Exam question 4 · Andersen, The Bishop of Borglum and His Warriors, part 14:…

Which of the following best describes the outcome of Olaf Hase's arrival at the church, as stated in the passage?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Olaf · What happens: follow, describe, state, arrive · To what, where: outcome, passage, church

This is exam question 4 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	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 describes	amod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 outcome	det
8	outcome	outcome	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	13 arrival	case
10	Olaf	Olaf	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 arrival	nmod:poss
11	Hase	Hase	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 Olaf	flat
12	's	's	PART	_	10 Olaf	case
13	arrival	arrival	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 outcome	nmod
14	at	at	ADP	_	16 church	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 church	det
16	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 arrival	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 stated	punct
18	as	as	SCONJ	_	19 stated	mark
19	stated	state	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 describes	advcl
20	in	in	ADP	_	22 passage	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 passage	det
22	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 stated	obl
23	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the outcome of Olaf's arrival at the church		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme
3	state speech: other	participle			the passage	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent
4	arrive		Olaf		the church	nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent at=place

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

He struck the church door with his sword, shattering a panel, after Jens Glob had tried to shut it against him in the storm

The tree, 24 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 struck	nsubj
2	struck	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 door	det
4	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 door	compound
5	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 struck	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 sword	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 sword	nmod:poss
8	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 struck	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 shattering	punct
10	shattering	shatter	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 struck	advcl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 panel	det
12	panel	panel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 shattering	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 tried	punct
14	after	after	SCONJ	_	18 tried	mark
15	Jens	Jens	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 tried	nsubj:pass
16	Glob	Glob	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 Jens	flat
17	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	18 tried	aux
18	tried	try	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 struck	conj
19	to	to	PART	_	20 shut	mark
20	shut	shut	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 tried	xcomp
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 shut	obj
22	against	against	ADP	_	23 him	case
23	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 shut	obl
24	in	in	ADP	_	26 storm	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 storm	det
26	storm	storm	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 shut	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	strike	past	He	the church door		with his sword	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with sword=Instrument
2	shatter	gerund	He not said here	a panel			vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent panel=Patient
3	try	past · perfect · passive		Jens			tree rules
4	shut not said to happen	to-infinitive		panel	the storm	against Jens	vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

He struck the church door with his sword, shattering a panel as Jens Glob attempted to close it against him

The tree, 20 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 struck	nsubj
2	struck	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 door	det
4	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 door	compound
5	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 struck	obj
6	with	with	ADP	_	8 sword	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	8 sword	nmod:poss
8	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 struck	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 shattering	punct
10	shattering	shatter	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 struck	advcl
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 panel	det
12	panel	panel	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 shattering	obj
13	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 attempted	mark
14	Jens	Jens	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 attempted	nsubj
15	Glob	Glob	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 Jens	flat
16	attempted	attempt	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 shattering	advcl
17	to	to	PART	_	18 close	mark
18	close	close	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	16 attempted	xcomp
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 close	obj
20	against	against	ADP	_	21 him	case
21	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 close	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	strike	past	He	the church door	with his sword	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with sword=Instrument
2	shatter	gerund	He not said here	a panel		vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent panel=Patient
3	attempt	past	Jens			vn try-61.1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality
4	close not said to happen	to-infinitive	Jens not said here	panel	against Jens	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Option 3

He dismissed his warriors, then struck the church door with his sword, but Jens Glob pushed it shut and the bishop escaped through the vestry, innit

The tree, 26 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 dismissed	nsubj
2	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 warriors	nmod:poss
4	warriors	warrior	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 dismissed	obj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 struck	punct
6	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	7 struck	advmod
7	struck	strike	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 dismissed	conj
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 door	det
9	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 door	compound
10	door	door	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 struck	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 sword	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 sword	nmod:poss
13	sword	sword	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 struck	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 pushed	punct
15	but	but	CCONJ	_	18 pushed	cc
16	Jens	Jens	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 pushed	nsubj
17	Glob	Glob	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 Jens	flat
18	pushed	push	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 dismissed	conj
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 pushed	obj
20	shut	shut	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 pushed	xcomp
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 escaped	cc
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 bishop	det
23	bishop	bishop	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 escaped	nsubj
24	escaped	escape	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 dismissed	conj
25	through	through	ADP	_	27 vestry	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 vestry	det
27	vestry	vestry	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 escaped	obl
28	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 innit	punct
29	innit	innit	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 vestry	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dismiss	past	He	his warriors				vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warrior=Theme
2	strike	past	He not said here	the church door		then	with his sword	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with sword=Instrument
3	push	past	Jens	door			shut property	vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
4	escape	past	the bishop		the vestry and innit			vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through vestry=Initial_Location

Option 4

He cut the bishop's guard down outside

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 cut	nsubj
2	cut	cut	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 bishop	det
4	bishop	bishop	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 guard	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 bishop	case
6	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 cut	obj
7	down	down	ADV	_	2 cut	advmod
8	outside	outside	ADV	_	2 cut	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	cut	past	He	the bishop's guard				down, outside property	vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Product

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