Exam question 2 · d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Invisible Prince, part 21: the…

In what manner did the two lovers in the labyrinth end their lives?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: two lovers · What happens: do, end · To what, where: manner, lives

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1697 «d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Invisible Prince, part 21: the Prince is wrecked and finds a land of doomed lovers» 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	In	in	ADP	_	3 manner	case
2	what	what	DET	PronType=Int	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obl
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 lovers	det
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 lovers	nummod
7	lovers	lover	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 end	nsubj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 labyrinth	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 labyrinth	det
10	labyrinth	labyrinth	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lovers	nmod
11	end	end	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 did	parataxis
12	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 lives	nmod:poss
13	lives	life	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 end	obj
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	do	past				what manner			vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	end	present	the two lovers in the labyrinth	lovers's lives					vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality life=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 · ← Mova's choice

By pulling a sharp knife across their necks

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 pulling	mark
2	pulling	pull	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 knife	det
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 knife	amod
5	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 pulling	obj
6	across	across	ADP	_	8 necks	case
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 necks	nmod:poss
8	necks	neck	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pulling	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	pull	gerund		a sharp knife		their necks			vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Theme

Option 2

By pulling silken cords tight around their throats until they stopped breathing

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 pulling	mark
2	pulling	pull	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	11 stopped	advcl
3	silken	silken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cords	amod
4	cords	cord	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pulling	obj
5	tight	tight	ADV	_	2 pulling	advmod
6	around	around	ADP	_	8 throats	case
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 throats	nmod:poss
8	throats	throat	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 pulling	obl
9	until	until	SCONJ	_	11 stopped	mark
10	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 stopped	nsubj
11	stopped	stop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
12	breathing	breathe	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	11 stopped	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	pull	gerund	cords = cord not said here	silken cords	cords's throats	tight property	vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cord=Theme
2	stop	past	cords = cord				vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality
3	breathe	gerund	cords = cord not said here				vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

By drinking a poisoned cup together

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 drinking	mark
2	drinking	drink	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cup	det
4	poisoned	poison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 cup	amod
5	cup	cup	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 drinking	obj
6	together	together	ADV	_	2 drinking	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	drink	gerund		a poisoned cup				together property	vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient
2	poison	participle							vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

By drawing silken cords tight around their throats

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 drawing	mark
2	drawing	draw	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	silken	silken	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 cords	amod
4	cords	cord	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drawing	obj
5	tight	tight	ADV	_	2 drawing	advmod
6	around	around	ADP	_	8 throats	case
7	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 throats	nmod:poss
8	throats	throat	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 drawing	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	draw	gerund		silken cords		cords's throats		tight property	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cord=Theme

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