Exam question 4 · Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant: the Giant learns to love,…

In what condition was the garden found by the children when they ran in at the close of the tale?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: children · What happens: be, find, run · To what, where: garden, condition, close

This is exam question 4 of lesson 2035 «Happy Prince, The Selfish Giant: the Giant learns to love, frees the children, and dies under the blossoming tree» 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	In	in	ADP	_	3 condition	case
2	what	what	DET	PronType=Int	3 condition	det
3	condition	condition	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 garden	obl
4	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 garden	cop
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 garden	det
6	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
7	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 garden	acl
8	by	by	ADP	_	10 children	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 children	det
10	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 found	obl
11	when	when	ADV	PronType=Int	13 ran	advmod
12	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 ran	nsubj
13	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 found	advcl
14	in	in	ADV	_	13 ran	advmod
15	at	at	ADP	_	17 close	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 close	det
17	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 ran	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 tale	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 tale	det
20	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 close	nmod
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 garden	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is a	past		the garden	what condition		tree rules
2	find	participle		the garden not said here		by the children	vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent
3	run	past	children = child		the close of the tale		vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at close=Trajectory

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 was full of blossom and singing birds, and the Giant had been buried quietly beneath the tree by the children

The tree, 21 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	3 full	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 full	cop
3	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 blossom	case
5	blossom	blossom	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 full	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 singing	cc
7	singing	sing	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	3 full	conj
8	birds	bird	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 singing	obj
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 buried	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 buried	cc
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 Giant	det
12	Giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 buried	nsubj:pass
13	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 buried	aux
14	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	15 buried	aux:pass
15	buried	bury	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 full	conj
16	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	15 buried	advmod
17	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	19 tree	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 tree	det
19	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 buried	obl
20	by	by	ADP	_	22 children	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 children	det
22	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 buried	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	It			of blossom; full property	tree rules
2	sing speech: express	gerund		birds			vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bird=Theme
3	bury	past · perfect · passive	the children	the Giant	the tree	quietly property	vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme beneath tree=Destination

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

It was in full blossom, and the Giant lay dead beneath the tree

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	5 blossom	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 blossom	cop
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 blossom	case
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 blossom	amod
5	blossom	blossom	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 lay	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 lay	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Giant	det
9	Giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 lay	nsubj
10	lay	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 blossom	parataxis
11	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 lay	xcomp
12	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	14 tree	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 tree	det
14	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 lay	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It			full blossom			tree rules
2	lay	present	the Giant			the tree		dead property	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent beneath tree=Destination

Option 3

It was covered in snow, and the Giant stood smiling beside the gate

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	3 covered	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 covered	aux:pass
3	covered	cover	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 snow	case
5	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 covered	obl
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 stood	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 stood	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 Giant	det
9	Giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 stood	nsubj
10	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 covered	conj
11	smiling	smile	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 stood	advcl
12	beside	beside	ADP	_	14 gate	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 gate	det
14	gate	gate	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 smiling	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	cover	past · passive		It		in snow	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in snow=Theme
2	stand	past	the Giant				vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	smile	gerund	the Giant not said here		the gate		vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

It was in full blossom with every tree in bloom, and the Giant lay dead beneath the blossoming tree in the far corner

The tree, 23 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	5 blossom	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 blossom	cop
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 blossom	case
4	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 blossom	amod
5	blossom	blossom	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 tree	case
7	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	8 tree	det
8	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 blossom	nmod
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 bloom	case
10	bloom	bloom	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 tree	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 lay	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 lay	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Giant	det
14	Giant	giant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 lay	nsubj
15	lay	lay	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 blossom	parataxis
16	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 lay	xcomp
17	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	20 tree	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 tree	det
19	blossoming	blossoming	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 tree	compound
20	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 lay	obl
21	in	in	ADP	_	24 corner	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 corner	det
23	far	far	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 corner	amod
24	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 lay	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It			full blossom		with every tree in bloom	tree rules
2	lay	present	the Giant			the far corner		beneath the blossoming tree; dead property	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent beneath tree=Destination

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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