Exam question 3 · Grimm, King Grisly-beard, part 59: a proud princess is mar…

Which of the following reasons accounts for the princess's marriage to the travelling fiddler?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: princess · What happens: follow, marry

This is exam question 3 of lesson 783 «Grimm, King Grisly-beard, part 59: a proud princess is married off to a beggar fiddler» 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 accounts	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	6 accounts	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 accounts	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 accounts	case
5	reasons	reason	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 accounts	compound
6	accounts	account	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
7	for	for	ADP	_	11 marriage	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 princess	det
9	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 marriage	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 princess	case
11	marriage	marriage	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 accounts	nmod
12	to	to	ADP	_	15 fiddler	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 fiddler	det
14	travelling	travelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 fiddler	compound
15	fiddler	fiddler	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 marriage	nmod
16	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 accounts	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	marry		the princess					to the travelling fiddler	nom marriage «state 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

Her dad had vowed she'd wed the first arrival.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 dad	nmod:poss
2	dad	dad	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 vowed	nsubj
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 vowed	aux
4	vowed	vow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 wed	nsubj
6	'd	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	7 wed	aux
7	wed	wed	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 vowed	ccomp
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 arrival	det
9	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	10 arrival	amod
10	arrival	arrival	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 wed	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 vowed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	vow	past · perfect	Her dad						tree rules
2	wed	would	she	the first arrival					vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent arrival=Patient

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

Her father had sworn to give her to the first comer.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 father	nmod:poss
2	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sworn	nsubj
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sworn	aux
4	sworn	swear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 give	mark
6	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 sworn	xcomp
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 give	iobj
8	to	to	ADP	_	11 comer	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 comer	det
10	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	11 comer	amod
11	comer	comer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sworn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	swear	past · perfect	Her father						vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	give	to-infinitive	Her father not said here		her = she			to the first comer	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Theme to comer=Recipient

Option 3

Her father had sworn to give her to the first comer, whoever he might be, as the old custom demanded in the land.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 father	nmod:poss
2	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sworn	nsubj
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sworn	aux
4	sworn	swear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 give	mark
6	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 sworn	xcomp
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 give	iobj
8	to	to	ADP	_	11 comer	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 comer	det
10	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	11 comer	amod
11	comer	comer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 whoever	punct
13	whoever	whoever	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 comer	acl:relcl
14	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 be	nsubj
15	might	might	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	16 be	aux
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	13 whoever	cop
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 custom	punct
18	as	as	ADP	_	21 custom	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 custom	det
20	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 custom	amod
21	custom	custom	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obl
22	demanded	demand	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 custom	acl
23	in	in	ADP	_	25 land	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 land	det
25	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 demanded	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sworn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	swear	past · perfect	Her father					vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	give	to-infinitive	Her father not said here		her = she		to the first comer; as the old custom	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Theme to comer=Recipient
3	is a	infinitive	the first comer not said here	whoever				tree rules
4	demand speech: request	participle		the old custom not said here		the land		vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Theme

Option 4

Her father had sworn to give her to the first comer, and she had mocked every suitor who came before him.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 father	nmod:poss
2	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 sworn	nsubj
3	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 sworn	aux
4	sworn	swear	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	to	to	PART	_	6 give	mark
6	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 sworn	xcomp
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 give	iobj
8	to	to	ADP	_	11 comer	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 comer	det
10	first	first	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	11 comer	amod
11	comer	comer	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 give	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 mocked	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 mocked	cc
14	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 mocked	nsubj
15	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 mocked	aux
16	mocked	mock	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 sworn	parataxis
17	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	18 suitor	det
18	suitor	suitor	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 mocked	obj
19	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 came	nsubj
20	came	come	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 suitor	acl:relcl
21	before	before	ADP	_	22 him	case
22	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 came	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 sworn	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	when	other	roles by
1	swear	past · perfect	Her father					vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	give	to-infinitive	Her father not said here		her = she		to the first comer	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Theme to comer=Recipient
3	mock	past · perfect	she	every suitor				vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent suitor=Theme
4	come	past	every suitor			before father		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before he=Location

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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