Exam question 1 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Beetle Who Went on His Travels…
What is the principal motive which impels the beetle to quit the royal stable?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: principal motive · What happens: be, impel, quit · To what, where: beetle, royal stable
This is exam question 1 of lesson 798 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Beetle Who Went on His Travels: a vain beetle wants golden shoes and finds only mud» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 motive | det |
| 4 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 motive | amod |
| 5 | motive | motive | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 7 impels | nsubj |
| 7 | impels | impel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 motive | acl:relcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 beetle | det |
| 9 | beetle | beetle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 impels | obj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 quit | mark |
| 11 | quit | quit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 impels | advcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 stable | det |
| 13 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 stable | amod |
| 14 | stable | stable | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 quit | obj |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the principal motive | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | impel | present | the principal motive | the beetle | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beetle=Patient | ||||
| 3 | quit | to-infinitive | the principal motive not said here | the royal stable | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stable=Source |
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 conceives the golden shoes as a personal affront and resolves to seek his fortune
The tree, 15 words
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 conceives | nsubj |
| 2 | conceives | conceive | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 shoes | det |
| 4 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 shoes | amod |
| 5 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 conceives | obj |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 9 affront | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 affront | det |
| 8 | personal | personal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 affront | amod |
| 9 | affront | affront | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 conceives | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 resolves | cc |
| 11 | resolves | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 conceives | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 seek | mark |
| 13 | seek | seek | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 resolves | xcomp |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 fortune | nmod:poss |
| 15 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 seek | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | conceive | present | He | the golden shoes | as a personal affront | vn characterize-29.2-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme as affront=Attribute | |||
| 2 | resolve | present | He not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | seek | to-infinitive | He not said here | his fortune | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortune=Theme |
Option 2
He regards the golden shoes as an insult to him and resolves to leave the court
The tree, 16 words
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 regards | nsubj |
| 2 | regards | regard | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 shoes | det |
| 4 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 shoes | amod |
| 5 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 regards | obj |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 insult | case |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 insult | det |
| 8 | insult | insult | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 regards | obl |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 10 him | case |
| 10 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 regards | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 resolves | cc |
| 12 | resolves | resolve | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 regards | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 leave | mark |
| 14 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 resolves | xcomp |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 court | det |
| 16 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 leave | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | regard | present | He | the golden shoes | him = he | as a insult | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme as insult=Value | ||
| 2 | resolve | present | He not said here | tree rules | |||||
| 3 | leave | to-infinitive | He not said here | the court | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Theme |
Option 3
He believes the golden shoes are unfair to beetles and determines to find better fortune
The tree, 15 words
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 believes | nsubj |
| 2 | believes | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 shoes | det |
| 4 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 shoes | amod |
| 5 | shoes | shoe | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 unfair | nsubj |
| 6 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 unfair | cop |
| 7 | unfair | unfair | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 believes | ccomp |
| 8 | to | to | ADP | _ | 9 beetles | case |
| 9 | beetles | beetle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 unfair | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 determines | cc |
| 11 | determines | determine | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 believes | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 find | mark |
| 13 | find | find | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 determines | xcomp |
| 14 | better | good | ADJ | Degree=Cmp | 15 fortune | amod |
| 15 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 find | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | present | He | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | is | present | the golden shoes | to beetles; unfair property | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | determine | present | He not said here | vn discover-84 «NP V how S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | find | to-infinitive | He not said here | better fortune | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fortune=Topic |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice
He feels that the farrier has insulted him and he intends to report the whole stable to the Emperor and demand justice from the court at once
The tree, 27 words
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 feels | nsubj |
| 2 | feels | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 insulted | mark |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 farrier | det |
| 5 | farrier | farrier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 insulted | nsubj:pass |
| 6 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 insulted | aux |
| 7 | insulted | insult | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 feels | advcl |
| 8 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 insulted | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 intends | cc |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 intends | nsubj |
| 11 | intends | intend | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 feels | conj |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 report | mark |
| 13 | report | report | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 11 intends | xcomp |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 stable | det |
| 15 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 stable | amod |
| 16 | stable | stable | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 report | obj |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 19 Emperor | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 Emperor | det |
| 19 | Emperor | Emperor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 report | obl |
| 20 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 demand | cc |
| 21 | demand | demand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres Typo=Yes VerbForm=Fin | 2 feels | conj |
| 22 | justice | justice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 demand | obj |
| 23 | from | from | ADP | _ | 25 court | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 court | det |
| 25 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 demand | obl |
| 26 | at | at | ADP | _ | 27 once | case |
| 27 | once | once | ADV | NumForm=Word NumType=Mult | 21 demand | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | He | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus | |||||
| 2 | insult | present · perfect · passive | the farrier | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Experiencer he=Result | |||||
| 3 | intend | present | he | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | report not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | the whole stable | the Emperor | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent stable=Topic to emperor=Recipient | |||
| 5 | demand speech: request | present | He not said here | justice | the court | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Theme justice=Precondition from court=Source |
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