Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the m…
Which of the following accurately states the prince's attitude toward the neighboring princess?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, state, neighbor · To what, where: attitude
This is exam question 2 of lesson 880 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the mermaid gets legs, dances for the prince, and sails away with him» 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 | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 states | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 states | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 states | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 states | nsubj |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 states | advmod |
| 6 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 prince | det |
| 8 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 attitude | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 prince | case |
| 10 | attitude | attitude | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obj |
| 11 | toward | toward | ADP | _ | 14 princess | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 princess | det |
| 13 | neighboring | neighbor | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 14 princess | amod |
| 14 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obl |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 states | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | state speech: other | present | the prince's attitude | toward the neighboring princess; accurately property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent attitude=Topic | ||||
| 3 | neighbor | gerund | vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: 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 · ← Mova's choice
He stated that he could love her and did wish to make her his bride
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stated | nsubj |
| 2 | stated | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 6 love | mark |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 love | nsubj |
| 5 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 6 love | aux |
| 6 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 stated | ccomp |
| 7 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 6 love | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 did | cc |
| 9 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stated | conj |
| 10 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 did | obj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 make | mark |
| 12 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 stated | advcl |
| 13 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 make | obj |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 bride | nmod:poss |
| 15 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | past | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | love | could | he | her = she | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | do | past | He not said here | wish | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wish=Eventuality | ||||
| 4 | make | to-infinitive | He not said here | his bride | her = she | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary bride=Product |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He stated that he could not love her and did not wish to make her his bride
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stated | nsubj |
| 2 | stated | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 love | mark |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 love | nsubj |
| 5 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 love | aux |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 love | advmod |
| 7 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 stated | ccomp |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 love | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 wish | cc |
| 10 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 wish | aux |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 wish | advmod |
| 12 | wish | wish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 stated | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 make | mark |
| 14 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 wish | xcomp |
| 15 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 make | obj |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 bride | nmod:poss |
| 17 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | past | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not love | could | he | her = she | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | not wish | past · do-support | He not said here | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | make not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | his bride | her = she | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary bride=Product |
Option 3
He stated that he could not love her and did not wish to make her his bride, and he wished to visit her kingdom in person someday
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stated | nsubj |
| 2 | stated | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 7 love | mark |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 love | nsubj |
| 5 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 7 love | aux |
| 6 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 7 love | advmod |
| 7 | love | love | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 stated | ccomp |
| 8 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 love | obj |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 wish | cc |
| 10 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 wish | aux |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 wish | advmod |
| 12 | wish | wish | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 love | conj |
| 13 | to | to | PART | _ | 14 make | mark |
| 14 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 wish | xcomp |
| 15 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 make | obj |
| 16 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 bride | nmod:poss |
| 17 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 make | obj |
| 18 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 21 wished | punct |
| 19 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 21 wished | cc |
| 20 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 wished | nsubj |
| 21 | wished | wish | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stated | conj |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 visit | mark |
| 23 | visit | visit | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 wished | xcomp |
| 24 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 25 kingdom | nmod:poss |
| 25 | kingdom | kingdom | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 visit | obj |
| 26 | in | in | ADP | _ | 28 someday | case |
| 27 | person | person | NOUN | Number=Sing | 28 someday | compound |
| 28 | someday | someday | NOUN | Number=Sing | 23 visit | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | past | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | not love | could | he | her = she | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | ||||
| 3 | not wish | past · do-support | he not said here | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 4 | make not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | his bride | her = she | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary bride=Product | |||
| 5 | wish | past | he | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 6 | visit not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | bride's kingdom | person someday | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Co-Agent |
Option 4
He stated that he loved her dearly and did wish to make her his bride
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | He | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 stated | nsubj |
| 2 | stated | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 5 loved | mark |
| 4 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 loved | nsubj |
| 5 | loved | love | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stated | ccomp |
| 6 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 loved | obj |
| 7 | dearly | dearly | ADV | _ | 5 loved | advmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 did | cc |
| 9 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 stated | conj |
| 10 | wish | wish | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 did | obj |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 make | mark |
| 12 | make | make | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 did | advcl |
| 13 | her | she | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 make | obj |
| 14 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 15 bride | nmod:poss |
| 15 | bride | bride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 make | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | past | He | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | love | past | he | her = she | dearly property | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus | |||
| 3 | do | past | He not said here | wish | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wish=Eventuality | ||||
| 4 | make | to-infinitive | He not said here | his bride | her = she | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset she=Beneficiary bride=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/880-pg27200-part91/e2/