Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 68: Rudy reaches In…
Which proverb does the narrator associate with Rudy's good fortune?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: proverb · What happens: do · To what, where: narrator associate
This is exam question 2 of lesson 857 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 68: Rudy reaches Interlachen, wins the shooting match and meets Babette again» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 proverb | det |
| 2 | proverb | proverb | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 does | nsubj |
| 3 | does | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 associate | det |
| 5 | narrator | narrator | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 associate | compound |
| 6 | associate | associate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 does | obj |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 fortune | case |
| 8 | Rudy | Rudy | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 fortune | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Rudy | case |
| 10 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 fortune | amod |
| 11 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 associate | nmod |
| 12 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 does | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | do | present | which proverb | the narrator associate | with Rudy's good fortune | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent associate=Eventuality |
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 · ✓ the right answer
"Nuts are given to us, but they are not cracked for us."
The tree, 12 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 given | punct |
| 2 | Nuts | nut | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 given | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 given | aux:pass |
| 4 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 us | case |
| 6 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 given | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 cracked | punct |
| 8 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 12 cracked | cc |
| 9 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 cracked | nsubj:pass |
| 10 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 cracked | aux:pass |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 cracked | advmod |
| 12 | cracked | crack | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 given | conj |
| 13 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 us | case |
| 14 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 cracked | obl |
| 15 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 given | punct |
| 16 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give in a quote | present · passive | Nuts | us | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to we=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | not crack in a quote | present · passive | Nuts = nut | for us | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice
Fortune comes to those who wait.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 comes | nsubj |
| 2 | comes | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 those | case |
| 4 | those | that | PRON | Number=Plur PronType=Dem | 2 comes | obl |
| 5 | who | who | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 wait | nsubj |
| 6 | wait | wait | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 those | acl:relcl |
| 7 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 comes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | come | present | Fortune | those | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to that=Initial_Location | ||||
| 2 | wait | present | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
Nuts are given to us, but they are not cracked for us by the cook.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts | nut | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 us | case |
| 5 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 given | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 cracked | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 cracked | cc |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 cracked | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 cracked | aux:pass |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 cracked | advmod |
| 11 | cracked | crack | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | conj |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 us | case |
| 13 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 cracked | obl |
| 14 | by | by | ADP | _ | 16 cook | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 cook | det |
| 16 | cook | cook | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 cracked | obl |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | Nuts | us | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to we=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | not crack | present · passive | the cook | Nuts = nut | for us | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location subject=Theme |
Option 4
Nuts are given to us, but they are not cracked for us, and we must work.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nuts | nut | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 given | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 given | aux:pass |
| 3 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 5 us | case |
| 5 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 3 given | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 cracked | punct |
| 7 | but | but | CCONJ | _ | 11 cracked | cc |
| 8 | they | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 cracked | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 cracked | aux:pass |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 11 cracked | advmod |
| 11 | cracked | crack | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 given | conj |
| 12 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 us | case |
| 13 | us | we | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 cracked | obl |
| 14 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 work | punct |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 work | cc |
| 16 | we | we | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 18 work | nsubj |
| 17 | must | must | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 18 work | aux |
| 18 | work | work | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 given | parataxis |
| 19 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 3 given | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | present · passive | Nuts | us | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to we=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | not crack | present · passive | Nuts = nut | for us | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme | ||||
| 3 | work | must | we | vn employment-95.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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