Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Prince Souci, part 49: the king is robbed in…
What was the principal reason the king remained at the castle despite his discomfort?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be, remain · To what, where: principal reason, king, castle
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1660 «Fairy Tales, Prince Souci, part 49: the king is robbed in the forest and made to carry a bundle» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 reason | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 reason | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 reason | det |
| 4 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 reason | amod |
| 5 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 king | det |
| 7 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 reason | appos |
| 8 | remained | remain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 king | acl |
| 9 | at | at | ADP | _ | 11 castle | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 castle | det |
| 11 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 remained | obl |
| 12 | despite | despite | ADP | _ | 14 discomfort | case |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 discomfort | nmod:poss |
| 14 | discomfort | discomfort | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 castle | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 reason | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the principal reason | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | remain | participle | the king not said here | the castle despite king's discomfort | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at castle=Location |
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 · ✓ the right answer
His affection for Princess Minon-Minette retained him there.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 affection | nmod:poss |
| 2 | affection | affection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 retained | nsubj |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 Princess | case |
| 4 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 affection | nmod |
| 5 | Minon | Minon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Princess | flat |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 Minette | punct |
| 7 | Minette | Minette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Princess | conj |
| 8 | retained | retain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 retained | obj |
| 10 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 retained | advmod |
| 11 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 retained | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retain | past | His affection for Princess and Minette | Minette | there | tree rules |
Option 2
His deep affection for Princess Minon-Minette, which had grown over many days, retained him there.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 3 affection | nmod:poss |
| 2 | deep | deep | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 affection | amod |
| 3 | affection | affection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 retained | nsubj |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 Minon | case |
| 5 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Minon | compound |
| 6 | Minon | Minon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 affection | nmod |
| 7 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 8 Minette | punct |
| 8 | Minette | Minette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Minon | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 grown | punct |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 grown | nsubj |
| 11 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 grown | aux |
| 12 | grown | grow | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 6 Minon | acl:relcl |
| 13 | over | over | ADP | _ | 15 days | case |
| 14 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 days | amod |
| 15 | days | day | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 grown | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 3 affection | punct |
| 17 | retained | retain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 18 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 retained | obj |
| 19 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 17 retained | advmod |
| 20 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 17 retained | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | past · perfect | Princess Minon and Minette | day | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | retain | past | His deep affection for Princess Minon and Minette | Minette | there | tree rules |
Option 3
His love of the castle food kept him.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 love | nmod:poss |
| 2 | love | love | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 kept | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 food | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 food | det |
| 5 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 food | compound |
| 6 | food | food | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 love | nmod |
| 7 | kept | keep | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 kept | obj |
| 9 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 7 kept | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | keep | past | His love of the castle food | him = he | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ||||
| 2 | love | His = he | the castle food | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
His affection for Princess Minon-Minette retained him there, though he had long wished to leave the castle entirely.
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 affection | nmod:poss |
| 2 | affection | affection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 retained | nsubj |
| 3 | for | for | ADP | _ | 4 Princess | case |
| 4 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 affection | nmod |
| 5 | Minon | Minon | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Princess | flat |
| 6 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 Minette | punct |
| 7 | Minette | Minette | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 Princess | conj |
| 8 | retained | retain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 retained | obj |
| 10 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 8 retained | advmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 wished | punct |
| 12 | though | though | SCONJ | _ | 16 wished | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 wished | nsubj |
| 14 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 wished | aux |
| 15 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 16 wished | advmod |
| 16 | wished | wish | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 8 retained | parataxis |
| 17 | to | to | PART | _ | 18 leave | mark |
| 18 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 16 wished | advcl |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 castle | det |
| 20 | castle | castle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 leave | obj |
| 21 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 18 leave | advmod |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 8 retained | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | retain | past | His affection for Princess and Minette | Minette | there | tree rules | |||
| 2 | wish | past · perfect | affection | long property | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot | ||||
| 3 | leave | to-infinitive | affection not said here | the castle | entirely property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Theme |
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