Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, The Pea Blossom: a pea grows by the sick…

Which of the following statements, in the order in which the events are recounted, most accurately describes the manner in which the mother secured the climbing plant to the window frame?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: mother · What happens: follow, recount, describe, secure · To what, where: events, order, manner, climbing plant

This is exam question 1 of lesson 937 «Andersen's Tales, The Pea Blossom: a pea grows by the sick girl's window and gives her hope» 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	5 statements	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 order	punct
7	in	in	ADP	_	9 order	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 order	det
9	order	order	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 statements	appos
10	in	in	ADP	_	11 which	case
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 recounted	obl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 events	det
13	events	event	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 recounted	nsubj
14	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 recounted	aux:pass
15	recounted	recount	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 order	acl:relcl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 describes	punct
17	most	most	ADJ	Degree=Sup	19 describes	amod
18	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	19 describes	advmod
19	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 statements	parataxis
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 manner	det
21	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 describes	obj
22	in	in	ADP	_	23 which	case
23	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	26 secured	obl
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 mother	det
25	mother	mother	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 secured	nsubj
26	secured	secure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	21 manner	acl:relcl
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 plant	det
28	climbing	climbing	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 plant	compound
29	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 secured	obj
30	to	to	ADP	_	33 frame	case
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 frame	det
32	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	33 frame	compound
33	frame	frame	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 secured	obl
34	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 statements	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	recount speech: other	present · passive		the events	the order		vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=Topic
3	describe	present		the manner		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme
4	secure	past	the mother	the climbing plant	the manner	to the window frame	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent plant=Patient to frame=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 · ← Mova's choice

She first moved the plant to a bigger pot, then propped it with a stick, and finally tied string from the sill to the frame and watered it well

The tree, 29 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 moved	nsubj
2	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 moved	advmod
3	moved	move	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 plant	det
5	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moved	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	9 pot	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 pot	det
8	bigger	big	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	9 pot	amod
9	pot	pot	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 moved	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 propped	punct
11	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	12 propped	advmod
12	propped	prop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 moved	conj
13	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	12 propped	obj
14	with	with	ADP	_	16 stick	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 stick	det
16	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 propped	obl
17	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 string	punct
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 string	cc
19	finally	finally	ADV	_	20 tied	advmod
20	tied	tie	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	21 string	amod
21	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 propped	obl
22	from	from	ADP	_	24 sill	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 sill	det
24	sill	sill	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 string	nmod
25	to	to	ADP	_	27 frame	case
26	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	27 frame	det
27	frame	frame	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 propped	obl
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 watered	cc
29	watered	water	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 moved	conj
30	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	29 watered	obj
31	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	29 watered	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	move	past	She	the plant	a bigger pot		first property	vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent plant=Theme to pot=Trajectory
2	prop	past	She not said here	plant		then	with a stick; to the frame; tied string from the sill obl	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme
3	tie	participle					finally property	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
4	water	past	She not said here	plant			well property	vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Destination

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

She propped the plant with a small stick and tied string from the window-sill to the upper frame

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 propped	nsubj
2	propped	prop	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 plant	det
4	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 propped	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	8 stick	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 stick	det
7	small	small	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 stick	amod
8	stick	stick	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 propped	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 tied	cc
10	tied	tie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 propped	conj
11	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tied	obj
12	from	from	ADP	_	16 sill	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 sill	det
14	window	window	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 sill	compound
15	-	-	PUNCT	_	14 window	punct
16	sill	sill	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tied	obl
17	to	to	ADP	_	20 frame	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 frame	det
19	upper	upper	ADJ	Degree=Pos	20 frame	amod
20	frame	frame	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 tied	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	prop	past	She	the plant				with a small stick	vn put_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent plant=Theme
2	tie	past	She not said here	string		the window sill		to the upper frame	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent string=Patient to frame=Co-Patient

Option 3

She set a tall cane beside the plant and wound thread from the sill up toward the frame

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 set	nsubj
2	set	set	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 cane	det
4	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 cane	amod
5	cane	cane	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 set	obj
6	beside	beside	ADP	_	8 plant	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 plant	det
8	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 set	obl
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 thread	cc
10	wound	wound	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 thread	compound
11	thread	thread	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 plant	conj
12	from	from	ADP	_	14 sill	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 sill	det
14	sill	sill	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 set	obl
15	up	up	ADP	_	2 set	compound:prt
16	toward	toward	ADP	_	18 frame	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 frame	det
18	frame	frame	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 set	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	set up	past	She	a tall cane		the plant and wound thread		from the sill; toward the frame	vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent cane=Theme beside plant=Destination

Option 4

She first tied the plant to a long wooden pole and then fastened the string to the lower sill

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	She	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 tied	nsubj
2	first	first	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	3 tied	advmod
3	tied	tie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 plant	det
5	plant	plant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tied	obj
6	to	to	ADP	_	10 pole	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 pole	det
8	long	long	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pole	amod
9	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 pole	amod
10	pole	pole	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 tied	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 fastened	cc
12	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	13 fastened	advmod
13	fastened	fasten	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 tied	conj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 string	det
15	string	string	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fastened	obj
16	to	to	ADP	_	19 sill	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 sill	det
18	lower	low	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	19 sill	amod
19	sill	sill	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 fastened	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tie	past	She	the plant				to a long wooden pole; first property	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent plant=Patient to pole=Co-Patient
2	fasten	past	She not said here	the string			then	to the lower sill	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent string=Patient to sill=Co-Patient

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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