Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Sparrow-Mother: the gilded mot…
What does the closing passage suggest about the roses' attitude toward the misfortunes of their neighbours?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: closing passage · What happens: suggest
This is exam question 4 of lesson 910 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Sparrow-Mother: the gilded mother is pecked to death, and her children burn their own nest» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 6 suggest | obj |
| 2 | does | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 suggest | aux |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 passage | det |
| 4 | closing | closing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 passage | compound |
| 5 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 suggest | nsubj |
| 6 | suggest | suggest | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | about | about | ADP | _ | 11 attitude | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 roses | det |
| 9 | roses | rose | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 attitude | nmod:poss |
| 10 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 9 roses | case |
| 11 | attitude | attitude | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 suggest | obl |
| 12 | toward | toward | ADP | _ | 14 misfortunes | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 misfortunes | det |
| 14 | misfortunes | misfortune | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 attitude | nmod |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 neighbours | case |
| 16 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 17 neighbours | nmod:poss |
| 17 | neighbours | neighbour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 misfortunes | nmod |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 suggest | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | suggest speech: suggest | present · do-support | the closing passage | about the roses's attitude toward the misfortunes of misfortunes's neighbours | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic |
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 show sympathy and mourn the ruined house with the sparrows
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 show | nsubj |
| 2 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | sympathy | sympathy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 show | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 mourn | cc |
| 5 | mourn | mourn | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 show | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 house | det |
| 7 | ruined | ruin | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 house | amod |
| 8 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 mourn | obj |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 sparrows | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 sparrows | det |
| 11 | sparrows | sparrow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 mourn | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | show | present | They | sympathy | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sympathy=Recipient | ||||
| 2 | mourn | infinitive | They not said here | the ruined house | with the sparrows | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer house=Stimulus | |||
| 3 | ruin | participle | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
They display indifference and show no sympathy for the ruined house, blooming on as if nothing had happened
The tree, 18 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 display | nsubj |
| 2 | display | display | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | indifference | indifference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 display | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 show | cc |
| 5 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 display | conj |
| 6 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 7 sympathy | det |
| 7 | sympathy | sympathy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 show | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 house | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 house | det |
| 10 | ruined | ruin | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 house | amod |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 show | obl |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 blooming | punct |
| 13 | blooming | bloom | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 display | advcl |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 13 blooming | compound:prt |
| 15 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 19 happened | mark |
| 16 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 19 happened | mark |
| 17 | nothing | nothing | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Neg | 19 happened | nsubj |
| 18 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 19 happened | aux |
| 19 | happened | happen | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 13 blooming | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | display | present | They | indifference | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent indifference=Theme | ||||
| 2 | show | present | They not said here | no sympathy | for the ruined house | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sympathy=Recipient | |||
| 3 | ruin | participle | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 4 | bloom on | gerund | They not said here | vn entity_specific_modes_being-47.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 5 | happen | past · perfect | nothing | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
They feel sorry for the sparrows
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 feel | nsubj |
| 2 | feel | feel | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | sorry | sorry | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 2 feel | xcomp |
| 4 | for | for | ADP | _ | 6 sparrows | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 sparrows | det |
| 6 | sparrows | sparrow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 feel | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | feel | present | They | for the sparrows; sorry property | vn stimulus_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
They display indifference and show no sympathy for the ruined house
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 display | nsubj |
| 2 | display | display | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | indifference | indifference | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 display | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 show | cc |
| 5 | show | show | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 display | conj |
| 6 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 7 sympathy | det |
| 7 | sympathy | sympathy | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 show | obj |
| 8 | for | for | ADP | _ | 11 house | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 house | det |
| 10 | ruined | ruin | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 house | amod |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 show | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | display | present | They | indifference | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent indifference=Theme | ||||
| 2 | show | present | They not said here | no sympathy | for the ruined house | vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent sympathy=Recipient | |||
| 3 | ruin | participle | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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