling
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 calm | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 calm | cop |
| 3 | calm | calm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 packing | punct |
| 5 | packing | pack | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 3 calm | advcl |
| 6 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 bags | nmod:poss |
| 7 | bags | bag | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 packing | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 home | case |
| 9 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 packing | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 smiling | cc |
| 11 | smiling | smile | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 packing | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | They | calm property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | pack | gerund | They not said here | their bags | for home | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent bag=Theme | |||
| 3 | smile | gerund | They not said here | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
They were downcast, lamenting their fate and hanging their heads
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 downcast | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 downcast | cop |
| 3 | downcast | downcast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lamenting | punct |
| 5 | lamenting | lament | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 downcast | advcl |
| 6 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 fate | nmod:poss |
| 7 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lamenting | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 hanging | cc |
| 9 | hanging | hang | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 lamenting | conj |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 heads | nmod:poss |
| 11 | heads | head | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 hanging | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | They | downcast property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | lament | gerund | They not said here | their fate | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fate=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | hang | gerund | They not said here | their heads | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent head=Patient | ||||
| 4 | fate | their = they | nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3
They were downcast, lamenting their fate and hanging their heads in the cold stable yard at dusk
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 downcast | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 downcast | cop |
| 3 | downcast | downcast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lamenting | punct |
| 5 | lamenting | lament | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 downcast | advcl |
| 6 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 fate | nmod:poss |
| 7 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lamenting | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 hanging | cc |
| 9 | hanging | hang | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 lamenting | conj |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 heads | nmod:poss |
| 11 | heads | head | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 hanging | obj |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 yard | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 yard | det |
| 14 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 yard | amod |
| 15 | stable | stable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 yard | amod |
| 16 | yard | yard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hanging | obl |
| 17 | at | at | ADP | _ | 18 dusk | case |
| 18 | dusk | dusk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hanging | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | They | downcast property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | lament | gerund | They not said here | their fate | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fate=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | hang | gerund | They not said here | their heads | dusk | in the cold stable yard | vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent head=Theme in yard=Destination | ||
| 4 | fate | their = they | nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 4
They were downcast, lamenting their fate and hanging their heads low in the stable yard
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 downcast | nsubj |
| 2 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 downcast | cop |
| 3 | downcast | downcast | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 lamenting | punct |
| 5 | lamenting | lament | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 3 downcast | advcl |
| 6 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 fate | nmod:poss |
| 7 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 lamenting | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 hanging | cc |
| 9 | hanging | hang | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 lamenting | conj |
| 10 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 heads | nmod:poss |
| 11 | heads | head | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 hanging | obj |
| 12 | low | low | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 hanging | xcomp |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 yard | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 yard | det |
| 15 | stable | stable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 yard | amod |
| 16 | yard | yard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 hanging | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | past | They | downcast property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | lament | gerund | They not said here | their fate | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fate=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | hang | gerund | They not said here | their heads | in the stable yard; low property | vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent head=Theme in yard=Destination | |||
| 4 | fate | their = they | nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent |
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