Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees…

Explain the narrator's comparison between the awakening of conscience and the sudden blooming of a beech-wood in northern regions.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, narrator, conscience · What happens: explain, compare, awaken · To what, where: comparison

This is exam question 3 of lesson 794 «Andersen's Tales, Anne Lisbeth, part 5: Anne Lisbeth sees a ghostly child and digs a grave by the sea before dawn» 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	Explain	explain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 narrator	det
3	narrator	narrator	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 comparison	nmod:poss
4	's	's	PART	_	3 narrator	case
5	comparison	comparison	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Explain	obj
6	between	between	ADP	_	8 awakening	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 awakening	det
8	awakening	awakening	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 comparison	nmod
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 conscience	case
10	conscience	conscience	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 awakening	nmod
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 blooming	cc
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 blooming	det
13	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 blooming	amod
14	blooming	blooming	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 awakening	conj
15	of	of	ADP	_	19 wood	case
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 wood	det
17	beech	beech	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 wood	compound
18	-	-	PUNCT	_	17 beech	punct
19	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blooming	nmod
20	in	in	ADP	_	22 regions	case
21	northern	northern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 regions	amod
22	regions	region	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 wood	nmod
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Explain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	explain speech: assert	imperative	you not said here	the narrator's comparison	between the awakening of conscience and the sudden blooming of a beech wood in northern regions	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent comparison=Topic
2	compare		the narrator		between the awakening of conscience and the sudden blooming of a beech wood in northern regions	nom comparison «act transitive»: poss=agent between=obl
3	awaken		conscience			nom awakening «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

It suggests that the sudden wakening of guilt resembles a forest that quickly blooms in spring weather

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 suggests	nsubj
2	suggests	suggest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 resembles	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 wakening	det
5	sudden	sudden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 wakening	amod
6	wakening	wakening	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 resembles	nsubj
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 guilt	case
8	guilt	guilt	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 wakening	nmod
9	resembles	resemble	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 suggests	advcl
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 forest	det
11	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 resembles	obj
12	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 blooms	nsubj
13	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	14 blooms	advmod
14	blooms	bloom	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 forest	acl:relcl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 weather	case
16	spring	spring	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 weather	compound
17	weather	weather	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 blooms	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	suggest speech: suggest	present	It				vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
2	resemble	present	the sudden wakening of guilt	a forest			tree rules
3	bloom	present	a forest		spring weather	quickly property	vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in weather=Location
4	waken		guilt				nom wakening «act intransitive»: of=agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

It means the narrator thinks beech trees grow quickly in the north, as sin does in villages

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 means	nsubj
2	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 narrator	det
4	narrator	narrator	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 thinks	nsubj
5	thinks	think	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 means	ccomp
6	beech	beech	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 trees	compound
7	trees	tree	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 grow	nsubj
8	grow	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 thinks	ccomp
9	quickly	quickly	ADV	_	8 grow	advmod
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 north	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 north	det
12	north	north	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 grow	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 does	punct
14	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 does	mark
15	sin	sin	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 does	nsubj
16	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 thinks	conj
17	in	in	ADP	_	18 villages	case
18	villages	village	NOUN	Number=Plur	16 does	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	mean	present	It			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	think speech: other	present	the narrator			vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	grow	present	beech trees	the north	quickly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in north=Location
4	do	present	sin	villages		vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

It signifies that the lord's sins spread throughout the whole northern land and that the villagers must suffer for them in the end, as the beech-wood grows over the fields

The tree, 32 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 signifies	nsubj
2	signifies	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 spread	mark
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 lord	det
5	lord	lord	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 sins	nmod:poss
6	's	's	PART	_	5 lord	case
7	sins	sin	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 spread	nsubj
8	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 signifies	ccomp
9	throughout	throughout	ADP	_	13 land	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 land	det
11	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 land	amod
12	northern	northern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 land	amod
13	land	land	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 spread	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 suffer	cc
15	that	that	SCONJ	_	19 suffer	mark
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 villagers	det
17	villagers	villager	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 suffer	nsubj
18	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	19 suffer	aux
19	suffer	suffer	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 spread	conj
20	for	for	ADP	_	21 them	case
21	them	they	PRON	Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 suffer	obl
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 end	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 end	det
24	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 suffer	obl
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 grows	punct
26	as	as	SCONJ	_	31 grows	mark
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 wood	det
28	beech	beech	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 wood	compound
29	-	-	PUNCT	_	28 beech	punct
30	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 grows	nsubj
31	grows	grow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 signifies	conj
32	over	over	ADP	_	34 fields	case
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 fields	det
34	fields	field	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 grows	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present	It				tree rules
2	spread	past	the lord's sins	the whole northern land			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme throughout land=Location
3	suffer	must	the villagers		in the end	for sins = sin	vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
4	grow	present	the beech wood	the fields			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over field=Location

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

It signifies that guilt for past sins arises swiftly and unbidden, as a beech-wood appears in one night

The tree, 19 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 signifies	nsubj
2	signifies	signify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	8 arises	mark
4	guilt	guilt	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 arises	nsubj
5	for	for	ADP	_	7 sins	case
6	past	past	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 sins	amod
7	sins	sin	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 guilt	nmod
8	arises	arise	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 signifies	advcl
9	swiftly	swiftly	ADV	_	8 arises	advmod
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 unbidden	cc
11	unbidden	unbidden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 swiftly	conj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 appears	punct
13	as	as	SCONJ	_	18 appears	mark
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 wood	det
15	beech	beech	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 wood	compound
16	-	-	PUNCT	_	15 beech	punct
17	wood	wood	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 appears	nsubj
18	appears	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 signifies	conj
19	in	in	ADP	_	21 night	case
20	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	21 night	nummod
21	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 appears	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	when	other	roles by
1	signify	present	It			vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot
2	arise	present	guilt for past sins		swiftly property	vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	appear	present	a beech wood	night		vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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