Exam question 1 · Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carr…

With reference to the passage, state the manner in which the chestnut tree was conveyed to its destination.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you · What happens: state, convey · To what, where: manner, chestnut tree, destination

This is exam question 1 of lesson 816 «Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carried to Paris and the Dryad longs to be human» 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	With	with	ADP	_	2 reference	case
2	reference	reference	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 state	obl
3	to	to	ADP	_	5 passage	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 passage	det
5	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reference	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 reference	punct
7	state	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 manner	det
9	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 state	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 which	case
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	16 conveyed	obl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 tree	det
13	chestnut	chestnut	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 tree	compound
14	tree	tree	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 conveyed	nsubj:pass
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 conveyed	aux:pass
16	conveyed	convey	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 manner	acl:relcl
17	to	to	ADP	_	19 destination	case
18	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 destination	nmod:poss
19	destination	destination	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 conveyed	obl
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	7 state	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	state speech: other	imperative	you not said here	the manner				with reference to the passage	vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic
2	convey	past · passive		the chestnut tree	tree's destination	the manner			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to destination=Recipient

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

By steam train, lashed down, its roots exposed to the rain

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	3 train	case
2	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 train	compound
3	train	train	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 lashed	punct
5	lashed	lash	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 train	acl
6	down	down	ADP	_	5 lashed	compound:prt
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 roots	punct
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 roots	nmod:poss
9	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 train	nmod
10	exposed	expose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 roots	acl
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 rain	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 rain	det
13	rain	rain	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 exposed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lash down	participle		steam train train's roots not said here					vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient
2	expose	participle		train's roots not said here	the rain				vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to rain=Recipient

Option 2

By cart, unwrapped

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	2 cart	case
2	cart	cart	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 unwrapped	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 cart	punct
4	unwrapped	unwrap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	unwrap	participle						by cart	tree rules

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

By wagon, tied with ropes, its trunk left bare to the sun

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	2 wagon	case
2	wagon	wagon	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	4 tied	punct
4	tied	tie	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 wagon	acl
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 ropes	case
6	ropes	rope	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 tied	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 trunk	punct
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 trunk	nmod:poss
9	trunk	trunk	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 wagon	conj
10	left	leave	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 trunk	acl
11	bare	bare	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 left	xcomp
12	to	to	ADP	_	14 sun	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sun	det
14	sun	sun	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 left	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tie	participle		wagon and its trunk not said here				with ropes	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient with rope=Co-Patient
2	leave	participle		its trunk not said here		the sun		bare property	vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to sun=Initial_Location

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

By wagon, secured with chains, its roots wrapped in matting

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	By	by	ADP	_	2 wagon	case
2	wagon	wagon	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 secured	obl
3	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 wagon	punct
4	secured	secure	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	with	with	ADP	_	6 chains	case
6	chains	chain	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 secured	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 roots	punct
8	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 roots	nmod:poss
9	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 chains	conj
10	wrapped	wrap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 roots	acl
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 matting	case
12	matting	matting	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 wrapped	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	secure	participle						by wagon; with chains and wagon's roots	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with chain=Co-Patient
2	wrap	participle		wagon's roots not said here		matting			vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in matting=Destination

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