Exam question 1 · fairy tales (pg7277), The Little Soldier, part 37: John bu…

Identify the action by which Ludovine obtained the purse and the red mantle from the sleeping soldier.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, Ludovine · What happens: identify, obtain · To what, where: action, purse, sleeping soldier

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1900 «fairy tales (pg7277), The Little Soldier, part 37: John buys a golden coach, plays cards with the King, and loses his purse and cloak to Ludovine» 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 action	det
3	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 obtained	obl
6	Ludovine	Ludovine	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 obtained	nsubj
7	obtained	obtain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 action	acl:relcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 purse	det
9	purse	purse	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 obtained	obj
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 mantle	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 mantle	det
12	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 mantle	amod
13	mantle	mantle	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 purse	conj
14	from	from	ADP	_	17 soldier	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 soldier	det
16	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 soldier	compound
17	soldier	soldier	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 obtained	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the action					vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent action=Theme
2	obtain	past	Ludovine	the purse and the red mantle		the sleeping soldier		by the action	vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent purse=Theme from soldier=Source

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 cut the mantle with a knife and emptied his pockets

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 cut	nsubj
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 mantle	det
4	mantle	mantle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 knife	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 knife	det
7	knife	knife	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 emptied	cc
9	emptied	empty	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 cut	conj
10	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 pockets	nmod:poss
11	pockets	pocket	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 emptied	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	past	She	the mantle				with a knife	vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mantle=Patient with knife=Instrument
2	empty	past	She not said here	his pockets					vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent pocket=Source

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

She unfastened the mantle, drew it from beneath him, and removed the purse from his pocket

The tree, 16 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 unfastened	nsubj
2	unfastened	unfasten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 mantle	det
4	mantle	mantle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 unfastened	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 drew	punct
6	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 unfastened	conj
7	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 drew	obj
8	from	from	ADP	_	10 him	case
9	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	10 him	case
10	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 drew	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 removed	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 removed	cc
13	removed	remove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 unfastened	parataxis
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 purse	det
15	purse	purse	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 removed	obj
16	from	from	ADP	_	18 pocket	case
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 pocket	nmod:poss
18	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 removed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	unfasten	past	She	the mantle			vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mantle=Patient
2	draw	past	She not said here	mantle		from him = he	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent it=Theme from he=Initial_Location
3	remove	past		the purse	his pocket		vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent purse=Theme from pocket=Source

Option 3

She lifted the purse while he wept and pulled the cloak free

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 lifted	nsubj
2	lifted	lift	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 purse	det
4	purse	purse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lifted	obj
5	while	while	SCONJ	_	7 wept	mark
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 wept	nsubj
7	wept	weep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 lifted	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 pulled	cc
9	pulled	pull	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 lifted	conj
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 cloak	det
11	cloak	cloak	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 pulled	obj
12	free	free	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 pulled	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	lift	past	She	the purse		vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purse=Theme
2	weep	past	he			vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	pull	past	She not said here	the cloak	free property	vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloak=Theme

Option 4

She quietly unfastened the mantle, drew it carefully from beneath his sleeping body, and removed the purse from the pocket of his velvet vest

The tree, 24 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 unfastened	nsubj
2	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	3 unfastened	advmod
3	unfastened	unfasten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 mantle	det
5	mantle	mantle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 unfastened	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 drew	punct
7	drew	draw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 unfastened	conj
8	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 drew	obj
9	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	7 drew	advmod
10	from	from	ADP	_	14 body	case
11	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	14 body	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 body	nmod:poss
13	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 body	compound
14	body	body	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 drew	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 removed	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 removed	cc
17	removed	remove	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 unfastened	conj
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 purse	det
19	purse	purse	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 removed	obj
20	from	from	ADP	_	22 pocket	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 pocket	det
22	pocket	pocket	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 removed	obl
23	of	of	ADP	_	26 vest	case
24	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	26 vest	nmod:poss
25	velvet	velvet	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 vest	compound
26	vest	vest	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 pocket	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	unfasten	past	She	the mantle		quietly property	vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mantle=Patient
2	draw	past	She not said here	mantle	his sleeping body	carefully property	vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent it=Theme from body=Initial_Location
3	remove	past	She not said here	the purse	the pocket of his velvet vest		vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent purse=Theme from pocket=Source

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