Exam question 4 · Grimm's Household Tales, The Iron Stove, part 1: the princ…
Which of the following constitutes the principal event of the concluding passage?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, constitute, conclude · To what, where: principal event
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1685 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Iron Stove, part 1: the princess promises help and loses her way home» 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 | 5 constitutes | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 constitutes | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 constitutes | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 constitutes | nsubj |
| 5 | constitutes | constitute | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 event | det |
| 7 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 event | amod |
| 8 | event | event | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 constitutes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 passage | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 passage | det |
| 11 | concluding | conclude | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 passage | amod |
| 12 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 event | nmod |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 constitutes | 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 | constitute | present | the principal event of the concluding passage | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme event=Pivot | |||||
| 3 | conclude | gerund | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
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
The Princess reaches the toads' house after a long and solitary search
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Princess | det |
| 2 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reaches | nsubj |
| 3 | reaches | reach | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 toads | det |
| 5 | toads | toad | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 house | nmod:poss |
| 6 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 5 toads | case |
| 7 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reaches | obj |
| 8 | after | after | ADP | _ | 13 search | case |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 search | det |
| 10 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 search | amod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 solitary | cc |
| 12 | solitary | solitary | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 long | conj |
| 13 | search | search | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 reaches | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reach | present | the Princess | the toads's house | after a long search | vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent house=Theme |
Option 2
The eagles return to the palace and are freed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 eagles | det |
| 2 | eagles | eagle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 return | nsubj |
| 3 | return | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 palace | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 palace | det |
| 6 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 return | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 freed | cc |
| 8 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 9 freed | aux:pass |
| 9 | freed | free | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 return | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | return | present | the eagles | to the palace result | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to palace=Result | ||||
| 2 | free | present · passive | the eagles not said here | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING» |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
The old man is rewarded with a golden shell
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 man | det |
| 2 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 man | amod |
| 3 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rewarded | nsubj:pass |
| 4 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 rewarded | aux:pass |
| 5 | rewarded | reward | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 shell | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 shell | det |
| 8 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 shell | amod |
| 9 | shell | shell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 rewarded | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | reward | present · passive | the old man | with a golden shell | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP»: subject=Recipient with shell=Theme |
Option 4
The Prince is restored to the Princess before the stove vanishes
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Prince | det |
| 2 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 restored | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 restored | aux:pass |
| 4 | restored | restore | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 7 Princess | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 Princess | det |
| 7 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 restored | obl |
| 8 | before | before | SCONJ | _ | 11 vanishes | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 stove | det |
| 10 | stove | stove | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 vanishes | nsubj |
| 11 | vanishes | vanish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 restored | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | restore | present · passive | the Prince | the Princess | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to princess=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | vanish | present | the stove | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
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