Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, The Miller's Boy and the Nixy: the hunter is…

Which of the following correctly identifies the object by means of which the Princess was enclosed within the castle at the top of the mountain?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, identify, mean, enclose · To what, where: object, Princess, top · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 4 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 identifies	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 identifies	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 identifies	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 identifies	csubj
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	_	4 following	advmod
6	identifies	identify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 object	det
8	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 identifies	obj
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 means	case
10	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 identifies	conj
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 which	case
12	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 enclosed	obl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Princess	det
14	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 enclosed	nsubj:pass
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 enclosed	aux:pass
16	enclosed	enclose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 means	ccomp
17	within	within	ADP	_	19 castle	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 castle	det
19	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 enclosed	obl
20	at	at	ADP	_	22 top	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 top	det
22	top	top	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 enclosed	obl
23	of	of	ADP	_	25 mountain	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 mountain	det
25	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 top	nmod
26	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 identifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			correctly property	vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	identify	present	the object			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme
3	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	enclose	past · passive	the Princess	the top of the mountain	within the castle	vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme

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 Princess was locked inside by a silver gate that the nixy had set, and she spent seven years inside a tower room looking out over the wide valley below.

The tree, 30 words

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	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 locked	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 locked	aux:pass
4	locked	lock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	inside	inside	ADV	_	4 locked	advmod
6	by	by	ADP	_	9 gate	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 gate	det
8	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 gate	compound
9	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 locked	obl
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	14 set	mark
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 nixy	det
12	nixy	nixy	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 set	nsubj:pass
13	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 set	aux
14	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 gate	acl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 spent	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 spent	cc
17	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 spent	nsubj
18	spent	spend	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 locked	conj
19	seven	seven	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	20 years	nummod
20	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 spent	obj
21	inside	inside	ADP	_	24 room	case
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 room	det
23	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 room	compound
24	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 spent	obl
25	looking	look	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	18 spent	advcl
26	out	out	ADP	_	25 looking	compound:prt
27	over	over	ADP	_	30 valley	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 valley	det
29	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 valley	amod
30	valley	valley	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 looking	obl
31	below	below	ADV	_	30 valley	advmod
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 locked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lock	past · passive	a silver gate	the Princess			inside property	vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2	set	past · perfect · passive	a silver gate not said here	the nixy				vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result
3	spend	past	Princess		a tower room	year		vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	look out	gerund	Princess not said here		the wide valley			vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

The Princess was enclosed by the enchantment of the castle, and sat within a silver room.

The tree, 16 words

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	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 enclosed	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 enclosed	aux:pass
4	enclosed	enclose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 enchantment	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 enchantment	det
7	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 enclosed	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 castle	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 castle	det
10	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 enchantment	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 sat	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 sat	cc
13	sat	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 enclosed	conj
14	within	within	ADP	_	17 room	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 room	det
16	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 room	compound
17	room	room	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 sat	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 enclosed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	enclose	past · passive	the enchantment of the castle	the Princess		vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme
2	sit	past	the enchantment of the castle not said here		within a silver room	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	enchant			the castle		nom enchantment «feeling transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

The knights' nails enclosed her in a tower of silver stone with a window.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 knights	det
2	knights	knight	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 nails	nmod:poss
3	'	's	PART	_	2 knights	case
4	nails	nail	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 enclosed	nsubj
5	enclosed	enclose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 enclosed	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 tower	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tower	det
9	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 enclosed	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	12 stone	case
11	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 stone	compound
12	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 tower	nmod
13	with	with	ADP	_	15 window	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 window	det
15	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 stone	nmod
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 enclosed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enclose	past	the knights's nails	her = she		a tower of silver stone with a window			vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme she=Co-Theme

Option 4

She was shut in by a spell of the castle, sitting in a silver chamber.

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	3 shut	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 shut	aux:pass
3	shut	shut	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	3 shut	compound:prt
5	by	by	ADP	_	7 spell	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 spell	det
7	spell	spell	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 shut	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 castle	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 castle	det
10	castle	castle	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 spell	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 sitting	punct
12	sitting	sit	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 shut	conj
13	in	in	ADP	_	16 chamber	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 chamber	det
15	silver	silver	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 chamber	amod
16	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sitting	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 shut	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	shut in	past · passive	a spell of the castle	She		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient
2	sit	gerund	a spell of the castle not said here		a silver chamber	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in chamber=Location
3	spell			the castle		nom spell «state transitive»: of=patient

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