Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Storks: Helga is wed to an Ara…
Which statement correctly describes the reason for Helga's nocturnal vigil on the balcony?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: statement · What happens: describe · To what, where: reason
This is exam question 2 of lesson 896 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Storks: Helga is wed to an Arab prince at the storks' house» 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 statement | det |
| 2 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | nsubj |
| 3 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 4 describes | advmod |
| 4 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 reason | det |
| 6 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 describes | obj |
| 7 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 vigil | case |
| 8 | Helga | Helga | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 vigil | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 Helga | case |
| 10 | nocturnal | nocturnal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 vigil | amod |
| 11 | vigil | vigil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 reason | nmod |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 balcony | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 balcony | det |
| 14 | balcony | balcony | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 vigil | nmod |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | present | which statement | the reason | for Helga's nocturnal vigil on the balcony; correctly property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=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
She is so happy with her luck that she gazes at the stars all night
The tree, 15 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 | 4 happy | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 happy | cop |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 4 happy | advmod |
| 4 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 luck | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 luck | nmod:poss |
| 7 | luck | luck | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 happy | obl |
| 8 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 10 gazes | mark |
| 9 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 gazes | nsubj |
| 10 | gazes | gaze | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 happy | parataxis |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 13 stars | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 stars | det |
| 13 | stars | star | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 gazes | obl |
| 14 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 15 night | det |
| 15 | night | night | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 gazes | obl:unmarked |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | with her luck; happy property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | gaze | present | she | night | at the stars | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at star=Theme |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
She is so overwhelmed by her good fortune that she forgets the Giver
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 | 4 overwhelmed | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 overwhelmed | aux:pass |
| 3 | so | so | ADV | _ | 4 overwhelmed | advmod |
| 4 | overwhelmed | overwhelm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 fortune | case |
| 6 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 fortune | nmod:poss |
| 7 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 fortune | amod |
| 8 | fortune | fortune | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 overwhelmed | obl |
| 9 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 11 forgets | mark |
| 10 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 forgets | nsubj |
| 11 | forgets | forget | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 fortune | acl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 Giver | det |
| 13 | Giver | giver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 forgets | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | overwhelm | present · passive | her good fortune | She | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | forget | present | she | the Giver | tree rules |
Option 3
She is excited about her new bracelets and wants to show them off
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 | 3 excited | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 excited | cop |
| 3 | excited | excited | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 4 | about | about | ADP | _ | 7 bracelets | case |
| 5 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 7 bracelets | nmod:poss |
| 6 | new | new | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 bracelets | amod |
| 7 | bracelets | bracelet | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 excited | obl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 wants | cc |
| 9 | wants | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 excited | conj |
| 10 | to | to | PART | _ | 11 show | mark |
| 11 | show | show | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 9 wants | xcomp |
| 12 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 show | obj |
| 13 | off | off | ADP | _ | 11 show | compound:prt |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is | present | She | about her new bracelets; excited property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | want | present | She not said here | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | show off not said to happen | to-infinitive | She not said here | bracelets = bracelet | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
Option 4
She cannot sleep from the cold
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 | 4 sleep | nsubj |
| 2 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 sleep | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 sleep | advmod |
| 4 | sleep | sleep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | from | from | ADP | _ | 7 cold | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 cold | det |
| 7 | cold | cold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 sleep | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not sleep | can | She | the cold | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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