Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Beetle Who Went on His Travels…

In what manner does the tale conclude regarding the beetle's reception among his own kindred?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: manner, beetle · What happens: do, conclude, regard, receive · To what, where: tale

This is exam question 4 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	In	in	SCONJ	_	4 does	mark
2	what	what	DET	PronType=Int	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 does	nsubj
4	does	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 conclude	advcl
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tale	det
6	tale	tale	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 does	obj
7	conclude	conclude	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	regarding	regard	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	12 reception	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 beetle	det
10	beetle	beetle	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 reception	nmod:poss
11	's	's	PART	_	10 beetle	case
12	reception	reception	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 conclude	obl
13	among	among	ADP	_	16 kindred	case
14	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 kindred	nmod:poss
15	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 kindred	amod
16	kindred	kindred	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 conclude	obl
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	7 conclude	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	present	what manner	the tale		vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tale=Eventuality
2	conclude	present			regard the beetle's reception; among manner's own kindred	vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality
3	regard	gerund				vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	receive		the beetle			nom reception «communication transitive»: poss=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 · ✓ the right answer

He is welcomed into rich mud, but three young beetles merely titter in reply

The tree, 14 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	3 welcomed	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 welcomed	aux:pass
3	welcomed	welcome	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 mud	case
5	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 mud	amod
6	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 welcomed	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 titter	punct
8	but	but	CCONJ	_	13 titter	cc
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 beetles	nummod
10	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 beetles	amod
11	beetles	beetle	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 titter	nsubj
12	merely	merely	ADV	_	13 titter	advmod
13	titter	titter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 welcomed	parataxis
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 reply	case
15	reply	reply	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 titter	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	welcome	present · passive		He		rich mud			vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	titter	present	three young beetles					in reply; merely property	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in reply=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

The beetles receive him with great honour, lead him to a grand feast in the mud, and crown him king of the ditch, while three young beetles titter

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 beetles	det
2	beetles	beetle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 receive	nsubj
3	receive	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 receive	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 honour	case
6	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 honour	amod
7	honour	honour	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 receive	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 lead	punct
9	lead	lead	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 receive	parataxis
10	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 lead	obj
11	to	to	ADP	_	14 feast	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 feast	det
13	grand	grand	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 feast	amod
14	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 lead	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 mud	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 mud	det
17	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 feast	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 crown	punct
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 crown	cc
20	crown	crown	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 receive	conj
21	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 crown	obj
22	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 crown	obj
23	of	of	ADP	_	25 ditch	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 ditch	det
25	ditch	ditch	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 king	nmod
26	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 titter	punct
27	while	while	SCONJ	_	31 titter	mark
28	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	30 beetles	nummod
29	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	30 beetles	amod
30	beetles	beetle	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 titter	nsubj
31	titter	titter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 receive	parataxis

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	receive	present	the beetles	him = he		with great honour	vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme
2	lead	infinitive		him = he	a grand feast in the mud		vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to feast=Destination
3	crown	infinitive	the beetles not said here	him = he			vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme king=Attribute
4	titter	present	three young beetles				vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3

He is invited into the mud, while three young beetles just giggle in response

The tree, 14 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	3 invited	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 invited	aux:pass
3	invited	invite	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 mud	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 mud	det
6	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 invited	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 giggle	punct
8	while	while	SCONJ	_	13 giggle	mark
9	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 beetles	nummod
10	young	young	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 beetles	amod
11	beetles	beetle	NOUN	Number=Plur	13 giggle	nsubj
12	just	just	ADV	_	13 giggle	advmod
13	giggle	giggle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 invited	conj
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 response	case
15	response	response	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 giggle	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	invite	present · passive		He		the mud			vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Recipient
2	giggle	present	three young beetles					in response	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in response=Theme

Option 4

He is welcomed into the rich mud by all the beetles of the ditch, who then ask him a great many questions about the Emperor and his court

The tree, 28 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	3 welcomed	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 welcomed	aux:pass
3	welcomed	welcome	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	into	into	ADP	_	7 mud	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mud	det
6	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 mud	amod
7	mud	mud	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 welcomed	obl
8	by	by	ADP	_	11 beetles	case
9	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	11 beetles	det:predet
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 beetles	det
11	beetles	beetle	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 welcomed	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 ditch	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 ditch	det
14	ditch	ditch	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 beetles	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 ask	punct
16	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 ask	nsubj
17	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	18 ask	advmod
18	ask	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 beetles	parataxis
19	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 ask	obj
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 questions	det
21	great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 questions	amod
22	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 questions	amod
23	questions	question	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 ask	obj
24	about	about	ADP	_	26 Emperor	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 Emperor	det
26	Emperor	Emperor	PROPN	Number=Sing	23 questions	nmod
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 court	cc
28	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 court	nmod:poss
29	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 Emperor	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	welcome	present · passive	all beetles of the ditch	He		the rich mud			vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme
2	ask speech: ask	present	all beetles of the ditch	a great many questions	him = he		then	about the Emperor and his court	tree rules

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