Exam question 2 · Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awak…

Identify the object which the two children plant, and state the principal manner in which Molly instructs the boy to tend it.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, two children, Molly · What happens: identify, plant, state, instruct, tend · To what, where: object, principal manner, boy, manner

This is exam question 2 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 object	det
3	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
4	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 plant	obj
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 children	det
6	two	two	NUM	NumForm=Word NumType=Card	7 children	nummod
7	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 plant	nsubj
8	plant	plant	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 object	acl:relcl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 state	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 state	cc
11	state	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Identify	parataxis
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 manner	det
13	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 manner	amod
14	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 state	obj
15	in	in	ADP	_	16 which	case
16	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 instructs	obl
17	Molly	Molly	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 instructs	nsubj
18	instructs	instruct	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 manner	acl:relcl
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 boy	det
20	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 instructs	obj
21	to	to	PART	_	22 tend	mark
22	tend	tend	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	18 instructs	advcl
23	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 tend	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the object			vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme
2	plant	present	the two children	the object			vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Patient
3	state speech: other	infinitive		the principal manner			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic
4	instruct speech: other	present	Molly		the boy	the principal manner	vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient
5	tend	to-infinitive	Molly not said here	manner			vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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

A cherry stone, which must be watered each morning to help it grow

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 stone	det
2	cherry	cherry	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 stone	compound
3	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 watered	punct
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 watered	nsubj:pass
6	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	8 watered	aux
7	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	8 watered	aux:pass
8	watered	water	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 stone	acl:relcl
9	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	10 morning	det
10	morning	morning	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 watered	obl:unmarked
11	to	to	PART	_	12 help	mark
12	help	help	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 watered	advcl
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 help	obj
14	grow	grow	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 help	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	roles by
1	water	must · passive		a cherry stone	morning	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: subject=Destination
2	help	to-infinitive		stone		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary clause=Theme
3	grow	infinitive	stone not said here			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

An apple pip that the children set in a clay pot, which Molly orders the boy never to pull out and inspect for roots by lifting it

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 pip	det
2	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pip	compound
3	pip	pip	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 orders	nsubj
4	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 set	nsubj:pass
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 children	det
6	children	child	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 set	nsubj:pass
7	set	set	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 pip	acl:relcl
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 pot	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 pot	det
10	clay	clay	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 pot	compound
11	pot	pot	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 set	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 orders	punct
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 orders	nsubj
14	Molly	Molly	PROPN	Number=Sing	15 orders	nsubj
15	orders	order	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 boy	det
17	boy	boy	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 orders	obj
18	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	20 pull	advmod
19	to	to	PART	_	20 pull	mark
20	pull	pull	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	15 orders	advcl
21	out	out	ADP	_	20 pull	compound:prt
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	23 inspect	cc
23	inspect	inspect	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 pull	conj
24	for	for	ADP	_	25 roots	case
25	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 inspect	obl
26	by	by	SCONJ	_	27 lifting	mark
27	lifting	lift	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	23 inspect	advcl
28	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	27 lifting	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	set	participle · passive		a apple pip		a clay pot		vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in pot=Destination
2	order	present	a apple pip		the boy			vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Theme
3	not pull out	to-infinitive	a apple pip not said here					vn withdraw-82-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	inspect	infinitive	a apple pip not said here				for roots	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for root=Attribute
5	lift	gerund	a apple pip not said here	pip				vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

An apple pip, which must not be removed to test whether it has taken root

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	An	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 pip	det
2	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 pip	compound
3	pip	pip	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 taken	nsubj:pass
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 removed	punct
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 removed	nsubj:pass
6	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	9 removed	aux
7	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	9 removed	advmod
8	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	9 removed	aux:pass
9	removed	remove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 pip	acl:relcl
10	to	to	PART	_	11 test	mark
11	test	test	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 removed	advcl
12	whether	whether	SCONJ	_	13 it	case
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 test	obl
14	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 taken	aux
15	taken	take	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
16	root	root	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 taken	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	not remove	must · passive	a apple pip		vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	test	to-infinitive		whether pip	vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	take	present · perfect · passive	a apple pip		vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme root=Destination

Option 4

A small apple pip, which must never be dug up or removed from the flower-pot until the leaves have grown fully and the roots show

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 pip	det
2	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 pip	amod
3	apple	apple	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 pip	compound
4	pip	pip	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 show	nsubj
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 dug	punct
6	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	10 dug	nsubj:pass
7	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	10 dug	aux
8	never	never	ADV	PronType=Neg	10 dug	advmod
9	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	10 dug	aux:pass
10	dug	dig	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 pip	acl:relcl
11	up	up	ADP	_	10 dug	compound:prt
12	or	or	CCONJ	_	13 removed	cc
13	removed	remove	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 dug	conj
14	from	from	ADP	_	18 pot	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 pot	det
16	flower	flower	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 pot	compound
17	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 flower	punct
18	pot	pot	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 removed	obl
19	until	until	SCONJ	_	23 grown	mark
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 leaves	det
21	leaves	leaf	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 grown	nsubj:pass
22	have	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	23 grown	aux
23	grown	grow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 dug	advcl
24	fully	fully	ADV	_	23 grown	advmod
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	27 roots	cc
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 roots	det
27	roots	root	NOUN	Number=Plur	23 grown	conj
28	show	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	not dig up	must · passive		a small apple pip			vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme
2	remove	participle			the flower pot		vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from pot=Source
3	grow	present · perfect · passive		the leaves		fully property	vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme
4	show	present	a small apple pip				vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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