Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 4: the boat sin…
Which of the following describes accurately the manner in which the vessel was lost?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, lose · To what, where: manner, vessel
This is exam question 1 of lesson 793 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 4: the boat sinks, and Anne Lisbeth walks home alone by the sea» 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 | 5 describes | 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 | root | root |
| 6 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 5 describes | advmod |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 manner | det |
| 8 | manner | manner | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 describes | obj |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 lost | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 vessel | det |
| 12 | vessel | vessel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 lost | nsubj:pass |
| 13 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 14 lost | aux:pass |
| 14 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 manner | acl:relcl |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 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 | the manner | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | ||||
| 3 | lose | past · passive | the vessel | the manner | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
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
It struck a submerged rock and foundered at once with all hands aboard the vessel
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 struck | nsubj |
| 2 | struck | strike | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 rock | det |
| 4 | submerged | submerge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 rock | amod |
| 5 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 struck | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 foundered | cc |
| 7 | foundered | founder | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 struck | conj |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 once | case |
| 9 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 7 foundered | obl |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 hands | case |
| 11 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 12 hands | det |
| 12 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 foundered | obl |
| 13 | aboard | aboard | ADP | _ | 15 vessel | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 vessel | det |
| 15 | vessel | vessel | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 foundered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike | past | It | a submerged rock | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rock=Patient | ||||
| 2 | submerge | participle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | founder | past | with all hands; aboard the vessel | tree rules |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
It struck a submerged rock and foundered at once
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 struck | nsubj |
| 2 | struck | strike | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 rock | det |
| 4 | submerged | submerge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 rock | amod |
| 5 | rock | rock | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 struck | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 foundered | cc |
| 7 | foundered | founder | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 struck | conj |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 once | case |
| 9 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 7 foundered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike | past | It | a submerged rock | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rock=Patient | ||||
| 2 | submerge | participle | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 3 | founder | past | tree rules |
Option 3
It was overturned by a sudden squall at sea
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 overturned | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 overturned | aux:pass |
| 3 | overturned | overturn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 squall | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 squall | det |
| 6 | sudden | sudden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 squall | amod |
| 7 | squall | squall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 overturned | obl |
| 8 | at | at | ADP | _ | 9 sea | case |
| 9 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 squall | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | overturn | past · passive | a sudden squall at sea | It | tree rules |
Option 4
It drifted onto the shore after a long fight with the storm and then broke apart completely
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 drifted | nsubj |
| 2 | drifted | drift | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | onto | onto | ADP | _ | 5 shore | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 shore | det |
| 5 | shore | shore | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 drifted | obl |
| 6 | after | after | ADP | _ | 9 fight | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 fight | det |
| 8 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 fight | amod |
| 9 | fight | fight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 drifted | obl |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 12 storm | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 storm | det |
| 12 | storm | storm | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fight | nmod |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 broke | cc |
| 14 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 15 broke | advmod |
| 15 | broke | break | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 drifted | conj |
| 16 | apart | apart | ADV | _ | 15 broke | advmod |
| 17 | completely | completely | ADV | _ | 15 broke | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drift | past | It | the shore | after a long fight with the storm | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme onto shore=Trajectory | |||
| 2 | break apart | past | then | apart, completely property | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
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