Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, Thumbelina, part 65: Thumbelina finds a…

Which of the following describes the object the mole used to illuminate the passage?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: mole · What happens: follow, describe, use, illuminate · To what, where: object, passage

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1741 «Andersen's Tales, Thumbelina, part 65: Thumbelina finds a frozen swallow and nurses him back to life» 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	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 describes	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 describes	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 describes	nsubj
5	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 object	det
7	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 describes	obj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 mole	det
9	mole	mole	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 used	nsubj
10	used	use	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 object	acl:relcl
11	to	to	PART	_	12 illuminate	mark
12	illuminate	illuminate	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 used	xcomp
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 passage	det
14	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 illuminate	obj
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the object	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme
3	use	past	the mole	the object not said here	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent object=Theme clause=Eventuality
4	illuminate	to-infinitive	the mole not said here	the passage	vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent passage=Destination

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

A piece of rotten wood that glowed in the dark and was carried by a beetle

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 piece	det
2	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 glowed	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 wood	case
4	rotten	rotten	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wood	amod
5	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 piece	nmod
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 glowed	nsubj
7	glowed	glow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 dark	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 dark	det
10	dark	dark	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 glowed	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 carried	cc
12	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 carried	aux:pass
13	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 glowed	conj
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 beetle	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 beetle	det
16	beetle	beetle	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 carried	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glow	past	a piece of rotten wood			the dark			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location
2	carry	past · passive	a beetle						vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 2

A dry stick from the field that lit up brightly

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 stick	det
2	dry	dry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 stick	amod
3	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 lit	nsubj
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 field	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 field	det
6	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stick	nmod
7	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 lit	nsubj
8	lit	light	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	up	up	ADP	_	8 lit	compound:prt
10	brightly	brightly	ADV	_	8 lit	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	light up	past	a dry stick from the field					brightly property	vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 3

A bit of old oak that shone in the damp

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 bit	det
2	bit	bit	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shone	obl:unmarked
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 oak	case
4	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 oak	amod
5	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 bit	nmod
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 shone	nsubj
7	shone	shine	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 damp	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 damp	det
10	damp	damp	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shone	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	shine	past	that	a bit of old oak		the damp			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in damp=Location

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

A piece of rotten wood that glowed in the dark

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 piece	det
2	piece	piece	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 glowed	nsubj
3	of	of	ADP	_	5 wood	case
4	rotten	rotten	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 wood	amod
5	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 piece	nmod
6	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 glowed	nsubj
7	glowed	glow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 dark	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 dark	det
10	dark	dark	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 glowed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	glow	past	a piece of rotten wood			the dark			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dark=Location

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