Exam question 4 · The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King ma…
Which of the following correctly states the intention of the new Queen with regard to her stepdaughter Fiordelisa?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, state, intend · To what, where: intention, new Queen
This is exam question 4 of lesson 1864 «The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King marries a sorrowful lady, and her ugly daughter starts trouble» 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 | correctly | correctly | 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 intention | det |
| 8 | intention | intention | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 Queen | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Queen | det |
| 11 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 Queen | amod |
| 12 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 intention | nmod |
| 13 | with | with | ADP | _ | 14 regard | case |
| 14 | regard | regard | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obl |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 stepdaughter | case |
| 16 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 stepdaughter | nmod:poss |
| 17 | stepdaughter | stepdaughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 regard | nmod |
| 18 | Fiordelisa | Fiordelisa | PROPN | Number=Sing | 17 stepdaughter | appos |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 states | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | state speech: other | present | the intention of the new Queen | with regard to her stepdaughter; correctly property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent intention=Topic | ||||
| 3 | intend | the new Queen | nom intention «cognition 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
She sought to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter and banish her from the palace altogether
The tree, 19 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 sought | nsubj |
| 2 | sought | seek | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 alienate | mark |
| 4 | alienate | alienate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 sought | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 affection | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 King | case |
| 8 | affection | affection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 alienate | obj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 daughter | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 11 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 daughter | amod |
| 12 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 alienate | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 banish | cc |
| 14 | banish | banish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 alienate | conj |
| 15 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 banish | obj |
| 16 | from | from | ADP | _ | 18 palace | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 palace | det |
| 18 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 banish | obl |
| 19 | altogether | altogether | ADV | _ | 14 banish | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seek | past | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | alienate not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | the King's affection | from King's own daughter | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus affection=Experiencer | |||
| 3 | banish | infinitive | She not said here | her = she | the palace | altogether property | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent she=Theme from palace=Source |
Option 2
She planned to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter so the crown might pass to her own child
The tree, 21 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 planned | nsubj |
| 2 | planned | plan | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 alienate | mark |
| 4 | alienate | alienate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 planned | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 affection | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 King | case |
| 8 | affection | affection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 alienate | obj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 daughter | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 11 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 daughter | amod |
| 12 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 alienate | obl |
| 13 | so | so | SCONJ | _ | 17 pass | mark |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 crown | det |
| 15 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 pass | nsubj |
| 16 | might | might | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 17 pass | aux |
| 17 | pass | pass | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 alienate | advcl |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 21 child | case |
| 19 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 child | nmod:poss |
| 20 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 21 child | amod |
| 21 | child | child | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 pass | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | plan | past | She | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | alienate not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | the King's affection | from King's own daughter | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus affection=Experiencer | |||
| 3 | pass | might | the crown | to her own child | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to child=Initial_Location |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
She intended to send the King's daughter away to the country
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 intended | nsubj |
| 2 | intended | intend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 send | mark |
| 4 | send | send | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 intended | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 King | case |
| 8 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 send | obj |
| 9 | away | away | ADV | _ | 4 send | advmod |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 12 country | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 country | det |
| 12 | country | country | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 send | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | intend | past | She | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | send not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | the King's daughter | the country | away property | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme to country=Destination |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
She sought to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter
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 sought | nsubj |
| 2 | sought | seek | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 alienate | mark |
| 4 | alienate | alienate | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 sought | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 affection | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 King | case |
| 8 | affection | affection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 alienate | obj |
| 9 | from | from | ADP | _ | 12 daughter | case |
| 10 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 11 | own | own | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 daughter | amod |
| 12 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 alienate | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | seek | past | She | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | alienate not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | the King's affection | from King's own daughter | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus affection=Experiencer |
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