Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a y…

Which of the following accurately identifies the reason the husband is sent abroad by his Sovereign?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: Sovereign · What happens: follow, identify, send · To what, where: reason, husband

This is exam question 3 of lesson 961 «Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a young Spanish couple sails toward Russia, but calm weather and then a storm blow their ship north» 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	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 identifies	advmod
6	identifies	identify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 reason	det
8	reason	reason	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 identifies	obj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 husband	det
10	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sent	nsubj:pass
11	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 sent	aux:pass
12	sent	send	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 reason	acl:relcl
13	abroad	abroad	ADV	_	12 sent	advmod
14	by	by	ADP	_	16 Sovereign	case
15	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 Sovereign	nmod:poss
16	Sovereign	sovereign	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 sent	obl
17	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	identify	present		the reason	accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme
3	send	present · passive	husband's Sovereign	the husband	abroad property	vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=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 · ← Mova's choice

He is chosen as a consul to the Danish King, an honour his merchant father arranged for him at court.

The tree, 20 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 chosen	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 chosen	aux:pass
3	chosen	choose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 consul	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 consul	det
6	consul	consul	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 chosen	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	10 King	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 King	det
9	Danish	danish	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 King	amod
10	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 consul	nmod
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 honour	punct
12	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 honour	det
13	honour	honour	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 King	appos
14	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	16 father	nmod:poss
15	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 father	compound
16	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 arranged	nsubj
17	arranged	arrange	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	13 honour	acl:relcl
18	for	for	ADP	_	19 him	case
19	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 arranged	obl
20	at	at	ADP	_	21 court	case
21	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 arranged	obl
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 chosen	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	choose	present · passive		He				as a consul to the Danish King	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	arrange	past	King's merchant father	a honour not said here		court		for King	vn put-9.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent honour=Theme at court=Destination

Option 2

He is appointed ambassador to the Russian Court, a high office of dignity that his birth and acquirements entitle him to, although he would rather stay at home in the north.

The tree, 31 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 appointed	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 appointed	aux:pass
3	appointed	appoint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	ambassador	ambassador	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	xcomp
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 Court	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Court	det
7	Russian	Russian	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Court	amod
8	Court	Court	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 office	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 office	det
11	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 office	amod
12	office	office	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Court	appos
13	of	of	ADP	_	14 dignity	case
14	dignity	dignity	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 office	nmod
15	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 entitle	obj
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 birth	nmod:poss
17	birth	birth	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 entitle	nsubj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 acquirements	cc
19	acquirements	acquirement	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 birth	conj
20	entitle	entitle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	12 office	acl:relcl
21	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 entitle	obj
22	to	to	ADP	_	20 entitle	obl
23	,	,	PUNCT	_	28 stay	punct
24	although	although	SCONJ	_	28 stay	mark
25	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	28 stay	nsubj
26	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	28 stay	aux
27	rather	rather	ADV	_	28 stay	advmod
28	stay	stay	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 appointed	conj
29	at	at	ADP	_	30 home	case
30	home	home	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 stay	obl
31	in	in	ADP	_	33 north	case
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	33 north	det
33	north	north	NOUN	Number=Sing	28 stay	obl
34	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 appointed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	appoint	present · passive		He		to the Russian Court	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme to court=Attribute
2	entitle	present	Russian's birth and acquirements	a high office of dignity			tree rules
3	stay	would	Russian		home	in the north	vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at home=Location

Option 3

He is appointed envoy to the Russian Court, a high post his name and learning would suit well, and he is pleased.

The tree, 22 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 appointed	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 appointed	aux:pass
3	appointed	appoint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	envoy	envoy	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	obj
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 Court	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Court	det
7	Russian	Russian	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Court	amod
8	Court	Court	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 post	punct
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	12 post	det
11	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 post	amod
12	post	post	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Court	appos
13	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 name	nmod:poss
14	name	name	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 suit	nsubj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 learning	cc
16	learning	learning	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 name	conj
17	would	would	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	18 suit	aux
18	suit	suit	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 post	acl:relcl
19	well	well	ADV	Degree=Pos	18 suit	advmod
20	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 pleased	punct
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 pleased	cc
22	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 pleased	nsubj
23	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 pleased	cop
24	pleased	pleased	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 appointed	conj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 appointed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	appoint	present · passive		He	to the Russian Court	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Theme envoy=Attribute
2	suit	would	Russian's name and learning	a high post not said here	well property	tree rules
3	is	present	Russian		pleased property	tree rules
4	name		Russian			nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

He is appointed ambassador to the Russian Court, an office of high dignity that his birth and acquirements entitle him to.

The tree, 21 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 appointed	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 appointed	aux:pass
3	appointed	appoint	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	ambassador	ambassador	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	xcomp
5	to	to	ADP	_	8 Court	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Court	det
7	Russian	Russian	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 Court	amod
8	Court	Court	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 appointed	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 office	punct
10	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 office	det
11	office	office	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 Court	appos
12	of	of	ADP	_	14 dignity	case
13	high	high	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 dignity	amod
14	dignity	dignity	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 office	nmod
15	that	that	PRON	PronType=Rel	20 entitle	obj
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 birth	nmod:poss
17	birth	birth	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 entitle	nsubj
18	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 acquirements	cc
19	acquirements	acquirement	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 birth	conj
20	entitle	entitle	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 dignity	acl:relcl
21	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	20 entitle	obj
22	to	to	PART	_	20 entitle	xcomp
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 appointed	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	appoint	present · passive		He				to the Russian Court	vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme to court=Attribute
2	entitle	present	Russian's birth and acquirements	high dignity					tree rules

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