Exam question 3 · Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Snake, part 1: a snake…

Which of the following is the correct account of the snake's appearance at the palace?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, be

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1904 «Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Snake, part 1: a snake asks to marry the Princess» 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	8 account	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	8 account	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 account	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 account	case
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 account	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 account	det
7	correct	correct	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 account	amod
8	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
9	of	of	ADP	_	13 appearance	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 snake	det
11	snake	snake	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 appearance	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 snake	case
13	appearance	appearance	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 account	nmod
14	at	at	ADP	_	16 palace	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 palace	det
16	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 appearance	nmod
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 account	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	is	present						of the correct account; of the snake's appearance at the palace	tree rules

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

It arrived in a golden carriage drawn by six white elephants, and the courtiers fled screaming while the King and Queen hid in the turret and the bells rang.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 arrived	nsubj
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 carriage	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 carriage	det
5	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 carriage	amod
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 arrived	obl
7	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 carriage	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	11 elephants	case
9	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 elephants	nummod
10	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 elephants	amod
11	elephants	elephant	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 drawn	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 fled	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 fled	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 courtiers	det
15	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 fled	nsubj
16	fled	flee	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 arrived	conj
17	screaming	scream	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	16 fled	xcomp
18	while	while	SCONJ	_	23 hid	mark
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 King	det
20	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 hid	nsubj
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 Queen	cc
22	Queen	Queen	PROPN	Number=Sing	20 King	conj
23	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 fled	advcl
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 turret	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 turret	det
26	turret	turret	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 hid	obl
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 rang	cc
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 bells	det
29	bells	bell	NOUN	Number=Plur	30 rang	nsubj
30	rang	ring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 hid	conj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 arrived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	arrive	past	It		a golden carriage		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	draw	participle		a golden carriage not said here		by six white elephants	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	flee	past	the courtiers				tree rules
4	scream speech: express	gerund	the courtiers not said here				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	hide	past	the King and Queen		the turret		vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in turret=Location
6	ring	past	the bells				vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

It arrived on foot through the garden gate, bowing politely, and then the courtiers all fled in terror to the cellars below the palace hall and the stables.

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 arrived	nsubj
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	on	on	ADP	_	4 foot	case
4	foot	foot	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 arrived	obl
5	through	through	ADP	_	8 gate	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 gate	det
7	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 gate	compound
8	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 arrived	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 bowing	punct
10	bowing	bow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 arrived	advcl
11	politely	politely	ADV	_	10 bowing	advmod
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 fled	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 fled	cc
14	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 fled	advmod
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 courtiers	det
16	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 fled	nsubj
17	all	all	ADV	_	18 fled	advmod
18	fled	flee	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 arrived	conj
19	in	in	ADP	_	20 terror	case
20	terror	terror	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 fled	obl
21	to	to	ADP	_	23 cellars	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 cellars	det
23	cellars	cellar	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 fled	obl
24	below	below	ADP	_	27 hall	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 hall	det
26	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 hall	compound
27	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 cellars	nmod
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 stables	cc
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 stables	det
30	stables	stable	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 cellars	conj
31	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 arrived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	when	other	roles by
1	arrive	past	It	foot		through the garden gate	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through gate=Initial_Location
2	bow	gerund				politely property	vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	flee	past	the courtiers	terror	then	to the cellars below the palace hall and the stables; all property	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to cellar=Initial_Location

Option 3

It rode in a red coach drawn by four black horses, and the servants screamed.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 rode	nsubj
2	rode	ride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 coach	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 coach	det
5	red	red	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 coach	amod
6	coach	coach	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 rode	obl
7	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 coach	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	11 horses	case
9	four	four	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 horses	nummod
10	black	black	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 horses	amod
11	horses	horse	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 drawn	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 screamed	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 screamed	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 servants	det
15	servants	servant	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 screamed	nsubj
16	screamed	scream	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 rode	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 rode	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	ride	past	It		a red coach		vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent
2	draw	participle		a red coach not said here		by four black horses	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	scream speech: express	past	the servants				vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

It arrived in a golden carriage drawn by six white elephants, and the courtiers fled.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 arrived	nsubj
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	6 carriage	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 carriage	det
5	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 carriage	amod
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 arrived	obl
7	drawn	draw	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 carriage	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	11 elephants	case
9	six	six	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 elephants	nummod
10	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 elephants	amod
11	elephants	elephant	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 drawn	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 fled	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 fled	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 courtiers	det
15	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 fled	nsubj
16	fled	flee	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 arrived	conj
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 arrived	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	arrive	past	It		a golden carriage		vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	draw	participle		a golden carriage not said here		by six white elephants	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	flee	past	the courtiers				vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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