Exam question 4 · Grimm's Tales, Snowdrop, part 31: the queen's three disgui…

Which of the following best describes the manner in which the dwarfs receive Snowdrop upon their first encounter with her?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: dwarfs · What happens: follow, describe, receive, encounter · To what, where: manner, Snowdrop

This is exam question 4 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	6 describes	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 best	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 best	case
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 describes	nmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 manner	det
8	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	in	in	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	13 receive	obl
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 dwarfs	det
12	dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 receive	nsubj
13	receive	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 manner	acl:relcl
14	Snowdrop	Snowdrop	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 receive	obj
15	upon	upon	ADP	_	18 encounter	case
16	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 encounter	nmod:poss
17	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	18 encounter	amod
18	encounter	encounter	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 receive	obl
19	with	with	ADP	_	20 her	case
20	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 receive	obl
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the manner		of the best	tree rules
3	receive	present	the dwarfs	Snowdrop	the manner	upon dwarfs's first encounter; with Snowdrop	vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent snowdrop=Theme in which=Location
4	encounter		dwarfs = dwarf				nom encounter «act transitive»: poss=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

They stare at her in fright and then agree to keep her with them for a time

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 stare	nsubj
2	stare	stare	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	at	at	ADP	_	4 her	case
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 stare	obl
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 fright	case
6	fright	fright	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 stare	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 agree	cc
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 agree	advmod
9	agree	agree	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 stare	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 keep	mark
11	keep	keep	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 agree	xcomp
12	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 keep	obj
13	with	with	ADP	_	14 them	case
14	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 keep	obl
15	for	for	ADP	_	17 time	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 time	det
17	time	time	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 keep	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stare	present	They		fright		at her = she	vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at she=Theme
2	agree speech: agree	infinitive	They not said here			then		vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	keep not said to happen	to-infinitive	They not said here	her = she		time	with them = they	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme

Option 2

They regard her with wonder and affection and resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling, and they promise to protect her from every danger

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 regard	nsubj
2	regard	regard	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 regard	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 wonder	case
5	wonder	wonder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 regard	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 affection	cc
7	affection	affection	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wonder	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 resolve	cc
9	resolve	resolve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 regard	conj
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 remain	mark
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 remain	nsubj
12	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 remain	aux
13	remain	remain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 resolve	ccomp
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 dwelling	case
15	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 dwelling	nmod:poss
16	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 remain	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 promise	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 promise	cc
19	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 promise	nsubj
20	promise	promise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 regard	conj
21	to	to	PART	_	22 protect	mark
22	protect	protect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 promise	xcomp
23	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 protect	obj
24	from	from	ADP	_	26 danger	case
25	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	26 danger	det
26	danger	danger	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 protect	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	regard	present	They	her = she			with wonder and affection	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme
2	resolve	infinitive	They not said here					tree rules
3	remain	shall	she			wonder's dwelling		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dwelling=Location
4	promise speech: promise	present	wonder					vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
5	protect not said to happen	to-infinitive	wonder not said here		her = she		from every danger	vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary from danger=Theme

Option 3

They regard her with wonder and affection, and after a long talk they resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling for as long as she likes

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 regard	nsubj
2	regard	regard	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 regard	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 wonder	case
5	wonder	wonder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 regard	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 affection	cc
7	affection	affection	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wonder	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 resolve	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 resolve	cc
10	after	after	ADP	_	13 talk	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 talk	det
12	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 talk	amod
13	talk	talk	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 resolve	obl
14	they	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 resolve	nsubj
15	resolve	resolve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 regard	conj
16	that	that	SCONJ	_	19 remain	mark
17	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 remain	nsubj
18	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 remain	aux
19	remain	remain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 regard	ccomp
20	in	in	ADP	_	22 dwelling	case
21	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 dwelling	nmod:poss
22	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 remain	obl
23	for	for	ADP	_	25 long	case
24	as	as	ADV	_	25 long	advmod
25	long	long	ADV	Degree=Pos	19 remain	conj
26	as	as	SCONJ	_	28 likes	mark
27	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	28 likes	nsubj
28	likes	like	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	25 long	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	regard	present	They	her = she			with wonder and affection	vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent she=Theme clause=Attribute
2	resolve	present	wonder			after a long talk		tree rules
3	remain	shall	she		wonder's dwelling			vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dwelling=Location
4	like	present	she					vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

They regard her with wonder and affection and resolve that she shall remain in their dwelling

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 regard	nsubj
2	regard	regard	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 regard	obj
4	with	with	ADP	_	5 wonder	case
5	wonder	wonder	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 regard	obl
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 affection	cc
7	affection	affection	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 wonder	conj
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 resolve	cc
9	resolve	resolve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 regard	conj
10	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 remain	mark
11	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	13 remain	nsubj
12	shall	shall	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	13 remain	aux
13	remain	remain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 resolve	ccomp
14	in	in	ADP	_	16 dwelling	case
15	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 dwelling	nmod:poss
16	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 remain	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	regard	present	They	her = she		with wonder and affection	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme
2	resolve	infinitive	They not said here				tree rules
3	remain	shall	she		wonder's dwelling		vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in dwelling=Location

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