Exam question 1 · Andersen, The Bishop of Borglum and His Warriors, part 14:…

Which of the following best describes the bishop's attempt to deprive the widow of her inheritance, as presented in the passage?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: bishop, widow · What happens: follow, describe, deprive, present, attempt, inherit · To what, where: attempt, widow, passage

This is exam question 1 of lesson 803 «Andersen, The Bishop of Borglum and His Warriors, part 14: the widow's son returns, and Olaf Hase breaks into the church on Christmas night» 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	6 describes	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 best	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 best	case
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 describes	nmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bishop	det
8	bishop	bishop	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 attempt	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 bishop	case
10	attempt	attempt	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
11	to	to	PART	_	12 deprive	mark
12	deprive	deprive	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 attempt	acl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 widow	det
14	widow	widow	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 deprive	obj
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 inheritance	case
16	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 inheritance	nmod:poss
17	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 widow	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 presented	punct
19	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 presented	mark
20	presented	present	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 deprive	advcl
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 passage	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 passage	det
23	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 presented	obl
24	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the bishop's attempt		of the best	tree rules
3	deprive	to-infinitive		the widow of widow's inheritance			vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent widow=Source
4	present	participle			the passage		vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
5	attempt		the bishop				nom attempt «act transitive»: poss=agent
6	inherit		widow				nom inheritance «act 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

He sought a papal ban after a quarrel with the king

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 sought	nsubj
2	sought	seek	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 ban	det
4	papal	papal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 ban	amod
5	ban	ban	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	obj
6	after	after	ADP	_	8 quarrel	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 quarrel	det
8	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	obl
9	with	with	ADP	_	11 king	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 king	det
11	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sought	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seek	past	He	a papal ban			after a quarrel	with the king	vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ban=Theme

Option 2

He won a royal decree after the church courts failed

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 won	nsubj
2	won	win	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 decree	det
4	royal	royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 decree	amod
5	decree	decree	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 won	obj
6	after	after	SCONJ	_	10 failed	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 courts	det
8	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 courts	compound
9	courts	court	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 failed	nsubj
10	failed	fail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 won	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	win	past	He	a royal decree					vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decree=Eventuality
2	fail	past	the church courts						vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He secured a papal decree excommunicating her, having failed to gain satisfaction through the civil courts

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 secured	nsubj
2	secured	secure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 decree	det
4	papal	papal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 decree	amod
5	decree	decree	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 secured	obj
6	excommunicating	excommunicate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 decree	acl
7	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	6 excommunicating	obj
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 failed	punct
9	having	have	AUX	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	10 failed	aux
10	failed	fail	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	2 secured	parataxis
11	to	to	PART	_	12 gain	mark
12	gain	gain	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 failed	xcomp
13	satisfaction	satisfaction	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 gain	obj
14	through	through	ADP	_	17 courts	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 courts	det
16	civil	civil	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 courts	amod
17	courts	court	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 gain	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	secure	past	He	a papal decree		vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition decree=Theme
2	excommunicate	gerund	a papal decree not said here	her = she		vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme
3	fail	gerund · perfect				vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4	not gain	to-infinitive		satisfaction	the civil courts	vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent satisfaction=Theme

Option 4

He secured a papal decree excommunicating her after he had first bribed local judges and then the king's council in Ribe

The tree, 22 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 secured	nsubj
2	secured	secure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 decree	det
4	papal	papal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 decree	amod
5	decree	decree	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 secured	obj
6	excommunicating	excommunicate	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 decree	acl
7	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 excommunicating	obj
8	after	after	SCONJ	_	12 bribed	mark
9	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 bribed	nsubj
10	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 bribed	aux
11	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	12 bribed	advmod
12	bribed	bribe	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	6 excommunicating	advcl
13	local	local	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 judges	amod
14	judges	judge	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 bribed	obj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 council	cc
16	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	20 council	advmod
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 king	det
18	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 council	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 king	case
20	council	council	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 secured	conj
21	in	in	ADP	_	22 Ribe	case
22	Ribe	Ribe	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 secured	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	secure	past	He	a papal decree	Ribe		vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition decree=Theme
2	excommunicate	gerund	a papal decree not said here	her = she			vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent her=Theme
3	bribe	past · perfect	he	local judges		first property	vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judge=Patient

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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