Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Darning-Needle: lost in the gu…

Which sequence correctly orders the Darning-Needle's experiences in this passage?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: sequence, Darning Needle · What happens: order, experience · To what, where: experiences, passage

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1749 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Darning-Needle: lost in the gutter, proud to the end» 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	DET	PronType=Int	2 sequence	det
2	sequence	sequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 orders	nsubj
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	_	4 orders	advmod
4	orders	order	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Needle	det
6	Darning	darning	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Needle	compound
7	-	-	PUNCT	_	6 Darning	punct
8	Needle	Needle	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 experiences	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Needle	case
10	experiences	experience	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 orders	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 passage	case
12	this	this	DET	Number=Sing PronType=Dem	13 passage	det
13	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 orders	obl
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 orders	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	order	present	which sequence	the Darning Needle's experiences		this passage		correctly property	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent experience=Theme
2	experience		the Darning Needle						nom experience «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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 glass is washed away, then she speaks with the boys in the box

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 glass	det
2	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 washed	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 washed	aux:pass
4	washed	wash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	away	away	ADV	_	4 washed	advmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 speaks	punct
7	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 speaks	advmod
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 speaks	nsubj
9	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 washed	conj
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 boys	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 boys	det
12	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 speaks	obl
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 box	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 box	det
15	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 speaks	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	wash away	present · passive		the glass				away property	vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	speak speech: other	present	she			the box	then	with the boys	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with boy=Co-Agent

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

She speaks with the glass, the glass is washed away, then boys place her in an egg-shell

The tree, 18 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 speaks	nsubj
2	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	5 glass	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 glass	det
5	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 speaks	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 washed	punct
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 glass	det
8	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 washed	nsubj:pass
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 washed	aux:pass
10	washed	wash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 speaks	conj
11	away	away	ADV	_	10 washed	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 place	punct
13	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	15 place	advmod
14	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 place	compound
15	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 washed	obl
16	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 place	nmod:unmarked
17	in	in	ADP	_	21 shell	case
18	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 shell	det
19	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 shell	compound
20	-	-	PUNCT	_	19 egg	punct
21	shell	shell	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 washed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	present	She					with the glass	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with glass=Co-Agent
2	wash away	present · passive		the glass		a egg shell		boys place her obl; away property	vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 3

The boys place her in an egg-shell, then she speaks with the glass, then it is washed

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 place	det
2	boys	boy	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 place	compound
3	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 speaks	nsubj
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 place	nmod
5	in	in	ADP	_	9 shell	case
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 shell	det
7	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 shell	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 egg	punct
9	shell	shell	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 place	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 speaks	punct
11	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 speaks	advmod
12	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 speaks	nsubj
13	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 glass	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 glass	det
16	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 speaks	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 washed	punct
18	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	21 washed	advmod
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 washed	nsubj:pass
20	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 washed	aux:pass
21	washed	wash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 speaks	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	speak speech: other	present	the boys place her in a egg shell				then	with the glass	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with glass=Co-Agent
2	wash	present · passive		glass			then		vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

The wagon crushes the egg-shell, then she speaks with the glass, then water washes it away

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 wagon	det
2	wagon	wagon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crushes	nsubj
3	crushes	crush	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 shell	det
5	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 shell	compound
6	-	-	PUNCT	_	5 egg	punct
7	shell	shell	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 crushes	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 speaks	punct
9	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	11 speaks	advmod
10	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 speaks	nsubj
11	speaks	speak	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 crushes	parataxis
12	with	with	ADP	_	14 glass	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 glass	det
14	glass	glass	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 speaks	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 washes	punct
16	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 washes	advmod
17	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 washes	nsubj
18	washes	wash	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 crushes	conj
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 washes	obj
20	away	away	ADV	_	18 washes	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	crush	present	the wagon	the egg shell			vn carve-21.2-1 «NP.instrument V NP»: agent=Instrument shell=Patient
2	speak speech: other	present	she		then	with the glass	vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with glass=Co-Agent
3	wash away	present	water	shell	then	away property	vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

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