Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales by Andersen, The Garden of Paradise, part 145:…

Identify the place to which the East Wind conveyed the prince, and the geographical feature that marked their approach.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, East Wind, geographical feature, their · What happens: identify, convey, mark, approach · To what, where: place, prince, approach

This is exam question 4 of lesson 934 «Fairy Tales by Andersen, The Garden of Paradise, part 145: the Winds tell their travels, and the East Wind flies the prince toward paradise» 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 place	det
3	place	place	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	9 conveyed	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Wind	det
7	East	East	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Wind	compound
8	Wind	Wind	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 conveyed	nsubj
9	conveyed	convey	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 place	acl:relcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 prince	det
11	prince	prince	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conveyed	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 feature	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 feature	cc
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 feature	det
15	geographical	geographical	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 feature	amod
16	feature	feature	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Identify	obl
17	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	18 marked	nsubj
18	marked	mark	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 feature	acl:relcl
19	their	their	PRON	Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 approach	nmod:poss
20	approach	approach	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 marked	obj
21	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here	the place		the geographical feature obl	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent place=Theme
2	convey	past	the East Wind	the prince	the place		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent prince=Topic to which=Recipient
3	mark	past	the geographical feature	their approach			vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent approach=Destination
4	approach		their = they				nom approach «act intransitive»: poss=agent

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 · ✓ the right answer

The garden of paradise, approached through a wall of rocks and a cavern hung with vines

The tree, 16 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 garden	det
2	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 paradise	case
4	paradise	paradise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 garden	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 approached	punct
6	approached	approach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 garden	acl
7	through	through	ADP	_	9 wall	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 wall	det
9	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 approached	obl
10	of	of	ADP	_	11 rocks	case
11	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 wall	nmod
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 cavern	cc
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 cavern	det
14	cavern	cavern	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 wall	conj
15	hung	hang	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 cavern	acl
16	with	with	ADP	_	17 vines	case
17	vines	vine	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 hung	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	approach	participle		the garden of paradise not said here		a wall of rocks and a cavern			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme through wall=Initial_Location
2	hang	participle		a cavern not said here				with vines	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 2

A palace in the desert, reached beyond a tall wall of sand and a cave full of camels

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 palace	det
2	palace	palace	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	5 desert	case
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 desert	det
5	desert	desert	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 palace	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 reached	punct
7	reached	reach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 palace	acl
8	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	11 wall	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 wall	det
10	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 wall	amod
11	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reached	obl
12	of	of	ADP	_	13 sand	case
13	sand	sand	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 wall	nmod
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 cave	cc
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 cave	det
16	cave	cave	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 wall	conj
17	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	16 cave	amod
18	of	of	ADP	_	19 camels	case
19	camels	camel	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 full	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	participle		a palace in the desert not said here				beyond a tall wall of sand and a cave	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice

The porcelain tower in China, reached after a long flight over the Himalayas, through a field of tea plants, and beside a cavern full of bells and gold

The tree, 28 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 tower	det
2	porcelain	porcelain	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tower	compound
3	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reached	nsubj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 China	case
5	China	China	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 tower	nmod
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	3 tower	punct
7	reached	reach	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
8	after	after	ADP	_	11 flight	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 flight	det
10	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 flight	amod
11	flight	flight	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reached	obl
12	over	over	ADP	_	14 Himalayas	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 Himalayas	det
14	Himalayas	Himalaya	PROPN	Number=Plur	11 flight	nmod
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 field	punct
16	through	through	ADP	_	18 field	case
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 field	det
18	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reached	obl
19	of	of	ADP	_	21 plants	case
20	tea	tea	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 plants	compound
21	plants	plant	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 field	nmod
22	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 cavern	punct
23	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 cavern	cc
24	beside	beside	ADP	_	26 cavern	case
25	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	26 cavern	det
26	cavern	cavern	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 reached	obl
27	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	26 cavern	amod
28	of	of	ADP	_	29 bells	case
29	bells	bell	NOUN	Number=Plur	27 full	obl
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 gold	cc
31	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 bells	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reach	past	the porcelain tower in China			a field of tea plants	after a long flight over the Himalayas	beside a cavern	vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent through field=Path

Option 4

The garden of paradise, reached by flying over the mountains and the sea, passing a wall of rocks, a cavern hung with vines, and a green river that ran down to the sea

The tree, 33 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 garden	det
2	garden	garden	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 paradise	case
4	paradise	paradise	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 garden	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 reached	punct
6	reached	reach	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 garden	acl:relcl
7	by	by	SCONJ	_	8 flying	mark
8	flying	fly	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	6 reached	advcl
9	over	over	ADP	_	11 mountains	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 mountains	det
11	mountains	mountain	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 flying	obl
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 sea	cc
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sea	det
14	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 mountains	conj
15	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 passing	punct
16	passing	pass	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	8 flying	conj
17	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	18 wall	det
18	wall	wall	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 passing	obj
19	of	of	ADP	_	20 rocks	case
20	rocks	rock	NOUN	Number=Plur	18 wall	nmod
21	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 cavern	punct
22	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	23 cavern	det
23	cavern	cavern	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 rocks	appos
24	hung	hang	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	23 cavern	acl
25	with	with	ADP	_	26 vines	case
26	vines	vine	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 hung	obl
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 river	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 river	cc
29	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	31 river	det
30	green	green	ADJ	Degree=Pos	31 river	amod
31	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 garden	appos
32	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	33 ran	nsubj
33	ran	run	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	31 river	acl:relcl
34	down	down	ADV	_	33 ran	advmod
35	to	to	ADP	_	37 sea	case
36	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	37 sea	det
37	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 ran	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	reach	participle		the garden of paradise not said here			vn body_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
2	fly	gerund			the mountains and the sea		vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over mountain=Location
3	pass	gerund		a wall of rocks			vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wall=Trajectory
4	hang	participle		a cavern not said here		with vines	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	run down	past	a green river			to the sea result; down property	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to sea=Result

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