Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, Old Anthony, part 127: Anthony lies awak…
Describe the nature of the dare which Molly offers Anthony at the Venus Mountain, and state whether he accepts it.
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, dare, Molly · What happens: describe, offer, accept · To what, where: nature, Anthony, Venus Mountain
This is exam question 3 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 | Describe | describe | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 nature | det |
| 3 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 dare | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 dare | det |
| 6 | dare | dare | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 nature | nmod |
| 7 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 offers | nsubj |
| 8 | Molly | Molly | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 offers | nsubj |
| 9 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 dare | acl:relcl |
| 10 | Anthony | Anthony | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 offers | obj |
| 11 | at | at | ADP | _ | 14 Mountain | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Mountain | det |
| 13 | Venus | Venus | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 Mountain | compound |
| 14 | Mountain | Mountain | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 offers | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 17 state | punct |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 state | cc |
| 17 | state | state | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Describe | obl |
| 18 | whether | whether | SCONJ | _ | 20 accepts | mark |
| 19 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 accepts | nsubj |
| 20 | accepts | accept | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 1 Describe | advcl |
| 21 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 20 accepts | obj |
| 22 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Describe | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | describe | imperative | you not said here | the nature of the dare | state obl | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent nature=Theme | |||
| 2 | offer | present | the dare | Anthony | the Venus Mountain | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent anthony=Theme | |||
| 3 | accept | present | Molly | nature | vn obtain-13.5.2 «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
He is challenged by Molly to knock on the mountain door three times and call out the goddess's name, and he refuses outright
The tree, 24 words
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 | 3 challenged | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 challenged | aux:pass |
| 3 | challenged | challenge | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 Molly | case |
| 5 | Molly | Molly | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 challenged | obl |
| 6 | to | to | PART | _ | 7 knock | mark |
| 7 | knock | knock | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 challenged | xcomp |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 11 door | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 door | det |
| 10 | mountain | mountain | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 door | compound |
| 11 | door | door | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 knock | obl |
| 12 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 13 times | nummod |
| 13 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 knock | obl:unmarked |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 call | cc |
| 15 | call | call | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 7 knock | conj |
| 16 | out | out | ADP | _ | 15 call | compound:prt |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 goddess | det |
| 18 | goddess | goddess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 name | nmod:poss |
| 19 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 18 goddess | case |
| 20 | name | name | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 call | obj |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 24 refuses | punct |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 24 refuses | cc |
| 23 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 24 refuses | nsubj |
| 24 | refuses | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 challenged | conj |
| 25 | outright | outright | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 24 refuses | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | challenge | present · passive | Molly | He | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | knock | to-infinitive | Molly not said here | the mountain door | time | vn sound_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on door=Location | |||
| 3 | call out speech: assert | infinitive | Molly not said here | the goddess's name | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient | ||||
| 4 | refuse | present | Molly | outright property | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 5 | name | the goddess | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
Molly dares him to climb the rocky face of the hill, enter the cave, and summon Lady Halle loudly, and he flatly declines
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Molly | Molly | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 dares | nsubj |
| 2 | dares | dare | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 dares | obj |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 climb | mark |
| 5 | climb | climb | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 dares | xcomp |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 face | det |
| 7 | rocky | rocky | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 face | amod |
| 8 | face | face | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 climb | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 hill | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 hill | det |
| 11 | hill | hill | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 face | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 enter | punct |
| 13 | enter | enter | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 climb | conj |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 cave | det |
| 15 | cave | cave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 enter | obj |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 summon | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 summon | cc |
| 18 | summon | summon | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 climb | conj |
| 19 | Lady | Lady | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 summon | obj |
| 20 | Halle | Halle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 Lady | flat |
| 21 | loudly | loudly | ADV | _ | 18 summon | advmod |
| 22 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 declines | punct |
| 23 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 declines | cc |
| 24 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 26 declines | nsubj |
| 25 | flatly | flatly | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 26 declines | amod |
| 26 | declines | decline | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 dares | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dare | present | Molly | him = he | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | climb | to-infinitive | Molly not said here | the rocky face of the hill | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial_Location face=Theme | ||||
| 3 | enter | infinitive | Molly not said here | the cave | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme cave=Destination | ||||
| 4 | summon | infinitive | Molly not said here | Lady | loudly property | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Recipient | |||
| 5 | decline | Molly | tree rules |
Option 3
He is asked to ring a bell and call out, and he agrees to do so
The tree, 16 words
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 | 3 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asked | aux:pass |
| 3 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 ring | mark |
| 5 | ring | ring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 asked | xcomp |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bell | det |
| 7 | bell | bell | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 ring | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 call | cc |
| 9 | call | call | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 ring | conj |
| 10 | out | out | ADP | _ | 9 call | compound:prt |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 agrees | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 agrees | cc |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 agrees | nsubj |
| 14 | agrees | agree | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asked | parataxis |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 do | mark |
| 16 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 agrees | xcomp |
| 17 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 do | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present · passive | He | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | ring not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | a bell | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location bell=Theme | ||||
| 3 | call out speech: assert | infinitive | He not said here | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 4 | agree speech: agree | present | he | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 5 | do not said to happen | to-infinitive | he not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He is asked to knock and call Lady Halle, and he declines to do so
The tree, 15 words
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 | 3 asked | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asked | aux:pass |
| 3 | asked | ask | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | PART | _ | 5 knock | mark |
| 5 | knock | knock | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 3 asked | xcomp |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 call | cc |
| 7 | call | call | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 5 knock | conj |
| 8 | Lady | Lady | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 call | obj |
| 9 | Halle | Halle | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 Lady | flat |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 declines | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 declines | cc |
| 12 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 declines | nsubj |
| 13 | declines | decline | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 asked | parataxis |
| 14 | to | to | PART | _ | 15 do | mark |
| 15 | do | do | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 13 declines | xcomp |
| 16 | so | so | ADV | _ | 15 do | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ask speech: ask | present · passive | He | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | knock not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | call | infinitive | He not said here | Lady | vn initiate_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent lady=Recipient | ||||
| 4 | decline | present | he | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 5 | not do | to-infinitive | he not said here | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
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