Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, The Miller's Boy and the Nixy: the hunter is…

Which of the following describes the principal means by which the hunter's wife effected the restoration of her husband?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: principal, wife · What happens: follow, describe, mean, affect · To what, where: restoration · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1703 «Fairy Tales, The Miller's Boy and the Nixy: the hunter is pulled under the pond, and his wife wins him back» 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 describes	obj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 describes	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 describes	nsubj
5	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 means	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 principal	det
7	principal	principal	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 means	nsubj
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 effected	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 hunter	det
12	hunter	hunter	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 wife	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 hunter	case
14	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 effected	nsubj
15	effected	affect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 means	ccomp
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 restoration	det
17	restoration	restoration	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 effected	obj
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 husband	case
19	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 husband	nmod:poss
20	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 restoration	nmod
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme
3	mean	present	the principal		vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	affect	past	the hunter's wife	the restoration of wife's husband	vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus restoration=Experiencer

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

She visited the witch, received gifts, combed her hair, and afterward performed the flute and wheel at the pond over three moons.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 visited	nsubj
2	visited	visit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 witch	det
4	witch	witch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 visited	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 received	punct
6	received	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 visited	conj
7	gifts	gift	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 received	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 combed	punct
9	combed	comb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 visited	conj
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 hair	nmod:poss
11	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 combed	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 performed	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 performed	cc
14	afterward	afterward	ADV	_	15 performed	advmod
15	performed	perform	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 visited	conj
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 flute	det
17	flute	flute	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 performed	obj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 wheel	cc
19	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 flute	conj
20	at	at	ADP	_	22 pond	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 pond	det
22	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 performed	obl
23	over	over	ADP	_	25 moons	case
24	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	25 moons	nummod
25	moons	moon	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 performed	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 visited	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	visit	past	She	the witch			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witch=Co-Agent
2	receive	past	She not said here	gifts			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme
3	comb	past	She not said here	her hair			vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient
4	perform	past	She not said here	the flute and wheel	the pond	over three moons; afterward property	vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flute=Theme

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

She performed, at three successive full moons, a combing, a playing, and a spinning at the pond, each with an object of gold.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 performed	nsubj
2	performed	perform	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 moons	punct
4	at	at	ADP	_	8 moons	case
5	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 moons	nummod
6	successive	successive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 moons	amod
7	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 moons	amod
8	moons	moon	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 performed	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 combing	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 combing	det
11	combing	combing	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 moons	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 playing	punct
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 playing	det
14	playing	playing	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 combing	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 pond	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 pond	cc
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 pond	det
18	spinning	spin	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	21 pond	nsubj
19	at	at	ADP	_	21 pond	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 pond	det
21	pond	pond	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 performed	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 each	punct
23	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	21 pond	nmod
24	with	with	ADP	_	26 object	case
25	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 object	det
26	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 each	nmod
27	of	of	ADP	_	28 gold	case
28	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 object	nmod
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 performed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	perform	past	She	three successive full moons and a combing and a playing		a pond each			vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent moon=Theme
2	spin	gerund							vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme

Option 3

She combed, played, and spun at three full moons with gold objects at the mill.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 combed	nsubj
2	combed	comb	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 played	punct
4	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 combed	conj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 spun	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 spun	cc
7	spun	spin	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 played	conj
8	at	at	ADP	_	11 moons	case
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 moons	nummod
10	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 moons	amod
11	moons	moon	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 spun	obl
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 objects	case
13	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 objects	compound
14	objects	object	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 moons	nmod
15	at	at	ADP	_	17 mill	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 mill	det
17	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 spun	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 combed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	comb	past	She			vn wipe_instr-10.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
2	play	past	She not said here			vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	spin	participle	She not said here	three full moons with gold objects	at the mill	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V PP.source PP.trajectory PP.destination»: agent=Theme at moon=Source at mill=Trajectory

Option 4

She repeatedly sang songs of the hunter at the mill, each night at a different window, until the nixy finally gave him back to her in the spring.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 sang	nsubj
2	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	_	3 sang	advmod
3	sang	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	songs	song	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sang	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 hunter	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 hunter	det
7	hunter	hunter	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 songs	nmod
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 mill	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 mill	det
10	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hunter	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 night	punct
12	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	13 night	det
13	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 hunter	conj
14	at	at	ADP	_	17 window	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 window	det
16	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 window	amod
17	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sang	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 gave	punct
19	until	until	SCONJ	_	23 gave	mark
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 nixy	det
21	nixy	nixy	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 gave	nsubj
22	finally	finally	ADV	_	23 gave	advmod
23	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 sang	conj
24	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 gave	iobj
25	back	back	ADV	_	23 gave	advmod
26	to	to	ADP	_	27 her	case
27	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 gave	obl
28	in	in	ADP	_	30 spring	case
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 spring	det
30	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 gave	obl
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 sang	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sing speech: express	past	She	songs of the hunter at the mill and each night		a different window		repeatedly property	vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location song=Theme
2	give back	past	the nixy		him = he		spring	to her = she; finally property	vn give-13.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Theme to she=Recipient
3	sing		the hunter at the mill and each night						nom song «communication intransitive»: of=agent

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