Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Clever Gretel: Hans carries each gift…
Identify the ancillary tale which commences at the conclusion of this portion and state the principal circumstance of its opening.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, ancillary tale · What happens: identify, commence, conclude · To what, where: ancillary tale, principal circumstance, conclusion, portion
This is exam question 4 of lesson 766 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Clever Gretel: Hans carries each gift home the wrong way until Gretel leaves him» 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 | Identify | identify | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 tale | det |
| 3 | ancillary | ancillary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tale | compound |
| 4 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Identify | obj |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 commences | nsubj |
| 6 | commences | commence | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tale | acl:relcl |
| 7 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 conclusion | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 conclusion | det |
| 9 | conclusion | conclusion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 commences | obl |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 portion | case |
| 11 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 12 portion | det |
| 12 | portion | portion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 conclusion | nmod |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 state | cc |
| 14 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 portion | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 circumstance | det |
| 16 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 circumstance | amod |
| 17 | circumstance | circumstance | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 commences | obj |
| 18 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 opening | case |
| 19 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 opening | nmod:poss |
| 20 | opening | opening | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 circumstance | nmod |
| 21 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Identify | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | identify | imperative | you not said here | the ancillary tale | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent tale=Theme | ||||
| 2 | commence | present | the ancillary tale | the principal circumstance of circumstance's opening | the conclusion of this portion and state | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent circumstance=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | conclude | this portion and state | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
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 · ✓ the right answer
The Three Languages, in which an aged count's only son, who is stupid, is sent away to be taught by masters.
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Languages | det |
| 2 | Three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 Languages | nummod |
| 3 | Languages | language | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 son | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 son | punct |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 son | obl |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 count | det |
| 8 | aged | aged | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 count | amod |
| 9 | count | count | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 son | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 son | cop |
| 11 | only | only | ADV | _ | 12 son | advmod |
| 12 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 sent | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 stupid | punct |
| 14 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 stupid | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 stupid | cop |
| 16 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 son | appos |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 son | punct |
| 18 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 sent | aux:pass |
| 19 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 20 | away | away | ADV | _ | 19 sent | advmod |
| 21 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 taught | mark |
| 22 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 23 taught | aux:pass |
| 23 | taught | teach | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 19 sent | advcl |
| 24 | by | by | ADP | _ | 25 masters | case |
| 25 | masters | master | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 taught | obl |
| 26 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 sent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the Three Languages | son | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | son | stupid property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | send away | present · passive | son | away property | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 4 | teach speech: other | to-infinitive · passive | masters | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The Three Languages, in which an aged count's only son, who is stupid, is sent away to be taught by many masters in distant lands for many years.
The tree, 29 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Languages | det |
| 2 | Three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 Languages | nummod |
| 3 | Languages | language | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 son | nsubj |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 son | punct |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 son | obl |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 count | det |
| 8 | aged | aged | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 count | amod |
| 9 | count | count | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 son | nsubj |
| 10 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 son | cop |
| 11 | only | only | ADV | _ | 12 son | advmod |
| 12 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 sent | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 stupid | punct |
| 14 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 16 stupid | nsubj |
| 15 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 stupid | cop |
| 16 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 son | appos |
| 17 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 son | punct |
| 18 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 sent | aux:pass |
| 19 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 20 | away | away | ADV | _ | 19 sent | advmod |
| 21 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 taught | mark |
| 22 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 23 taught | aux:pass |
| 23 | taught | teach | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 19 sent | advcl |
| 24 | by | by | ADP | _ | 26 masters | case |
| 25 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 masters | amod |
| 26 | masters | master | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 taught | obl |
| 27 | in | in | ADP | _ | 29 lands | case |
| 28 | distant | distant | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 29 lands | amod |
| 29 | lands | land | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 taught | obl |
| 30 | for | for | ADP | _ | 32 years | case |
| 31 | many | many | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 32 years | amod |
| 32 | years | year | NOUN | Number=Plur | 23 taught | obl |
| 33 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 19 sent | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the Three Languages | son | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is | present | son | stupid property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | send away | present · passive | son | away property | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 4 | teach speech: other | to-infinitive · passive | many masters | distant lands | year | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The Water of Life, in which a dying king's youngest son sets out to find a cure by journeying far.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Water | det |
| 2 | Water | Water | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 sets | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 Life | case |
| 4 | Life | Life | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Water | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 sets | punct |
| 6 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 which | case |
| 7 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 sets | obl |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 king | det |
| 9 | dying | die | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 10 king | amod |
| 10 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 son | nmod:poss |
| 11 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 10 king | case |
| 12 | youngest | young | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 13 son | amod |
| 13 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 sets | nsubj |
| 14 | sets | set | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 15 | out | out | ADP | _ | 14 sets | compound:prt |
| 16 | to | to | PART | _ | 17 find | mark |
| 17 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 sets | xcomp |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 cure | det |
| 19 | cure | cure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 find | obj |
| 20 | by | by | SCONJ | _ | 21 journeying | mark |
| 21 | journeying | journey | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 19 cure | acl |
| 22 | far | far | ADV | Degree=Pos | 21 journeying | advmod |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 14 sets | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | die | gerund | vn calibratable_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ||||||
| 2 | set out | present | the Water of Life | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | find | to-infinitive | the Water of Life not said here | a cure | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cure=Topic | ||||
| 4 | journey | gerund | a cure not said here | far property | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
The Three Languages, in which an old and wealthy count's only son, who is very stupid and slow to learn, is sent away from home to be taught by a long series of masters.
The tree, 35 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 Languages | det |
| 2 | Three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 3 Languages | nummod |
| 3 | Languages | language | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 son | punct |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 which | case |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 son | obl |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 count | det |
| 8 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 count | amod |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 wealthy | cc |
| 10 | wealthy | wealthy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 old | conj |
| 11 | count | count | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 son | nsubj |
| 12 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 son | cop |
| 13 | only | only | ADV | _ | 14 son | advmod |
| 14 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 Languages | nmod |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 19 stupid | punct |
| 16 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 19 stupid | nsubj |
| 17 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 stupid | cop |
| 18 | very | very | ADV | _ | 19 stupid | advmod |
| 19 | stupid | stupid | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 son | appos |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 slow | cc |
| 21 | slow | slow | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 19 stupid | conj |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 learn | mark |
| 23 | learn | learn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 slow | advcl |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 sent | punct |
| 25 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 26 sent | aux:pass |
| 26 | sent | send | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 son | acl |
| 27 | away | away | ADV | _ | 26 sent | advmod |
| 28 | from | from | ADP | _ | 29 home | case |
| 29 | home | home | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 sent | obl |
| 30 | to | to | PART | _ | 32 taught | mark |
| 31 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 32 taught | aux:pass |
| 32 | taught | teach | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 26 sent | advcl |
| 33 | by | by | ADP | _ | 36 series | case |
| 34 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 36 series | det |
| 35 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 36 series | amod |
| 36 | series | series | NOUN | Number=Sing | 32 taught | obl |
| 37 | of | of | ADP | _ | 38 masters | case |
| 38 | masters | master | NOUN | Number=Plur | 36 series | nmod |
| 39 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 Languages | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | a old count | son | the Three Languages | tree rules | |||
| 2 | is | present | son | stupid property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | be | son not said here | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | learn | to-infinitive | son not said here | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 5 | send away | present · passive | son not said here | home | away property | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: from home=Source | |||
| 6 | teach speech: other | to-infinitive · passive | a long series of masters | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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