Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Counsellor's Evening Walk, part 48:…

Determine the function of the tavern in which the counsellor seeks assistance.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, counsellor · What happens: determine, seek · To what, where: function, assistance, tavern

This is exam question 3 of lesson 837 «Andersen's Tales, The Counsellor's Evening Walk, part 48: a lost counsellor wanders strange old streets and thinks he is ill» 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	Determine	determine	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 function	det
3	function	function	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Determine	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	6 tavern	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 tavern	det
6	tavern	tavern	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 function	nmod
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 which	case
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	11 seeks	obl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 counsellor	det
10	counsellor	counsellor	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 seeks	nsubj
11	seeks	seek	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 tavern	acl:relcl
12	assistance	assistance	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 seeks	obj
13	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Determine	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	determine	imperative	you not said here	the function of the tavern					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent function=Topic
2	seek	present	the counsellor	assistance		the tavern			vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent assistance=Theme in which=Location

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

It acts as an inn where travellers rest and drink.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 acts	nsubj
2	acts	act	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	as	as	ADP	_	5 inn	case
4	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 inn	det
5	inn	inn	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 acts	obl
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 rest	advmod
7	travellers	traveller	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 rest	nsubj
8	rest	rest	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 inn	acl:relcl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 drink	cc
10	drink	drink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	8 rest	conj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 acts	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	act	present	It	as a inn	vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as inn=Attribute
2	rest	present	travellers		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	drink	present	travellers not said here		vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2

It is a church hall where the bishop receives visitors.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 hall	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 hall	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 hall	det
4	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 hall	compound
5	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	9 receives	advmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 bishop	det
8	bishop	bishop	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 receives	nsubj
9	receives	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 hall	acl:relcl
10	visitors	visitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 receives	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	5 hall	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a church hall					tree rules
2	receive	present	the bishop	visitors					vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent visitor=Theme

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

It serves as a beerhouse where patrons converse over mugs

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 serves	nsubj
2	serves	serve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	as	as	ADP	_	5 beerhouse	case
4	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 beerhouse	det
5	beerhouse	beerhouse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 serves	obl
6	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	8 converse	advmod
7	patrons	patron	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 converse	nsubj
8	converse	converse	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 serves	advcl
9	over	over	ADP	_	10 mugs	case
10	mugs	mug	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 converse	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	serve	present	It					as a beerhouse	vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as beerhouse=Attribute
2	converse speech: other	present	patrons			mugs			vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 4

It is a tavern where locals gather to play cards.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	4 tavern	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 tavern	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tavern	det
4	tavern	tavern	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	where	where	ADV	PronType=Rel	7 gather	advmod
6	locals	local	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 gather	nsubj
7	gather	gather	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 tavern	acl:relcl
8	to	to	PART	_	9 play	mark
9	play	play	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 gather	xcomp
10	cards	card	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 play	obj
11	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 tavern	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a tavern	tree rules
2	gather	present	locals		vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	play	to-infinitive	locals not said here	cards	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent card=Theme

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