Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Little Mermaid, part 91: the m…
Which of the following best describes the reception of the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, neighbor, receive · To what, where: reception, ship
This is exam question 4 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 describes | obj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 best | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 best | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 best | case |
| 5 | best | good | ADJ | Degree=Sup | 6 describes | nmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 reception | det |
| 8 | reception | reception | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 ship | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 ship | det |
| 11 | ship | ship | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 reception | nmod |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 harbor | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 harbor | det |
| 14 | harbor | harbor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 ship | nmod |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 town | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 king | det |
| 17 | neighboring | neighbor | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 18 king | amod |
| 18 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 town | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 king | case |
| 20 | town | town | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 harbor | nmod |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 describes | 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 | describe | present | the reception of the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town | of the best | tree rules | ||||
| 3 | neighbor | gerund | vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 4 | receive | the ship in the harbor of the neighboring king's town | nom reception «communication transitive»: of=patient |
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
Cannons firing and crowds of townsfolk dancing on the quay
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cannons | cannon | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 firing | compound |
| 2 | firing | firing | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 crowds | cc |
| 4 | crowds | crowd | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 firing | conj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 dancing | case |
| 6 | townsfolk | townsfolk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dancing | compound |
| 7 | dancing | dancing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 crowds | nmod |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 10 quay | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 quay | det |
| 10 | quay | quay | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 dancing | nmod |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
Bells ringing, flags waving, and fishermen cheering on the docks
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bells | bell | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 2 | ringing | ring | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 1 Bells | acl |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 flags | punct |
| 4 | flags | flag | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 ringing | obj |
| 5 | waving | wave | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 4 flags | acl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 fishermen | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 fishermen | cc |
| 8 | fishermen | fisherman | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 Bells | conj |
| 9 | cheering | cheer | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 8 fishermen | acl |
| 10 | on | on | ADP | _ | 12 docks | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 docks | det |
| 12 | docks | dock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 9 cheering | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ring | gerund | Bells and fishermen not said here | flags | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location flag=Theme | ||||
| 2 | wave | gerund | flags not said here | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | cheer | gerund | fishermen not said here | the docks | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
Church bells, trumpets, soldiers lining the rocks, and daily festivals
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bells | compound |
| 2 | bells | bell | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 trumpets | punct |
| 4 | trumpets | trumpet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 bells | conj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 soldiers | punct |
| 6 | soldiers | soldier | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 bells | conj |
| 7 | lining | line | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 soldiers | acl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 rocks | det |
| 9 | rocks | rock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 lining | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 festivals | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 festivals | cc |
| 12 | daily | daily | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 festivals | amod |
| 13 | festivals | festival | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 bells | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | line | gerund | soldiers not said here | the rocks | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rock=Destination |
Option 4
Church bells, trumpets, soldiers lining the rocks, daily festivals, and a banquet held in the prince's honor each night
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Church | church | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bells | compound |
| 2 | bells | bell | NOUN | Number=Plur | root | root |
| 3 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 4 trumpets | punct |
| 4 | trumpets | trumpet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 bells | conj |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 6 soldiers | punct |
| 6 | soldiers | soldier | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 bells | conj |
| 7 | lining | line | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 soldiers | acl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 rocks | det |
| 9 | rocks | rock | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 lining | obj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 festivals | punct |
| 11 | daily | daily | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 festivals | amod |
| 12 | festivals | festival | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 bells | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 night | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 night | cc |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 16 banquet | det |
| 16 | banquet | banquet | NOUN | Number=Sing | 24 night | nsubj |
| 17 | held | hold | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 16 banquet | acl |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 22 honor | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 prince | det |
| 20 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 honor | nmod:poss |
| 21 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 prince | case |
| 22 | honor | honor | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 held | obl |
| 23 | each | each | DET | PronType=Tot | 24 night | det |
| 24 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 bells | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | line | gerund | soldiers not said here | the rocks | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme rock=Destination | ||||
| 2 | hold | participle | a banquet not said here | the prince's honor | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in honor=Location | ||||
| 3 | night | a banquet | tree rules | ||||||
| 4 | honor | the prince | nom honor «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
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