Exam question 4 · Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl…

By what means does Maria evade the monarch's final judgement in the chamber?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Maria · What happens: mean, evade · To what, where: final judgement, chamber

This is exam question 4 of lesson 723 «Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl outwits the king and saves her father» 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	By	by	ADP	_	2 what	case
2	what	what	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 evade	obl
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 what	acl:relcl
4	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 evade	aux
5	Maria	Maria	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 evade	nsubj
6	evade	evade	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 monarch	det
8	monarch	monarch	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 judgement	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 monarch	case
10	final	final	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 judgement	amod
11	judgement	judgement	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 evade	obj
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 chamber	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 chamber	det
14	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 evade	obl
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 evade	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	mean	present							vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent
2	evade	present · do-support	Maria	the monarch's final judgement		the chamber			vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent judgement=Location

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

She flees the chamber through a secret passage, and later returns to the palace disguised as a servant girl carrying a painted doll

The tree, 23 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 flees	nsubj
2	flees	flee	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 chamber	det
4	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flees	obj
5	through	through	ADP	_	8 passage	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 passage	det
7	secret	secret	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 passage	amod
8	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 flees	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 returns	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 returns	cc
11	later	late	ADV	Degree=Cmp	12 returns	advmod
12	returns	return	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 flees	parataxis
13	to	to	ADP	_	15 palace	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 palace	det
15	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 returns	obl
16	disguised	disguise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 palace	acl
17	as	as	ADP	_	20 girl	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 girl	det
19	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 girl	compound
20	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 disguised	obl
21	carrying	carry	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	20 girl	acl
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 doll	det
23	painted	paint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	24 doll	amod
24	doll	doll	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 carrying	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	flee	present	She	the chamber	a secret passage		vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme chamber=Initial_Location
2	return	present				to the palace result; late property	vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Patient to palace=Result
3	disguise	participle		the palace not said here		as a servant girl	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
4	carry	gerund	a servant girl not said here	a painted doll			vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doll=Theme
5	paint	participle					vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

She hides behind a curtain and moves a puppet with wires

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 hides	nsubj
2	hides	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	behind	behind	ADP	_	5 curtain	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 curtain	det
5	curtain	curtain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hides	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 moves	cc
7	moves	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 hides	conj
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 puppet	det
9	puppet	puppet	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 moves	obj
10	with	with	ADP	_	11 wires	case
11	wires	wire	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 moves	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	present	She			a curtain			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind curtain=Location
2	move	present	She not said here	a puppet				with wires	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent puppet=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

She conceals herself beneath the couch and governs a doll by a string

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 conceals	nsubj
2	conceals	conceal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 conceals	obj
4	beneath	beneath	ADP	_	6 couch	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 couch	det
6	couch	couch	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 conceals	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 governs	cc
8	governs	govern	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 conceals	conj
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 doll	det
10	doll	doll	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 governs	obj
11	by	by	ADP	_	13 string	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 string	det
13	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 governs	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	conceal	present	She	herself = she		the couch			vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent herself=Patient beneath couch=Location
2	govern	present	She not said here	a doll				by a string	vn supervision-95.2.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent doll=Theme

Option 4

She hides herself in the furthest corner of the chamber and, while the king strikes at a figure, she manipulates a doll with a hidden string

The tree, 26 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 hides	nsubj
2	hides	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	2 hides	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	7 corner	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 corner	det
6	furthest	furth	ADJ	Degree=Sup	7 corner	amod
7	corner	corner	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hides	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	10 chamber	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 chamber	det
10	chamber	chamber	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 corner	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 manipulates	cc
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 and	punct
13	while	while	SCONJ	_	16 strikes	mark
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 king	det
15	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 strikes	nsubj
16	strikes	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	22 manipulates	advcl
17	at	at	ADP	_	19 figure	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 figure	det
19	figure	figure	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 strikes	obl
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 strikes	punct
21	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 manipulates	nsubj
22	manipulates	manipulate	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 hides	conj
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 doll	det
24	doll	doll	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 manipulates	obj
25	with	with	ADP	_	28 string	case
26	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	28 string	det
27	hidden	hidden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	28 string	amod
28	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 manipulates	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	hide	present	She	herself = she	the furthest corner of the chamber		vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent herself=Patient in corner=Location
2	strike	present	the king			at a figure	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent at figure=Patient
3	manipulate	present	she	a doll		with a hidden string	vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent doll=Patient

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