Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awak…

Which of the following best describes the circumstances under which Anthony is first introduced to the reader in the passage?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, introduce · To what, where: circumstances, Anthony

This is exam question 1 of lesson 916 «Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awake in his cold booth and remembers his childhood with Molly» 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 circumstances	det
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 describes	obj
9	under	under	ADP	_	10 which	case
10	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 introduced	obl
11	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 introduced	nsubj:pass
12	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 introduced	aux:pass
13	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	14 introduced	advmod
14	introduced	introduce	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 circumstances	acl:relcl
15	to	to	ADP	_	17 reader	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 reader	det
17	reader	reader	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 introduced	obl
18	in	in	ADP	_	20 passage	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 passage	det
20	passage	passage	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 introduced	obl
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present	the circumstances		of the best	tree rules
3	introduce	present · passive	Anthony	the circumstances	to the reader; in the passage; first property	vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to reader=Co-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

He is a retired sailor who lives in an inn near the harbour quay

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	5 sailor	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sailor	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 sailor	det
4	retired	retired	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 sailor	amod
5	sailor	sailor	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 lives	nsubj
7	lives	live	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 sailor	acl:relcl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 inn	case
9	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 inn	det
10	inn	inn	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lives	obl
11	near	near	ADP	_	14 quay	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 quay	det
13	harbour	harbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 quay	compound
14	quay	quay	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 lives	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	a retired sailor					tree rules
2	live	present	a retired sailor			a inn		near the harbour quay	vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in inn=Location

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

He is an elderly clerk residing alone in a booth on Hauschen Street

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	5 clerk	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 clerk	cop
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 clerk	det
4	elderly	elderly	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 clerk	amod
5	clerk	clerk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	residing	reside	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 clerk	acl
7	alone	alone	ADV	_	6 residing	advmod
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 booth	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 booth	det
10	booth	booth	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 residing	obl
11	on	on	ADP	_	13 Street	case
12	Hauschen	Hauschen	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Street	compound
13	Street	Street	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 booth	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	a elderly clerk					tree rules
2	reside	gerund	a elderly clerk not said here			a booth on Hauschen Street		alone property	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in booth=Location

Option 3

An old clerk alone at night

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 clerk	det
2	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 clerk	amod
3	clerk	clerk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	alone	alone	ADV	_	3 clerk	advmod
5	at	at	ADP	_	6 night	case
6	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 clerk	nmod

The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

He is a clerk in a booth

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	4 clerk	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 clerk	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 clerk	det
4	clerk	clerk	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	7 booth	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 booth	det
7	booth	booth	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 clerk	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	He	a clerk		a booth			tree rules

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