Exam question 3 · Andersen's tales, The Dryad, part 27: the chestnut is carr…

Describe the circumstances under which the Dryad's longing finds expression at the close of the passage.

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, longing, Dryad · What happens: describe, find, long · To what, where: circumstances, expression

This is exam question 3 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	Describe	describe	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 circumstances	det
3	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	1 Describe	obl
4	under	under	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 finds	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Dryad	det
7	Dryad	Dryad	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 longing	nmod:poss
8	's	's	PART	_	7 Dryad	case
9	longing	longing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 finds	nsubj
10	finds	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 circumstances	parataxis
11	expression	expression	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 finds	obj
12	at	at	ADP	_	14 close	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 close	det
14	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 finds	obl
15	of	of	ADP	_	17 passage	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 passage	det
17	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 close	nmod
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Describe	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	describe	imperative	you not said here	the circumstances			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
2	find	present	the Dryad's longing	expression	the circumstances	at the close of the passage	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: agent=Agent expression=Theme at close=Asset
3	long		the Dryad				nom longing «feeling 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 · ← Mova's choice

Confined in the city, she prays to exchange her years for one human night, and she keeps wishing it every day under the gas-lamps and the fountain's spray across the square

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Confined	confine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 prays	advcl
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 city	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 city	det
4	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Confined	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Confined	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 prays	nsubj
7	prays	pray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 exchange	mark
9	exchange	exchange	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 prays	xcomp
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 years	nmod:poss
11	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 exchange	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	15 night	case
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 night	nummod
14	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 night	amod
15	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 exchange	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 keeps	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 keeps	cc
18	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 keeps	nsubj
19	keeps	keep	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 prays	conj
20	wishing	wish	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	19 keeps	xcomp
21	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 wishing	obj
22	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	23 day	det
23	day	day	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 wishing	obl:unmarked
24	under	under	ADP	_	28 lamps	case
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 lamps	det
26	gas	gas	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 lamps	compound
27	-	-	PUNCT	_	26 gas	punct
28	lamps	lamp	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 wishing	obl
29	and	and	CCONJ	_	33 spray	cc
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 fountain	det
31	fountain	fountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 spray	nmod:poss
32	's	's	PART	_	31 fountain	case
33	spray	spray	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 lamps	conj
34	across	across	ADP	_	36 square	case
35	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	36 square	det
36	square	square	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 wishing	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confine	participle	she not said here		the city			vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in city=Destination
2	pray	present	she					vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	exchange	to-infinitive	she not said here			night; year		vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	keep	present	she					tree rules
5	wish	gerund	she not said here	city	the gas lamps and the fountain's spray	day	across the square	vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot it=Theme

Option 2

Confined in the city, she prays to exchange her years for one human night, and the gods answer her quietly by the fountain while the carriages pass

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Confined	confine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 prays	advcl
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 city	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 city	det
4	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Confined	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Confined	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 prays	nsubj
7	prays	pray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 exchange	mark
9	exchange	exchange	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 prays	xcomp
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 years	nmod:poss
11	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 exchange	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	15 night	case
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 night	nummod
14	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 night	amod
15	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 exchange	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 answer	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	20 answer	cc
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 gods	det
19	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 answer	nsubj
20	answer	answer	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 prays	conj
21	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 answer	obj
22	quietly	quietly	ADV	_	20 answer	advmod
23	by	by	ADP	_	25 fountain	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 fountain	det
25	fountain	fountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 answer	obl
26	while	while	SCONJ	_	29 pass	mark
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 carriages	det
28	carriages	carriage	NOUN	Number=Plur	29 pass	nsubj
29	pass	pass	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 answer	advcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confine	participle	she not said here		the city			vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in city=Destination
2	pray	present	she					vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	exchange	to-infinitive	she not said here			night; year		vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
4	answer speech: assert	present	the gods	her = she			by the fountain; quietly property	vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent she=Eventuality
5	pass	present	the carriages					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

Confined in the city, she prays to exchange her years for one human night

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Confined	confine	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 prays	advcl
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 city	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 city	det
4	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Confined	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	1 Confined	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 prays	nsubj
7	prays	pray	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	to	to	PART	_	9 exchange	mark
9	exchange	exchange	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 prays	xcomp
10	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	11 years	nmod:poss
11	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 exchange	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	15 night	case
13	one	one	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	15 night	nummod
14	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 night	amod
15	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 exchange	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	when	roles by
1	confine	participle	she not said here	the city		vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in city=Destination
2	pray	present	she			vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
3	exchange	to-infinitive	she not said here		night; year	vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 4

Trapped in the park, she begs the gods to make her a cloud

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Trapped	trap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 begs	advcl
2	in	in	ADP	_	4 park	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 park	det
4	park	park	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Trapped	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 begs	punct
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 begs	nsubj
7	begs	beg	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 gods	det
9	gods	god	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 begs	obj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 make	mark
11	make	make	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 begs	advcl
12	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 make	obj
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 cloud	det
14	cloud	cloud	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 make	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	roles by
1	trap	participle	she not said here			the park	vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in park=Destination
2	beg speech: request	present	she		the gods		vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent god=Recipient
3	make	to-infinitive	she not said here	a cloud	her = she		vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary cloud=Product

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.

This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/816-pg27200-part27/e3/