Exam question 1 · Grimm's Tales, Snowdrop, part 31: the queen's three disgui…

Which of the following describes the means by which the queen attempts to dispose of Snowdrop on her third visit to the dwarfs' cottage?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: queen · What happens: follow, describe, mean, attempt, dispose, visit · To what, where: third visit · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 755 «Grimm's Tales, Snowdrop, part 31: the queen's three disguises, then the poisoned apple» 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	7 means	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	5 describes	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 describes	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 describes	nsubj
5	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 means	advcl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 means	nsubj
7	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	by	by	ADP	_	9 which	case
9	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 attempts	obl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 queen	det
11	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 attempts	nsubj
12	attempts	attempt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 means	ccomp
13	to	to	PART	_	14 dispose	mark
14	dispose	dispose	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 attempts	xcomp
15	of	of	ADP	_	16 Snowdrop	case
16	Snowdrop	Snowdrop	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 dispose	obl
17	on	on	ADP	_	20 visit	case
18	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 visit	nmod:poss
19	third	third	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	20 visit	amod
20	visit	visit	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 dispose	obl
21	to	to	ADP	_	25 cottage	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 dwarfs	det
23	dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 cottage	nmod:poss
24	'	's	PART	_	23 dwarfs	case
25	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 visit	nmod
26	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present				vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	mean	present				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	attempt	present	the queen			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
5	dispose not said to happen	to-infinitive	the queen not said here	queen's third visit to the dwarfs's cottage	of Snowdrop	vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent
6	visit		queen		to the dwarfs's cottage	nom visit «act transitive»: poss=agent to=obl

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 offers a half-poisoned apple, of which Snowdrop consumes the tainted portion, after the queen disguised herself as a peasant's wife at the door

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 offers	nsubj
2	offers	offer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 apple	det
4	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	6 poisoned	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 half	punct
6	poisoned	poison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 apple	amod
7	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 offers	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 consumes	punct
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 consumes	obl
11	Snowdrop	Snowdrop	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 consumes	nsubj
12	consumes	consume	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 offers	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 portion	det
14	tainted	taint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 portion	amod
15	portion	portion	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 consumes	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 disguised	punct
17	after	after	SCONJ	_	20 disguised	mark
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 queen	det
19	queen	queen	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 disguised	nsubj
20	disguised	disguise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 consumes	advcl
21	herself	herself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	20 disguised	obj
22	as	as	ADP	_	26 wife	case
23	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 peasant	det
24	peasant	peasant	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 wife	nmod:poss
25	's	's	PART	_	24 peasant	case
26	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 disguised	obl
27	at	at	ADP	_	29 door	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 door	det
29	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 disguised	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	offer	present	She	a poisoned apple			vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent apple=Theme
2	poison	participle					vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	consume	present	Snowdrop	the tainted portion			vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portion=Asset
4	taint	participle					vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
5	disguise	past	the queen	queen	the door	as a peasant's wife	vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent herself=Destination

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

She offers a half-poisoned apple, of which Snowdrop consumes the tainted portion

The tree, 13 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 offers	nsubj
2	offers	offer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 apple	det
4	half	half	NOUN	Number=Sing NumForm=Word NumType=Frac	6 poisoned	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 half	punct
6	poisoned	poison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 apple	amod
7	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 offers	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 consumes	punct
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 consumes	obl
11	Snowdrop	Snowdrop	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 consumes	nsubj
12	consumes	consume	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 offers	conj
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 portion	det
14	tainted	taint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 portion	amod
15	portion	portion	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 consumes	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	offer	present	She	a poisoned apple	vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent apple=Theme
2	poison	participle			vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	consume	present	Snowdrop	the tainted portion	vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portion=Asset
4	taint	participle			vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme

Option 3

She presents a fruit partly tainted, and Snowdrop eats its poisoned side

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 presents	nsubj
2	presents	present	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 fruit	det
4	fruit	fruit	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 presents	obj
5	partly	partly	ADV	_	6 tainted	advmod
6	tainted	taint	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 fruit	acl:relcl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 eats	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 eats	cc
9	Snowdrop	Snowdrop	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 eats	nsubj
10	eats	eat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 presents	conj
11	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 side	nmod:poss
12	poisoned	poison	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	13 side	amod
13	side	side	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 eats	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	present	present	She	a fruit		vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fruit=Theme
2	taint	past	a fruit not said here		partly property	vn fill-9.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme
3	eat	present	Snowdrop	fruit's poisoned side		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent side=Patient
4	poison	participle				vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 4

She gives a comb laced with venom, which Snowdrop sets in her hair

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 gives	nsubj
2	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 comb	det
4	comb	comb	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 gives	obj
5	laced	lace	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 comb	acl
6	with	with	ADP	_	7 venom	case
7	venom	venom	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 laced	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 sets	punct
9	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 sets	nsubj
10	Snowdrop	Snowdrop	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 sets	nsubj
11	sets	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 venom	acl:relcl
12	in	in	ADP	_	14 hair	case
13	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 hair	nmod:poss
14	hair	hair	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 sets	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	give	present	She	a comb			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comb=Theme
2	lace	participle		a comb not said here		with venom	vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
3	set	present	venom		Snowdrop's hair		vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in hair=Destination

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