Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wanderin…
Which statement most accurately records the grounds on which Lord Grubbe ordered his daughter to leave his house?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: statement, Lord · What happens: record, order, leave · To what, where: grounds, daughter, house
This is exam question 4 of lesson 949 «Andersen's Tales, Marie Grubbe, part 160: a sick, wandering Marie is lifted onto a ship» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 statement | det |
| 2 | statement | statement | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 records | nsubj |
| 3 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 4 accurately | advmod |
| 4 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 5 records | advmod |
| 5 | records | record | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 grounds | det |
| 7 | grounds | grounds | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 5 records | obj |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 which | case |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 ordered | obl |
| 10 | Lord | Lord | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 ordered | nsubj |
| 11 | Grubbe | Grubbe | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Lord | flat |
| 12 | ordered | order | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 7 grounds | acl:relcl |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 daughter | nmod:poss |
| 14 | daughter | daughter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 ordered | obj |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 leave | mark |
| 16 | leave | leave | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 12 ordered | xcomp |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 house | nmod:poss |
| 18 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 leave | obj |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 records | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | record | present | which statement | the grounds | accurately property | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grounds=Theme | |||
| 2 | order | past | Lord | Lord's daughter | the grounds | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent daughter=Recipient clause=Topic | |||
| 3 | leave not said to happen | to-infinitive | Lord not said here | Lord's house | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=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
They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them and her refusal to ever apologize
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 live | nsubj |
| 2 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 live | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 live | advmod |
| 4 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | under | under | ADP | _ | 7 roof | case |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 roof | nummod |
| 7 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 live | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 given | punct |
| 9 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 roof | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 words | det |
| 11 | bitter | bitter | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 words | amod |
| 12 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 exchanged | nsubj |
| 13 | exchanged | exchange | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 given | conj |
| 14 | between | between | ADP | _ | 15 them | case |
| 15 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 exchanged | obl |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 refusal | cc |
| 17 | her | her | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 refusal | nmod:poss |
| 18 | refusal | refusal | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 them | conj |
| 19 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 apologize | mark |
| 20 | ever | ever | ADV | PronType=Ind | 21 apologize | advmod |
| 21 | apologize | apologize | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 18 refusal | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not live | could | They | one roof | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under roof=Location | ||||
| 2 | give | participle | one roof not said here | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | exchange | past | the bitter words | between them = they | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | apologize speech: apologize | to-infinitive | the bitter words not said here | ever | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | refuse | her = she | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2
They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them at the wedding feast of the entire household
The tree, 22 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 live | nsubj |
| 2 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 live | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 live | advmod |
| 4 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | under | under | ADP | _ | 7 roof | case |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 roof | nummod |
| 7 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 live | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 given | punct |
| 9 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 13 exchanged | advcl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 words | det |
| 11 | bitter | bitter | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 words | amod |
| 12 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 exchanged | nsubj |
| 13 | exchanged | exchange | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 live | parataxis |
| 14 | between | between | ADP | _ | 15 them | case |
| 15 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 exchanged | obl |
| 16 | at | at | ADP | _ | 19 feast | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 feast | det |
| 18 | wedding | wedding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 feast | compound |
| 19 | feast | feast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 exchanged | obl |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 household | case |
| 21 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 household | det |
| 22 | entire | entire | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 23 household | amod |
| 23 | household | household | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 feast | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not live | could | They | one roof | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under roof=Location | ||||
| 2 | give | participle | the bitter words not said here | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | exchange | past | the bitter words | the wedding feast of the entire household | between them = they | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
She had insulted him in front of the guests and the whole court
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 insulted | nsubj |
| 2 | had | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 insulted | aux |
| 3 | insulted | insult | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 insulted | obj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 front | case |
| 6 | front | front | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 insulted | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 guests | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 guests | det |
| 9 | guests | guest | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 front | nmod |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 court | cc |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 court | det |
| 12 | whole | whole | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 court | amod |
| 13 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 front | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | insult | past · perfect | She | him = he | front of the guests and the whole court | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
They could not live under one roof, given the bitter words exchanged between them
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 4 live | nsubj |
| 2 | could | could | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 4 live | aux |
| 3 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 4 live | advmod |
| 4 | live | live | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 5 | under | under | ADP | _ | 7 roof | case |
| 6 | one | one | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 7 roof | nummod |
| 7 | roof | roof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 live | obl |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 given | punct |
| 9 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 roof | acl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 words | det |
| 11 | bitter | bitter | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 words | amod |
| 12 | words | word | NOUN | Number=Plur | 13 exchanged | nsubj |
| 13 | exchanged | exchange | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 given | conj |
| 14 | between | between | ADP | _ | 15 them | case |
| 15 | them | they | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 exchanged | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not live | could | They | one roof | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under roof=Location | ||||
| 2 | give | participle | one roof not said here | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | exchange | past | the bitter words | between them = they | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
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