Exam question 1 · English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must…

Which of the following best describes the daughter's conduct regarding the five pies, namely the consumption of all of them?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: daughter · What happens: follow, describe, regard, conduct · To what, where: five pies

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1943 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must spin five skeins a day or lose her head, and a little black impet offers to help» 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 describes	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 best	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 best	case
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 describes	nmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 daughter	det
8	daughter	daughter	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 conduct	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 daughter	case
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 pies	nsubj
11	regarding	regard	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	14 pies	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 pies	det
13	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	14 pies	nummod
14	pies	pie	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 describes	obj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 consumption	punct
16	namely	namely	ADV	_	18 consumption	advmod
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 consumption	det
18	consumption	consumption	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 pies	appos
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 all	case
20	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	18 consumption	nmod
21	of	of	ADP	_	22 them	case
22	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 all	nmod
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 describes	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		the five pies	of the best	tree rules
3	regard	gerund				vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	conduct		the daughter			nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent

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

She consumed the whole batch of five pies in one sitting, against her mother's intention, leaving the kitchen bare and the family hungry

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	2 consumed	nsubj
2	consumed	consume	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 batch	det
4	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 batch	amod
5	batch	batch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consumed	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 pies	case
7	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 pies	nummod
8	pies	pie	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 batch	nmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	11 sitting	case
10	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 sitting	nummod
11	sitting	sitting	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consumed	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 intention	punct
13	against	against	ADP	_	17 intention	case
14	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	15 mother	nmod:poss
15	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 intention	nmod:poss
16	's	's	PART	_	15 mother	case
17	intention	intention	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consumed	obl
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 leaving	punct
19	leaving	leave	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 consumed	advcl
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 kitchen	det
21	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 leaving	obj
22	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 leaving	xcomp
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 hungry	cc
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 family	det
25	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 hungry	obl:unmarked
26	hungry	hungry	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 consumed	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	consume	past	She	the whole batch of five pies	one sitting	against her mother's intention	vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent batch=Asset
2	leave	gerund	She not said here	the kitchen		bare property	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kitchen=Theme
3	intend		her mother				nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

She devoured every one of the five pies, contrary to her mother's plan

The tree, 14 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 devoured	nsubj
2	devoured	devour	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	4 one	det
4	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 devoured	obj
5	of	of	ADP	_	8 pies	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 pies	det
7	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 pies	nummod
8	pies	pie	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 one	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 contrary	punct
10	contrary	contrary	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 pies	amod
11	to	to	ADP	_	15 plan	case
12	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 mother	nmod:poss
13	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 plan	nmod:poss
14	's	's	PART	_	13 mother	case
15	plan	plan	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 contrary	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	devour	past	She	every one of the five pies					vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent one=Patient
2	plan		her mother						nom plan «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

She consumed the entire batch of five pies, against her mother's intention

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 consumed	nsubj
2	consumed	consume	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 batch	det
4	entire	entire	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 batch	amod
5	batch	batch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consumed	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 pies	case
7	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 pies	nummod
8	pies	pie	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 batch	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 intention	punct
10	against	against	ADP	_	14 intention	case
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 mother	nmod:poss
12	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 intention	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 mother	case
14	intention	intention	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consumed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	consume	past	She	the entire batch of five pies				against her mother's intention	vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent batch=Asset
2	intend		her mother						nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4

She consumed the entire batch of five pies, against her mother's intention, and then blamed the cat for the missing crumbs

The tree, 22 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 consumed	nsubj
2	consumed	consume	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 batch	det
4	entire	entire	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 batch	amod
5	batch	batch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consumed	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 pies	case
7	five	five	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	8 pies	nummod
8	pies	pie	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 batch	nmod
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 intention	punct
10	against	against	ADP	_	14 intention	case
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 mother	nmod:poss
12	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 intention	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 mother	case
14	intention	intention	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 consumed	obl
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 blamed	punct
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 blamed	cc
17	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 blamed	advmod
18	blamed	blame	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 consumed	parataxis
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 cat	det
20	cat	cat	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 blamed	obj
21	for	for	ADP	_	24 crumbs	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 crumbs	det
23	missing	missing	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 crumbs	amod
24	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 blamed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	consume	past	She	the entire batch of five pies		against her mother's intention	vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent batch=Asset
2	blame	past		the cat	then	for the missing crumbs	vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent cat=Theme for crumb=Attribute
3	intend		her mother				nom intention «cognition transitive»: poss=agent

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