Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Pea Blossom: a pea grows by the sick…

Which of the following statements most precisely describes the principal theme introduced at the close of the poet's parable concerning the violin, the bow, and the performer?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: parable · What happens: follow, describe, introduce, concern · To what, where: principal theme, close, violin

This is exam question 3 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	8 describes	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	8 describes	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 precisely	advmod
7	precisely	precisely	ADV	_	8 describes	advmod
8	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 theme	det
10	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 theme	amod
11	theme	theme	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 describes	obj
12	introduced	introduce	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	11 theme	acl
13	at	at	ADP	_	15 close	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 close	det
15	close	close	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 introduced	obl
16	of	of	ADP	_	20 parable	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 poet	det
18	poet	poet	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 parable	nmod:poss
19	's	's	PART	_	18 poet	case
20	parable	parable	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 close	nmod
21	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	20 parable	acl
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 violin	det
23	violin	violin	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 concerning	obj
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 bow	punct
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 bow	det
26	bow	bow	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 violin	appos
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 performer	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 performer	cc
29	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	30 performer	det
30	performer	performer	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 theme	conj
31	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the principal theme and the performer		of the following statements; precisely property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent theme=Theme
3	introduce	participle		the principal theme and the performer not said here	the close of the poet's parable		vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle»: agent=Patient
4	concern	gerund	the poet's parable not said here	the violin			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus violin=Experiencer

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

Every player must be proud of his own instrument, since the honour for any performance belongs to the one who bought it and played it well

The tree, 26 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	2 player	det
2	player	player	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 proud	nsubj
3	must	must	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	5 proud	aux
4	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	5 proud	cop
5	proud	proud	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	9 instrument	case
7	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	9 instrument	nmod:poss
8	own	own	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 instrument	amod
9	instrument	instrument	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 proud	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 belongs	punct
11	since	since	SCONJ	_	17 belongs	mark
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 honour	det
13	honour	honour	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 belongs	nsubj
14	for	for	ADP	_	16 performance	case
15	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	16 performance	det
16	performance	performance	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 honour	nmod
17	belongs	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 proud	conj
18	to	to	ADP	_	20 one	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 one	det
20	one	one	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 belongs	obl
21	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	22 bought	nsubj
22	bought	buy	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	20 one	acl:relcl
23	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	22 bought	obj
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 played	cc
25	played	play	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 proud	conj
26	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 played	obj
27	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	25 played	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	is	must	every player			of his own instrument; proud property	tree rules
2	belong	present	the honour for any performance		the one		vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
3	buy	past	the one	honour			vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme
4	play	past	every player not said here	honour		well property	vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme

Option 2

The instruments are only the means, and the credit for the music belongs to the Master

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 instruments	det
2	instruments	instrument	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 means	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 means	cop
4	only	only	ADV	_	6 means	advmod
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 means	nsubj
6	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 belongs	punct
8	and	and	CCONJ	_	14 belongs	cc
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 credit	det
10	credit	credit	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 belongs	nsubj
11	for	for	ADP	_	13 music	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 music	det
13	music	music	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 credit	nmod
14	belongs	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	6 means	conj
15	to	to	ADP	_	17 Master	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 Master	det
17	Master	master	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 belongs	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	the instruments					mean property	tree rules
2	belong	present	the credit for the music					to the Master	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

Option 3

The instruments are merely tools, and the honour belongs to the Almighty, who also made the concert hall and the audience that listened so carefully

The tree, 25 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 instruments	det
2	instruments	instrument	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 tools	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tools	cop
4	merely	merely	ADV	_	5 tools	advmod
5	tools	tool	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	10 belongs	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	10 belongs	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 honour	det
9	honour	honour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 belongs	nsubj
10	belongs	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tools	conj
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 Almighty	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Almighty	det
13	Almighty	almighty	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 belongs	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 made	punct
15	who	who	PRON	PronType=Rel	17 made	nsubj
16	also	also	ADV	_	17 made	advmod
17	made	make	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 Almighty	acl:relcl
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 hall	det
19	concert	concert	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 hall	compound
20	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 made	obj
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	25 listened	cc
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 audience	det
23	audience	audience	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 listened	nsubj
24	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	25 listened	nsubj
25	listened	listen	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 made	conj
26	so	so	ADV	_	27 carefully	advmod
27	carefully	carefully	ADV	_	10 belongs	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the instruments	tools	merely property	tree rules
2	belong	present	the honour		to the Almighty; carefully property	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme
3	make	past	the Almighty	the concert hall		vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hall=Product
4	listen	past	the audience			vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

The instruments are merely tools, and the honour for the performance belongs to the Almighty

The tree, 15 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 instruments	det
2	instruments	instrument	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 tools	nsubj
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tools	cop
4	merely	merely	ADV	_	5 tools	advmod
5	tools	tool	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 belongs	punct
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 belongs	cc
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 honour	det
9	honour	honour	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 belongs	nsubj
10	for	for	ADP	_	12 performance	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 performance	det
12	performance	performance	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 honour	nmod
13	belongs	belong	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 tools	conj
14	to	to	ADP	_	16 Almighty	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 Almighty	det
16	Almighty	almighty	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 belongs	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	the instruments	tools				merely property	tree rules
2	belong	present	the honour for the performance					to the Almighty	vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme

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