Exam question 2 · Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Poten…

State the manner in which the Princess Potentilla was conveyed from the royal gardens to the great hall.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: state, convey · To what, where: manner, Princess Potentilla

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1882 «Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla: Melinette saves Potentilla from poison and traps Grumedan» 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	State	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 State	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 conveyed	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Potentilla	det
7	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Potentilla	compound
8	Potentilla	Potentilla	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 conveyed	nsubj
9	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 conveyed	aux:pass
10	conveyed	convey	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 manner	acl:relcl
11	from	from	ADP	_	14 gardens	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 gardens	det
13	royal	royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 gardens	amod
14	gardens	garden	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 conveyed	obl
15	to	to	ADP	_	18 hall	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 hall	det
17	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 hall	amod
18	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 conveyed	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 State	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	state speech: other	imperative	you not said here	the manner					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic
2	convey	past · passive		the Princess Potentilla		the manner		from the royal gardens; to the great hall	vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: subject=Theme from garden=Initial_Location to hall=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

She was borne upon the back of the lion Orion, who held her robe in his teeth

The tree, 17 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 borne	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 borne	aux:pass
3	borne	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	6 back	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 back	det
6	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 borne	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 Orion	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Orion	det
9	lion	lion	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Orion	compound
10	Orion	Orion	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 back	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 held	punct
12	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 held	nsubj
13	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 Orion	acl:relcl
14	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 robe	nmod:poss
15	robe	robe	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 held	obj
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 teeth	case
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 teeth	nmod:poss
18	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 held	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	past · passive		She				upon the back of the lion Orion	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	hold	past	the lion Orion	her robe		his teeth			vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent robe=Theme in tooth=Location

Option 2

She was led on foot by the Queen's maid, who walked beside her all the way

The tree, 17 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 led	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 led	aux:pass
3	led	lead	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	on	on	ADP	_	5 foot	case
5	foot	foot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	obl
6	by	by	ADP	_	10 maid	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Queen	det
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 maid	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Queen	case
10	maid	maid	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 walked	punct
12	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 walked	nsubj
13	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 maid	acl:relcl
14	beside	beside	ADP	_	15 her	case
15	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 walked	obl
16	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	18 way	det:predet
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 way	det
18	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 led	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lead	past · passive	the Queen's maid	She		foot		all way obl:unmarked	vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme on foot=Destination
2	walk	past	the Queen's maid					beside maid	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beside she=Trajectory

Option 3

She was borne upon the back of the lion Orion, who carried her gently across the courtyard and through the great doors into the hall

The tree, 25 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 borne	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 borne	aux:pass
3	borne	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	6 back	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 back	det
6	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 borne	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 Orion	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Orion	det
9	lion	lion	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Orion	compound
10	Orion	Orion	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 back	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 carried	punct
12	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 carried	nsubj
13	carried	carry	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 Orion	acl:relcl
14	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 carried	obj
15	gently	gently	ADV	_	13 carried	advmod
16	across	across	ADP	_	18 courtyard	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 courtyard	det
18	courtyard	courtyard	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 carried	obl
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 doors	cc
20	through	through	ADP	_	23 doors	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 doors	det
22	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 doors	amod
23	doors	door	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 courtyard	conj
24	into	into	ADP	_	26 hall	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 hall	det
26	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 carried	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	bear	past · passive		She				upon the back of the lion Orion	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	carry	past	the lion Orion	her = she		the courtyard and the great doors		into the hall; gently property	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme

Option 4

She was borne upon the back of the lion Orion, who held her robe in his teeth and galloped through the palace gardens to the hall

The tree, 26 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 borne	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 borne	aux:pass
3	borne	bear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	6 back	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 back	det
6	back	back	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 borne	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	10 Orion	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Orion	det
9	lion	lion	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 Orion	compound
10	Orion	Orion	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 back	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 held	punct
12	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 held	nsubj
13	held	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 Orion	acl:relcl
14	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 robe	nmod:poss
15	robe	robe	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 held	obj
16	in	in	ADP	_	18 teeth	case
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 teeth	nmod:poss
18	teeth	tooth	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 held	obl
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 galloped	cc
20	galloped	gallop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 held	conj
21	through	through	ADP	_	24 gardens	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 gardens	det
23	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 gardens	compound
24	gardens	garden	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 galloped	obl
25	to	to	ADP	_	27 hall	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 hall	det
27	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 galloped	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	bear	past · passive		She		upon the back of the lion Orion	vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	hold	past	the lion Orion	her robe	his teeth		vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent robe=Theme in tooth=Location
3	gallop	past	the lion Orion not said here		the palace gardens	to the hall	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to hall=Destination

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