Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, The Miller's Boy and the Nixy: the hunter is…

Which of the following accurately states the fate of the hunter and his wife after the flood subsided?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, state, subside, fate · To what, where: fate, flood, hunter

This is exam question 2 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	6 states	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 states	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 states	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 states	nsubj
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 states	advmod
6	states	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 fate	det
8	fate	fate	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 states	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	11 hunter	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 hunter	det
11	hunter	hunter	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fate	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 wife	cc
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 wife	nmod:poss
14	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 fate	conj
15	after	after	ADP	_	17 flood	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 flood	det
17	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 states	obl
18	subsided	subside	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 flood	acl
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 states	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	state speech: other	present	the fate of the hunter and his wife	after the flood	accurately property	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fate=Topic
3	subside	participle	the flood not said here			vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient
4	fate		the hunter			nom fate «event 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 · ✓ the right answer

Each found themselves in a foreign country, and neither knew of the other's whereabouts.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 found	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 country	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 country	det
6	foreign	foreign	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 country	amod
7	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 knew	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 knew	cc
10	neither	neither	DET	PronType=Neg	11 knew	nsubj
11	knew	know	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 found	parataxis
12	of	of	ADP	_	16 whereabouts	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 other	det
14	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 whereabouts	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 other	case
16	whereabouts	whereabouts	NOUN	Number=Ptan	11 knew	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find	past	Each	themselves = they		a foreign country			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent themselves=Topic
2	know	past	neither					of the other's whereabouts	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of whereabouts=Stimulus

Option 2

They were separated by the flood and each wandered for years through strange lands, meeting new friends, before finding the other again at the mill.

The tree, 25 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 separated	nsubj
2	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 separated	aux:pass
3	separated	separate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	6 flood	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 flood	det
6	flood	flood	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 separated	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 wandered	cc
8	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	9 wandered	nsubj
9	wandered	wander	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 separated	conj
10	for	for	ADP	_	11 years	case
11	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 wandered	obl
12	through	through	ADP	_	14 lands	case
13	strange	strange	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 lands	amod
14	lands	land	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 wandered	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 meeting	punct
16	meeting	meet	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 wandered	advcl
17	new	new	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 friends	amod
18	friends	friend	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 meeting	obj
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 finding	punct
20	before	before	SCONJ	_	21 finding	mark
21	finding	find	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 wandered	advcl
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 other	det
23	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 finding	obj
24	again	again	ADV	_	21 finding	advmod
25	at	at	ADP	_	27 mill	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 mill	det
27	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 finding	obl
28	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 separated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	roles by
1	separate	past · passive	the flood	They			vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2	wander	past	each		strange lands	year	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through land=Trajectory
3	meet	gerund	each not said here	new friends			vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent friend=Co-Agent
4	find	gerund	each not said here	the other	the mill	again	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent other=Theme at mill=Asset

Option 3

Each found themselves back at the mill, and both went to the same village market.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	2 found	nsubj
2	found	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	themselves	themselves	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 found	obj
4	back	back	ADV	_	2 found	advmod
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 mill	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mill	det
7	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 found	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 went	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 went	cc
10	both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	11 went	advmod
11	went	go	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 found	conj
12	to	to	ADP	_	16 market	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 market	det
14	same	same	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 market	amod
15	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 market	compound
16	market	market	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 went	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 found	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	find back	past	Each	themselves = they		the mill			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent themselves=Theme at mill=Asset
2	go	past	Each not said here			the same village market			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to market=Initial_Location

Option 4

Each was carried to a different foreign country, and each spent many years searching for the other before finally meeting again by chance.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	3 carried	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 carried	aux:pass
3	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	8 country	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 country	det
6	different	different	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 country	amod
7	foreign	foreign	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 country	amod
8	country	country	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 carried	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 spent	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 spent	cc
11	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	12 spent	nsubj
12	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 carried	conj
13	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 years	amod
14	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 spent	obj
15	searching	search	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 spent	advcl
16	for	for	ADP	_	18 other	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 other	det
18	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 searching	obl
19	before	before	SCONJ	_	21 meeting	mark
20	finally	finally	ADV	_	21 meeting	advmod
21	meeting	meet	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	15 searching	advcl
22	again	again	ADV	_	21 meeting	advmod
23	by	by	ADP	_	24 chance	case
24	chance	chance	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 meeting	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 carried	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	carry	past · passive		Each	a different foreign country			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to country=Destination
2	spend	past	each			year		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	search	gerund	each not said here				for the other	vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.theme NP.location»: agent=Agent for other=Theme
4	meet	gerund	each not said here			again	by chance; finally property	vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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