Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 73: Rudy clim…

Identify the means by which the Ice Maiden is shown to differ from the maiden Rudy first supposed her to be.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: identify, mean, show, differ, suppose, be · To what, where: Ice Maiden, Maiden · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 3 of lesson 862 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Ice Maiden, part 73: Rudy climbs the mountain, meets the Ice Maiden, and loses his ring» 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	3 means	nsubj
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 shown	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Maiden	det
7	Ice	Ice	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Maiden	compound
8	Maiden	Maiden	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 shown	nsubj
9	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 shown	aux:pass
10	shown	show	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 means	ccomp
11	to	to	PART	_	12 differ	mark
12	differ	differ	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	10 shown	xcomp
13	from	from	ADP	_	16 Rudy	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 Rudy	det
15	maiden	maiden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 Rudy	amod
16	Rudy	Rudy	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 differ	obl
17	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	18 supposed	advmod
18	supposed	suppose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 shown	advcl
19	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	18 supposed	obj
20	to	to	PART	_	21 be	mark
21	be	be	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 supposed	xcomp
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 means	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	identify	infinitive			vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer
2	mean	present			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	show	present · passive	the Ice Maiden		vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic
4	differ	to-infinitive		from the maiden Rudy	vn differ-23.4 «NP V PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme from rudy=Co-Theme
5	suppose	past	Maiden	first property	vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent she=Attribute clause=Theme
6	be	to-infinitive			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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

Her kiss is as cold as ice, and she vanishes into the mist along with the hut and the goats

The tree, 20 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 kiss	nmod:poss
2	kiss	kiss	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cold	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cold	cop
4	as	as	ADV	_	5 cold	advmod
5	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	as	as	ADP	_	7 ice	case
7	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 cold	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 vanishes	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 vanishes	cc
10	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 vanishes	nsubj
11	vanishes	vanish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 cold	conj
12	into	into	ADP	_	14 mist	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 mist	det
14	mist	mist	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 vanishes	obl
15	along	along	ADP	_	18 hut	case
16	with	with	ADP	_	18 hut	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 hut	det
18	hut	hut	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 vanishes	obl
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 goats	cc
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 goats	det
21	goats	goat	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 hut	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	is	present	Her kiss		as ice; cold property	tree rules
2	vanish	present	she	the mist	along the hut and the goats	vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	kiss		Her = she			nom kiss «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

Her kiss is cold as ice and she vanishes

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 kiss	nmod:poss
2	kiss	kiss	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cold	nsubj
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 cold	cop
4	cold	cold	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	as	as	ADP	_	6 ice	case
6	ice	ice	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 cold	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 vanishes	cc
8	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 vanishes	nsubj
9	vanishes	vanish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 cold	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	other	roles by
1	is	present	Her kiss	as ice; cold property	tree rules
2	vanish	present	she		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
3	kiss		Her = she		nom kiss «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

Her goats are white and she sings

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	2 goats	nmod:poss
2	goats	goat	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 white	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 white	cop
4	white	white	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 sings	cc
6	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	7 sings	nsubj
7	sings	sing	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 white	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	Her goats					white property	tree rules
2	sing speech: express	present	she						vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location

Option 4

She has no footprints in the snow, her voice is like wind, and she laughs as she disappears on the glacier

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 has	nsubj
2	has	have	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	4 footprints	det
4	footprints	footprint	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 has	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 snow	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 snow	det
7	snow	snow	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 footprints	nmod
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 wind	punct
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 voice	nmod:poss
10	voice	voice	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 wind	nsubj
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 wind	cop
12	like	like	ADP	_	13 wind	case
13	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 footprints	conj
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 laughs	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 laughs	cc
16	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 laughs	nsubj
17	laughs	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 has	conj
18	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 disappears	mark
19	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 disappears	nsubj
20	disappears	disappear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	17 laughs	advcl
21	on	on	ADP	_	23 glacier	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 glacier	det
23	glacier	glacier	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 disappears	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	have	present	She	no footprints and wind	the snow		vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent footprint=Patient
2	is	present	her voice			like wind	tree rules
3	laugh	present	she				vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	disappear	present	she		the glacier		vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

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