Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elder-Tree Mother: the ending,…

Which action of the little maiden most clearly confirms her identity as the tree-spirit of the narrative?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: action · What happens: confirm · To what, where: identity

This is exam question 2 of lesson 296 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Elder-Tree Mother: the ending, Remembrance flies through the seasons and the old couple wear golden crowns» 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	DET	PronType=Int	2 action	det
2	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 confirms	nsubj
3	of	of	SCONJ	_	6 maiden	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 maiden	det
5	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 maiden	amod
6	maiden	maiden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 action	acl
7	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	8 clearly	advmod
8	clearly	clearly	ADV	_	6 maiden	advmod
9	confirms	confirm	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 identity	nmod:poss
11	identity	identity	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 confirms	obj
12	as	as	ADP	_	16 spirit	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 spirit	det
14	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 spirit	compound
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 tree	punct
16	spirit	spirit	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 confirms	obl
17	of	of	ADP	_	19 narrative	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 narrative	det
19	narrative	narrative	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 spirit	nmod
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	9 confirms	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confirm	present	which action	action's identity				as the tree spirit of the narrative	vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot identity=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

Her declaration that her name is Remembrance, and that she lives in the tree, and that she tells stories to the children each night

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 declaration	nmod:poss
2	declaration	declaration	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 tells	nsubj
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 Remembrance	mark
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 name	nmod:poss
5	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 Remembrance	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 Remembrance	cop
7	Remembrance	Remembrance	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 declaration	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 tells	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 tells	cc
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 lives	mark
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 lives	nsubj
12	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 tells	advcl
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 tree	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 tree	det
15	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 lives	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 tells	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 tells	cc
18	that	that	SCONJ	_	20 tells	mark
19	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 tells	nsubj
20	tells	tell	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
21	stories	story	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 tells	obj
22	to	to	ADP	_	24 children	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 children	det
24	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 tells	obl
25	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	26 night	det
26	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 tells	obl:unmarked

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	roles by
1	is a	present	declaration's name	Remembrance				tree rules
2	live	present	declaration			the tree		vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location
3	tell speech: assert	present	Her declaration	stories	the children		night	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent story=Topic to child=Recipient
4	declare		Her = she					nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent
5	name		declaration					nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

Her declaration that she is Remembrance, and her many visits to the boy's bedside while he slept and dreamed of the old tree

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 declaration	nmod:poss
2	declaration	declaration	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 Remembrance	nsubj
3	that	that	ADP	_	4 she	case
4	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 declaration	nmod
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 Remembrance	cop
6	Remembrance	Remembrance	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 slept	nsubj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 visits	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 visits	cc
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 visits	nmod:poss
10	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 visits	amod
11	visits	visit	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 Remembrance	conj
12	to	to	ADP	_	16 bedside	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 boy	det
14	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 bedside	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 boy	case
16	bedside	bedside	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 visits	nmod
17	while	while	SCONJ	_	19 slept	mark
18	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 slept	nsubj
19	slept	sleep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 dreamed	cc
21	dreamed	dream	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	19 slept	conj
22	of	of	ADP	_	25 tree	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 tree	det
24	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 tree	amod
25	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 dreamed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Her declaration that she	Remembrance and her many visits to the boy's bedside		tree rules
2	sleep	past	Remembrance and her many visits to the boy's bedside			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	dream	past	Remembrance and her many visits to the boy's bedside not said here		of the old tree	vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent
4	declare		Her = she		that she	nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent that=obl
5	visit		her = she		to the boy's bedside	nom visit «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl

Option 3

Her quiet promise to the boy that he would see the coffee lands again

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	3 promise	nmod:poss
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 promise	amod
3	promise	promise	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 lands	nsubj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 boy	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 boy	det
6	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 promise	nmod
7	that	that	SCONJ	_	10 see	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 see	nsubj
9	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 see	aux
10	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	6 boy	acl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 coffee	det
12	coffee	coffee	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 see	obj
13	lands	land	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
14	again	again	ADV	_	13 lands	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	see	would	promise	the coffee			vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer coffee=Stimulus
2	land	present	Her quiet promise to the boy		again		vn pocket-9.10-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	promise		Her = she			to the boy	nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

Her declaration that her name is Remembrance, and that she sits in the tree that grows

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 declaration	nmod:poss
2	declaration	declaration	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sits	nsubj
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 Remembrance	mark
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 name	nmod:poss
5	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 Remembrance	nsubj
6	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 Remembrance	cop
7	Remembrance	Remembrance	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 declaration	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 sits	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 sits	cc
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	12 sits	mark
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 sits	nsubj
12	sits	sit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
13	in	in	ADP	_	15 tree	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 tree	det
15	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sits	obl
16	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 grows	nsubj
17	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 tree	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	is a	present	declaration's name	Remembrance		tree rules
2	sit	present	Her declaration		the tree	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in tree=Location
3	grow	present	the tree			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	declare		Her = she			nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent
5	name		declaration			nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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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