Exam question 3 · Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the robber maiden sends…
Which of the following identifies the location where the Snow Queen's fixed abode is situated according to the Reindeer?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, identify, fix, situate, accord · To what, where: location, fixed abode
This is exam question 3 of lesson 292 «Andersen, The Snow Queen, part 19: the robber maiden sends Gerda north to Lapland on a reindeer» 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 | 5 identifies | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 identifies | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 identifies | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 identifies | nsubj |
| 5 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 location | det |
| 7 | location | location | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 identifies | obj |
| 8 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 16 situated | advmod |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Queen | det |
| 10 | Snow | Snow | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 Queen | compound |
| 11 | Queen | Queen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 abode | nmod:poss |
| 12 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 11 Queen | case |
| 13 | fixed | fix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 abode | amod |
| 14 | abode | abode | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 situated | nsubj:pass |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 situated | aux:pass |
| 16 | situated | situate | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 location | acl:relcl |
| 17 | according | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 20 Reindeer | case |
| 18 | to | to | ADP | _ | 17 according | fixed |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 Reindeer | det |
| 20 | Reindeer | reindeer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 situated | obl |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 identifies | 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 | identify | present | the location | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent location=Theme | |||||
| 3 | fix | participle | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | situate | present · passive | the Snow Queen's fixed abode | accord the Reindeer | vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 5 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=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
The palace in the frozen north
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 palace | det |
| 2 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 north | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 north | det |
| 5 | frozen | freeze | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 north | amod |
| 6 | north | north | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 palace | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | freeze | participle | vn other_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 2
A mountain in Lapland, far from the sea
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 mountain | det |
| 2 | mountain | mountain | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | in | in | ADP | _ | 4 Lapland | case |
| 4 | Lapland | Lapland | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 mountain | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 sea | punct |
| 6 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 9 sea | advmod |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 sea | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 sea | det |
| 9 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 mountain | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
The island of Spitzbergen
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 island | det |
| 2 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 Spitzbergen | case |
| 4 | Spitzbergen | Spitzbergen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 island | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The island called Spitzbergen, near the North Pole
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 island | det |
| 2 | island | island | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | called | call | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 island | acl |
| 4 | Spitzbergen | Spitzbergen | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 called | xcomp |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 Pole | punct |
| 6 | near | near | ADP | _ | 9 Pole | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 Pole | det |
| 8 | North | North | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Pole | compound |
| 9 | Pole | Pole | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 island | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | call | participle | the island and the North Pole not said here | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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