Exam question 1 · Grimm's Tales, The Robber Bridegroom, part 1: a miller's d…

In which manner does the narrator relate the sequence by which the maiden, having been deceived, succeeded in escaping the robbers' dwelling?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: do, relate, deceive, succeed, escape, dwell · To what, where: narrator, sequence, robbers

This is exam question 1 of lesson 747 «Grimm's Tales, The Robber Bridegroom, part 1: a miller's daughter escapes the robbers' house» 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	SCONJ	_	4 does	mark
2	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 does	nsubj
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 does	nsubj
4	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 relate	advcl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 narrator	det
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 does	obj
7	relate	relate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 sequence	det
9	sequence	sequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 relate	obj
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 which	case
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 maiden	obl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 maiden	det
13	maiden	maiden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 relate	parataxis
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 deceived	punct
15	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	17 deceived	aux
16	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	17 deceived	aux:pass
17	deceived	deceive	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 maiden	conj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 succeeded	punct
19	succeeded	succeed	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	17 deceived	conj
20	in	in	SCONJ	_	21 escaping	mark
21	escaping	escape	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	19 succeeded	advcl
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 robbers	det
23	robbers	robber	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 escaping	obj
24	'	'	PUNCT	_	25 dwelling	punct
25	dwelling	dwell	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	23 robbers	conj
26	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 relate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	do	present		the narrator	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent narrator=Eventuality
2	relate	imperative	you not said here	the sequence	vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme
3	deceive	gerund · perfect · passive	you not said here		vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»
4	succeed	participle	you not said here		vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	escape	gerund	you not said here	the robbers	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme robber=Initial_Location
6	dwell	gerund	you not said here		vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

By presenting a long series of flashbacks that reveal the girl's childhood, the groom's previous marriages, and the events of the wedding night in exhaustive detail

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 presenting	mark
2	presenting	present	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 series	det
4	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 series	amod
5	series	series	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 presenting	obj
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 flashbacks	case
7	flashbacks	flashback	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 series	nmod
8	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 reveal	nsubj
9	reveal	reveal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 flashbacks	acl:relcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 girl	det
11	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 childhood	nmod:poss
12	's	's	PART	_	11 girl	case
13	childhood	childhood	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 reveal	obj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 marriages	punct
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 groom	det
16	groom	groom	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 marriages	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 groom	case
18	previous	previous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 marriages	amod
19	marriages	marriage	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 childhood	conj
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 events	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 events	cc
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 events	det
23	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 presenting	obl
24	of	of	ADP	_	27 night	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 night	det
26	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 night	compound
27	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 events	nmod
28	in	in	ADP	_	30 detail	case
29	exhaustive	exhaustive	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 detail	amod
30	detail	detail	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 presenting	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	present	gerund		a long series of flashbacks	exhaustive detail	the events of the wedding night obl	vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent series=Theme
2	reveal	present	flashbacks	the girl's childhood and the groom's previous marriages			vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent childhood=Topic
3	marry		the groom				nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

By alternating between the girl's inner thoughts and the robbers' conversations, cutting back and forth across the forest, the house, and the cellar until the reader is fully informed

The tree, 31 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 alternating	mark
2	alternating	alternate	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
3	between	between	ADP	_	8 thoughts	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 girl	det
5	girl	girl	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 thoughts	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 girl	case
7	inner	inner	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 thoughts	amod
8	thoughts	thought	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 alternating	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 conversations	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 robbers	det
11	robbers	robber	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 conversations	nmod:poss
12	'	's	PART	_	11 robbers	case
13	conversations	conversation	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 thoughts	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 cutting	punct
15	cutting	cut	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 alternating	conj
16	back	back	ADV	_	15 cutting	advmod
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 forth	cc
18	forth	forth	ADV	_	16 back	conj
19	across	across	ADP	_	21 forest	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 forest	det
21	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 cutting	obl
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 house	punct
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 house	det
24	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 forest	conj
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	34 informed	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	34 informed	cc
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 cellar	det
28	cellar	cellar	NOUN	Number=Sing	34 informed	nsubj:pass
29	until	until	ADP	_	31 reader	case
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 reader	det
31	reader	reader	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 cellar	nmod
32	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	34 informed	aux:pass
33	fully	fully	ADV	_	34 informed	advmod
34	informed	inform	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 alternating	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	alternate	gerund				between the girl's inner thoughts and the robbers's conversations	vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
2	cut back	gerund			the forest and the house		vn meander-47.7 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across forest=Location
3	inform speech: other	present · passive		the cellar until the reader		fully property	vn tell-37.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient
4	think		the girl				nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent
5	converse		the robbers				nom conversation «communication intransitive»: poss=agent

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

By describing how she marked her path, took refuge behind the cask, and passed the sleeping robbers

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 describing	mark
2	describing	describe	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 took	advcl
3	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	5 marked	advmod
4	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 marked	nsubj
5	marked	mark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 describing	ccomp
6	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	7 path	nmod:poss
7	path	path	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 marked	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 describing	punct
9	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
10	refuge	refuge	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 took	obj
11	behind	behind	ADP	_	13 cask	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 cask	det
13	cask	cask	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 took	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 passed	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 passed	cc
16	passed	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 took	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 robbers	det
18	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 robbers	compound
19	robbers	robber	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 passed	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	describe	gerund				vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	mark	past	she	her path		vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent path=Destination
3	take	past		refuge	the cask	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent refuge=Theme
4	pass	past		the sleeping robbers		vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme robber=Trajectory

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

By recounting the bird's warning, the cellar search, and how the robbers were drugged to sleep

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	SCONJ	_	2 recounting	mark
2	recounting	recount	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 search	advcl
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 bird	det
4	bird	bird	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 warning	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 bird	case
6	warning	warning	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 recounting	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 recounting	punct
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 search	det
9	cellar	cellar	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 search	compound
10	search	search	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 drugged	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 drugged	cc
13	how	how	ADV	PronType=Int	17 drugged	advmod
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 robbers	det
15	robbers	robber	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 drugged	nsubj:pass
16	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 drugged	aux:pass
17	drugged	drug	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 search	acl:relcl
18	to	to	PART	_	19 sleep	mark
19	sleep	sleep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	17 drugged	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	recount speech: other	gerund		the bird's warning	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent warning=Topic
2	drug	past · passive		the robbers	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
3	sleep	to-infinitive			vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	warn		the bird		nom warning «communication transitive»: poss=agent

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