Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Bell, part 11: the king's son walks…

Which of the following is the most accurate reason the three children did not join the outing?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: three children · What happens: follow, be, not join · To what, where: outing

This is exam question 3 of lesson 800 «Andersen's Tales, The Bell, part 11: the king's son walks on alone, deeper into the wood after the sound» 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	9 reason	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	9 reason	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 reason	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	9 reason	case
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	9 reason	cop
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 reason	det
7	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	8 accurate	advmod
8	accurate	accurate	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 reason	amod
9	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 children	det
11	three	three	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	12 children	nummod
12	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 join	nsubj
13	did	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 join	aux
14	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	15 join	advmod
15	join	join	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 reason	acl:relcl
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 outing	det
17	outing	outing	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 join	obj
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	9 reason	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present			of the accurate reason	tree rules
3	not join	past · do-support	the three children	the outing		vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outing=Patient

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

One had a party gown to try on, one had to return a coat, and one followed a mother's order.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 gown	det
4	party	party	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 gown	compound
5	gown	gown	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 try	mark
7	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 had	advcl
8	on	on	ADP	_	7 try	compound:prt
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 had	punct
10	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 had	nsubj
11	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
12	to	to	PART	_	13 return	mark
13	return	return	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 had	xcomp
14	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	15 coat	det
15	coat	coat	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 return	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 followed	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 followed	cc
18	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	19 followed	nsubj
19	followed	follow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 mother	det
21	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 order	nmod:poss
22	's	's	PART	_	21 mother	case
23	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 followed	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	have	past	One	a party gown	vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gown=Patient
2	try on	to-infinitive	One not said here		vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	have	past	one		tree rules
4	return	to-infinitive	one not said here	a coat	vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme
5	follow	past	one	a mother's order	vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme
6	order		a mother		nom order «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

One had a ball dress to fit, one had to give back borrowed clothes, and one stayed by a family rule.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 dress	det
4	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dress	compound
5	dress	dress	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 fit	mark
7	fit	fit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	5 dress	acl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 had	punct
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	10 had	nsubj
10	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	conj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 give	mark
12	give	give	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 had	xcomp
13	back	back	ADV	_	12 give	advmod
14	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 clothes	amod
15	clothes	clothes	NOUN	Number=Ptan	12 give	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 one	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 one	cc
18	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 had	conj
19	stayed	stay	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	18 one	acl
20	by	by	ADP	_	23 rule	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 rule	det
22	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 rule	compound
23	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 stayed	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	past	One	a ball dress		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dress=Patient
2	fit	to-infinitive	One not said here	a ball dress not said here		vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	have	past	one			tree rules
4	give back	to-infinitive	one not said here	borrowed clothes		vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme
5	borrow	participle				vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	stay	participle			by a family rule	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by rule=Location

Option 3

One was ill, one was busy, one was scared.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	3 ill	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 ill	cop
3	ill	ill	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 busy	punct
5	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 busy	nsubj
6	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 busy	cop
7	busy	busy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 ill	conj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 scared	punct
9	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 scared	nsubj
10	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 scared	cop
11	scared	scared	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 ill	conj
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 ill	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	past	One	ill property	tree rules
2	is	past	one	busy property	tree rules
3	is	past	one	scared property	tree rules

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

One had a ball dress to try on, one had to return borrowed clothing, and one kept to a parental rule.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	One	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	2 had	nsubj
2	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 dress	det
4	ball	ball	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 dress	compound
5	dress	dress	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 had	obj
6	to	to	PART	_	7 try	mark
7	try	try	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 had	advcl
8	on	on	ADP	_	7 try	compound:prt
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 had	punct
10	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	11 had	nsubj
11	had	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 had	parataxis
12	to	to	PART	_	13 return	mark
13	return	return	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 had	xcomp
14	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	15 clothing	amod
15	clothing	clothing	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 return	obj
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 kept	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 kept	cc
18	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	19 kept	nsubj:pass
19	kept	keep	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 had	conj
20	to	to	ADP	_	23 rule	case
21	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 rule	det
22	parental	parental	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 rule	amod
23	rule	rule	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 kept	obl
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 had	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	have	past	One	a ball dress		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dress=Patient
2	try on	to-infinitive	One not said here			vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	have	past	one			tree rules
4	return	to-infinitive	one not said here	borrowed clothing		vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothing=Theme
5	borrow	participle				vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
6	keep	participle · passive		one	to a parental rule	vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

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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