Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 71: Rudy captures t…

To which destination did the miller, Rudy and Babette travel by steam-boat, and what was its point of departure?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: steam boat · What happens: do, be, travel · To what, where: miller, point

This is exam question 4 of lesson 860 «Andersen's Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 71: Rudy captures the eaglet and brings it to the mill, while the Ice Maiden mocks the railway» 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	To	to	ADP	_	3 destination	case
2	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	3 destination	det
3	destination	destination	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obl
4	did	do	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 miller	det
6	miller	miller	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 Rudy	punct
8	Rudy	Rudy	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 miller	appos
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 Babette	cc
10	Babette	Babette	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Rudy	conj
11	travel	travel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Rudy	appos
12	by	by	ADP	_	15 boat	case
13	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 boat	compound
14	-	-	PUNCT	_	13 steam	punct
15	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 travel	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 point	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 point	cc
18	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	21 point	nsubj
19	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 point	cop
20	its	its	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 point	nmod:poss
21	point	point	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 did	conj
22	of	of	ADP	_	23 departure	case
23	departure	departure	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 point	nmod
24	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 did	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	do	past		the miller	to which destination	vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent miller=Eventuality
2	is a	past		boat's point	of departure	tree rules
3	travel		steam boat			nom travel «act intransitive»: by=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

They journeyed to Montreux from Geneva, crossing the wide lake by ferry.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 journeyed	nsubj
2	journeyed	journey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 Montreux	case
4	Montreux	Montreux	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 journeyed	obl
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 Geneva	case
6	Geneva	Geneva	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 journeyed	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 crossing	punct
8	crossing	cross	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 journeyed	advcl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 lake	det
10	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 lake	amod
11	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crossing	obj
12	by	by	ADP	_	13 ferry	case
13	ferry	ferry	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 crossing	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 journeyed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	journey	past	They		Montreux	Geneva			vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to montreux=Destination
2	cross	gerund	They not said here	the wide lake				by ferry	vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lake=Patient

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

They travelled to Bernex from the town of Villeneuve, at the end of the lake.

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 travelled	nsubj
2	travelled	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 Bernex	case
4	Bernex	Bernex	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 travelled	obl
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 town	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 town	det
7	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travelled	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Villeneuve	case
9	Villeneuve	Villeneuve	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 town	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 end	punct
11	at	at	ADP	_	13 end	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 end	det
13	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travelled	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 lake	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 lake	det
16	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 end	nmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 travelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	past	They		Bernex	the town of Villeneuve	at the end of the lake		vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to bernex=Destination

Option 3

They travelled by steam-boat to the little village of Bernex from the busy old town of Villeneuve, which stood at the end of the lake beside the mountains.

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 travelled	nsubj
2	travelled	travel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	by	by	ADP	_	6 boat	case
4	steam	steam	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 boat	compound
5	-	-	PUNCT	_	4 steam	punct
6	boat	boat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travelled	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 village	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 village	det
9	little	little	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 village	amod
10	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travelled	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	12 Bernex	case
12	Bernex	Bernex	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 village	nmod
13	from	from	ADP	_	17 town	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 town	det
15	busy	busy	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 town	amod
16	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 town	amod
17	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 travelled	obl
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 Villeneuve	case
19	Villeneuve	Villeneuve	PROPN	Number=Sing	17 town	nmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 stood	punct
21	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	22 stood	nsubj
22	stood	stand	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 town	conj
23	at	at	ADP	_	25 end	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 end	det
25	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 stood	obl
26	of	of	ADP	_	28 lake	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 lake	det
28	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 end	nmod
29	beside	beside	ADP	_	31 mountains	case
30	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	31 mountains	det
31	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	22 stood	obl
32	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 travelled	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	travel	past	They			the busy old town of Villeneuve		by steam boat; to the little village of Bernex	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by boat=Trajectory
2	stand	past	the busy old town of Villeneuve				at the end of the lake	beside the mountains	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at end=Location

Option 4

They sailed to Bernex from the town of Villeneuve at the far end of the lake, passing many quiet villages along the northern shore on the way.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	They	they	PRON	Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 sailed	nsubj
2	sailed	sail	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	to	to	ADP	_	4 Bernex	case
4	Bernex	Bernex	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 sailed	obl
5	from	from	ADP	_	7 town	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 town	det
7	town	town	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sailed	obl
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Villeneuve	case
9	Villeneuve	Villeneuve	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 town	nmod
10	at	at	ADP	_	13 end	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 end	det
12	far	far	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 end	amod
13	end	end	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sailed	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	16 lake	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 lake	det
16	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 end	nmod
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 passing	punct
18	passing	pass	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	2 sailed	advcl
19	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 villages	amod
20	quiet	quiet	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 villages	amod
21	villages	village	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 passing	obj
22	along	along	ADP	_	25 shore	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 shore	det
24	northern	northern	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 shore	amod
25	shore	shore	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 passing	obl
26	on	on	ADP	_	28 way	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	28 way	det
28	way	way	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 passing	obl
29	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 sailed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	sail	past	They		Bernex	the town of Villeneuve	at the far end of the lake		vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to bernex=Trajectory
2	pass	gerund	They not said here	many quiet villages		the way		along the northern shore	vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent village=Theme along shore=Destination

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