Exam question 1 · pg641, Halfman, part 62: the ogre's kin burn, the ogress f…

Which of the following accurately describes the means by which the ogress was dispatched by the protagonist?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: the · What happens: follow, describe, mean, dispatch · To what, where: ogress · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1811 «pg641, Halfman, part 62: the ogre's kin burn, the ogress falls, and a son is promised away» 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	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 means	nsubj
8	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 describes	ccomp
9	by	by	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 dispatched	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 ogress	det
12	ogress	ogress	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 dispatched	nsubj:pass
13	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	14 dispatched	aux:pass
14	dispatched	dispatch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 means	ccomp
15	by	by	ADP	_	17 protagonist	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 protagonist	det
17	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 dispatched	obl
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present			accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	mean	present	the			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	dispatch	past · passive		the ogress	by the protagonist	vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=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

By the drowning of her body in the nearby brook

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	3 drowning	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 drowning	det
3	drowning	drowning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 body	case
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 body	nmod:poss
6	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drowning	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	10 brook	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 brook	det
9	nearby	nearby	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 brook	amod
10	brook	brook	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 drowning	nmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 2

By the deliberate burning of her habitation

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	4 burning	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 burning	det
3	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 burning	amod
4	burning	burning	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 habitation	case
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 habitation	nmod:poss
7	habitation	habitation	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 burning	nmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 3

By the venom of a scorpion placed in her bed

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	3 venom	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 venom	det
3	venom	venom	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 scorpion	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 scorpion	det
6	scorpion	scorpion	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 venom	nmod
7	placed	place	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 scorpion	acl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 bed	case
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 bed	nmod:poss
10	bed	bed	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 placed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	place	participle		a scorpion not said here		scorpion's bed			vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in bed=Destination

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

By the sudden release of the rope she was grasping

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	4 release	case
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 release	det
3	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 release	amod
4	release	release	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	of	of	ADP	_	7 rope	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 rope	det
7	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 release	nmod
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 grasping	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 grasping	aux
10	grasping	grasp	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 release	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grasp	past · progressive	she	the sudden release of the rope not said here					vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer release=Stimulus

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