Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb: the tinker takes the puddi…

State the circumstances under which the protagonist was conveyed across the sea by a raven.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, raven · What happens: state, convey · To what, where: circumstances, protagonist

This is exam question 2 of lesson 1964 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Thumb: the tinker takes the pudding, a cow swallows Tom, a fish and a raven carry him far, and his last journey ends with a spider» 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 circumstances	det
3	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 State	obj
4	under	under	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 conveyed	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 protagonist	det
7	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conveyed	nsubj:pass
8	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 conveyed	aux:pass
9	conveyed	convey	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 circumstances	acl:relcl
10	across	across	ADP	_	12 sea	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 sea	det
12	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conveyed	obl
13	by	by	ADP	_	15 raven	case
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 raven	det
15	raven	raven	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conveyed	obl
16	.	.	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 circumstances					vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent circumstance=Topic
2	convey	past · passive	a raven	the protagonist		the circumstances		across the sea	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent subject=Topic

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 eagle grabbed Tom when his mother tripped and fell into the ditch.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 eagle	det
2	eagle	eagle	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 grabbed	nsubj
3	grabbed	grab	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 grabbed	obj
5	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	8 tripped	advmod
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 mother	nmod:poss
7	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tripped	nsubj
8	tripped	trip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 grabbed	advcl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 fell	cc
10	fell	fall	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 tripped	conj
11	into	into	ADP	_	13 ditch	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 ditch	det
13	ditch	ditch	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 fell	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 grabbed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	grab	past	the eagle	Tom		vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tom=Theme
2	trip	past	eagle's mother			vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	fall	past	eagle's mother not said here		into the ditch result	vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into ditch=Result

Option 2

A hawk snatched Tom after his brother stumbled and tumbled into the hedge.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 hawk	det
2	hawk	hawk	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 snatched	nsubj
3	snatched	snatch	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 snatched	obj
5	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 stumbled	mark
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 brother	nmod:poss
7	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 stumbled	nsubj
8	stumbled	stumble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 snatched	advcl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 tumbled	cc
10	tumbled	tumble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 stumbled	conj
11	into	into	ADP	_	13 hedge	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 hedge	det
13	hedge	hedge	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tumbled	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 snatched	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	snatch	past	a hawk	Tom		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tom=Theme
2	stumble	past	hawk's brother			vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	tumble	past	hawk's brother not said here		the hedge	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into hedge=Initial_Location

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

The raven seized Tom after his father slipped and rolled into the furrow.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 raven	det
2	raven	raven	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seized	nsubj
3	seized	seize	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 seized	obj
5	after	after	SCONJ	_	8 slipped	mark
6	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 father	nmod:poss
7	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 slipped	nsubj
8	slipped	slip	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 seized	advcl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 rolled	cc
10	rolled	roll	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 slipped	conj
11	into	into	ADP	_	13 furrow	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 furrow	det
13	furrow	furrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 rolled	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seized	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	seize	past	the raven	Tom		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tom=Theme
2	slip	past	raven's father			vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute
3	roll	past	raven's father not said here		the furrow	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into furrow=Destination

Option 4

The raven seized Tom in the field.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 raven	det
2	raven	raven	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seized	nsubj
3	seized	seize	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Tom	Tom	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 seized	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 field	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 field	det
7	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 seized	obl
8	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 seized	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seize	past	the raven	Tom		the field			vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tom=Theme

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