Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, The Bottle Neck: a bottle finds a new ow…

Describe the manner in which the mate's final communication was enclosed and dispatched into the sea.

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, mate · What happens: describe, enclose, dispatch, communicate · To what, where: manner, final communication, sea

This is exam question 2 of lesson 805 «Andersen's Tales, The Bottle Neck: a bottle finds a new owner, a sailor's farewell, and a foreign shore» 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	Describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Describe	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 enclosed	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mate	det
7	mate	mate	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 communication	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 mate	case
9	final	final	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 communication	amod
10	communication	communication	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 enclosed	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 enclosed	aux:pass
12	enclosed	enclose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 manner	acl:relcl
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 dispatched	cc
14	dispatched	dispatch	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	12 enclosed	conj
15	into	into	ADP	_	17 sea	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 sea	det
17	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 dispatched	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	describe	imperative	you not said here	the manner		vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme
2	enclose	past · passive		the mate's final communication	the manner	vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Theme
3	dispatch	participle			the sea	vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	communicate		the mate			nom communication «communication intransitive»: 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 hid the paper in a wooden box and tossed it into the sea at night.

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 hid	nsubj
2	hid	hide	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 paper	det
4	paper	paper	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hid	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 box	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 box	det
7	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 box	amod
8	box	box	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hid	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 tossed	cc
10	tossed	toss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 hid	conj
11	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 tossed	obj
12	into	into	ADP	_	14 sea	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sea	det
14	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tossed	obl
15	at	at	ADP	_	16 night	case
16	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tossed	obl
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hid	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	hide	past	He	the paper		a wooden box			vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent paper=Patient in box=Location
2	toss	past	He not said here	paper		the sea	night		vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Patient into sea=Recipient

Option 2

He corked a bottle with the note and let it float away on the water.

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 corked	nsubj
2	corked	cork	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 bottle	det
4	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 corked	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 note	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 note	det
7	note	note	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 corked	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 let	cc
9	let	let	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	2 corked	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 let	obj
11	float	float	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 let	xcomp
12	away	away	ADV	_	11 float	advmod
13	on	on	ADP	_	15 water	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 water	det
15	water	water	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 float	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 corked	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	cork	past	He	a bottle		with the note	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent bottle=Destination with note=Theme
2	let	infinitive	He not said here	bottle			tree rules
3	float away	infinitive	bottle not said here		the water	away property	vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on water=Trajectory

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He sealed it within an empty bottle and cast it upon the waves.

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 sealed	nsubj
2	sealed	seal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sealed	obj
4	within	within	ADP	_	7 bottle	case
5	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 bottle	det
6	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 bottle	amod
7	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sealed	obl
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 cast	cc
9	cast	cast	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres Typo=Yes VerbForm=Fin	2 sealed	conj
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 cast	obj
11	upon	upon	ADP	_	13 waves	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 waves	det
13	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 cast	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sealed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	seal	past	He	it				within a empty bottle	vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
2	cast	present	He not said here	bottle		the waves			vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme upon wave=Destination

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

He wrapped the letter in oilcloth, sealed it within an empty bottle, tied a rope around it and cast it upon the waves.

The tree, 23 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 wrapped	nsubj
2	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 letter	det
4	letter	letter	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wrapped	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 oilcloth	case
6	oilcloth	oilcloth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 letter	nmod
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 sealed	punct
8	sealed	seal	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 wrapped	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 sealed	obj
10	within	within	ADP	_	13 bottle	case
11	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 bottle	det
12	empty	empty	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 bottle	amod
13	bottle	bottle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 sealed	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 tied	punct
15	tied	tie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 wrapped	parataxis
16	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 rope	det
17	rope	rope	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 tied	obj
18	around	around	ADP	_	19 it	case
19	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 tied	obl
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 cast	cc
21	cast	cast	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 tied	conj
22	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 cast	obj
23	upon	upon	ADP	_	25 waves	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 waves	det
25	waves	wave	NOUN	Number=Plur	21 cast	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 wrapped	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	wrap	past	He	the letter	oilcloth		vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent letter=Theme in oilcloth=Destination
2	seal	past	He not said here	letter		within a empty bottle	vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient
3	tie	past		a rope	rope		vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rope=Patient
4	cast	infinitive		letter	the waves		vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent it=Theme upon wave=Destination

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