Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Ashputtel: the golden slipper, the fa…
Which of the following best describes the action of the prince when the eldest sister's foot failed to fit the golden slipper?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: action, prince · What happens: follow, describe, fail, not fit, act · To what, where: golden slipper
This is exam question 1 of lesson 760 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Ashputtel: the golden slipper, the false brides and the white dove's song» 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 action | det |
| 8 | action | action | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 failed | nsubj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 prince | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 prince | det |
| 11 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 action | nmod |
| 12 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 18 failed | advmod |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 sister | det |
| 14 | eldest | eld | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 15 sister | amod |
| 15 | sister | sister | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 foot | nmod:poss |
| 16 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 15 sister | case |
| 17 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 failed | nsubj |
| 18 | failed | fail | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 describes | ccomp |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 20 fit | mark |
| 20 | fit | fit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 failed | xcomp |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 slipper | det |
| 22 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 slipper | amod |
| 23 | slipper | slipper | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 fit | obj |
| 24 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | describe | present | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Attribute | |||||
| 3 | fail | past | the action of the prince | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 4 | not fit | to-infinitive | the action of the prince not said here | the golden slipper | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slipper=Patient | ||||
| 5 | act | the prince | nom action «act intransitive»: of=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 · ✓ the right answer
He turned his horse round and returned her to her home
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 turned | nsubj |
| 2 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 4 horse | nmod:poss |
| 4 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 turned | obj |
| 5 | round | round | ADV | _ | 2 turned | advmod |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 returned | cc |
| 7 | returned | return | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 turned | conj |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 returned | obj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 home | case |
| 10 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 11 home | nmod:poss |
| 11 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 returned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | past | He | his horse | round property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent horse=Theme | |||
| 2 | return | past | He not said here | horse | horse's home | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to home=Destination |
Option 2
He gave her a horse and sent her back to the palace garden
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | nsubj |
| 2 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 gave | iobj |
| 4 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 horse | det |
| 5 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 gave | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 sent | cc |
| 7 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 gave | conj |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 sent | obj |
| 9 | back | back | ADV | _ | 7 sent | advmod |
| 10 | to | to | ADP | _ | 13 garden | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 garden | det |
| 12 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 garden | compound |
| 13 | garden | garden | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 sent | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | past | He | a horse | her = she | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient horse=Theme | |||
| 2 | send back | past | He not said here | horse | the palace garden | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to garden=Destination |
Option 3
He left her there
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 left | nsubj |
| 2 | left | leave | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 left | obj |
| 4 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 2 left | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | leave | past | He | her = she | there | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He sent her away in a carriage
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 sent | nsubj |
| 2 | sent | send | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 sent | obj |
| 4 | away | away | ADV | _ | 2 sent | advmod |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 carriage | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 carriage | det |
| 7 | carriage | carriage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 sent | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | send away | past | He | her = she | a carriage | away property | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
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