Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a y…

Which of the following best explains the wife's position in the debate concerning the future life?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: debate · What happens: follow, explain, concern · To what, where: position, debate, future life

This is exam question 4 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	best	well	ADV	Degree=Sup	6 explains	advmod
6	explains	explain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 wife	det
8	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 position	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 wife	case
10	position	position	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 explains	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 debate	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 debate	det
13	debate	debate	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 position	nmod
14	concerning	concern	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	13 debate	acl
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 life	det
16	future	future	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 life	amod
17	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 concerning	obj
18	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	explain speech: assert	present		the wife's position	the debate	well property	vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent position=Topic
3	concern	gerund	the debate not said here	the future life			vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus life=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

She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, and that the husband's wish is arrogant because no life is ever lost, all find sufficient happiness, and the dead are forgotten by God.

The tree, 36 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 holds	nsubj
2	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 boundless	mark
4	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 boundless	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 boundless	cop
6	as	as	ADV	_	7 boundless	advmod
7	boundless	boundless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 holds	ccomp
8	as	as	ADP	_	11 love	case
9	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 love	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 God	case
11	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 boundless	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	29 find	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 find	cc
14	that	that	SCONJ	_	20 arrogant	mark
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 husband	det
16	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 wish	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 husband	case
18	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 arrogant	nsubj
19	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	20 arrogant	cop
20	arrogant	arrogant	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 find	advcl
21	because	because	SCONJ	_	26 lost	mark
22	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	23 life	det
23	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 lost	nsubj:pass
24	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	26 lost	aux:pass
25	ever	ever	ADV	PronType=Ind	26 lost	advmod
26	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	29 find	advcl
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 lost	punct
28	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	29 find	advmod
29	find	find	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 holds	parataxis
30	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	31 happiness	amod
31	happiness	happiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 find	obj
32	,	,	PUNCT	_	37 forgotten	punct
33	and	and	CCONJ	_	37 forgotten	cc
34	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 dead	det
35	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	37 forgotten	nsubj
36	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	37 forgotten	aux:pass
37	forgotten	forget	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	29 find	conj
38	by	by	ADP	_	39 God	case
39	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	37 forgotten	obl
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 holds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	hold	present	She				vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	Heaven			as God's love; boundless property	tree rules
3	is	present	the husband's wish			arrogant property	tree rules
4	lose	present · passive		no life	ever		vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
5	find	present		sufficient happiness			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent happiness=Topic
6	forget	present · passive	God	the dead			tree rules
7	love		God				nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
8	wish		the husband				nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, so that no life is lost and each receives sufficient happiness.

The tree, 22 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 holds	nsubj
2	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 boundless	mark
4	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 boundless	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 boundless	cop
6	as	as	ADV	_	7 boundless	advmod
7	boundless	boundless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 holds	ccomp
8	as	as	ADP	_	11 love	case
9	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 love	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 God	case
11	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 boundless	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 lost	punct
13	so	so	SCONJ	ExtPos=SCONJ	18 lost	mark
14	that	that	SCONJ	_	13 so	fixed
15	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	16 life	det
16	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 lost	nsubj:pass
17	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 lost	aux:pass
18	lost	lose	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 holds	conj
19	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 receives	cc
20	each	each	DET	PronType=Tot	21 receives	nsubj
21	receives	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	18 lost	conj
22	sufficient	sufficient	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 happiness	amod
23	happiness	happiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 receives	obj
24	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 holds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hold	present	She			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	Heaven		as God's love; boundless property	tree rules
3	lose	present · passive		no life		vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality
4	receive	present	each	sufficient happiness		vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme
5	love		God			nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent

Option 3

She holds that Heaven is as boundless as God's love, so that the husband's wish for a second life is granted only to the righteous few.

The tree, 28 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 holds	nsubj
2	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 boundless	mark
4	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 boundless	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 boundless	cop
6	as	as	ADV	_	7 boundless	advmod
7	boundless	boundless	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 holds	ccomp
8	as	as	ADP	_	11 love	case
9	God	God	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 love	nmod:poss
10	's	's	PART	_	9 God	case
11	love	love	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 boundless	obl
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	24 granted	punct
13	so	so	SCONJ	_	24 granted	mark
14	that	that	SCONJ	_	24 granted	mark
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 husband	det
16	husband	husband	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 wish	nmod:poss
17	's	's	PART	_	16 husband	case
18	wish	wish	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 granted	nsubj
19	for	for	ADP	_	22 life	case
20	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	22 life	det
21	second	second	ADJ	Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord	22 life	amod
22	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 wish	nmod
23	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	24 granted	aux:pass
24	granted	grant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 holds	parataxis
25	only	only	ADV	_	29 few	advmod
26	to	to	ADP	_	29 few	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 few	det
28	righteous	righteous	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 few	amod
29	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 granted	advcl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 holds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hold	present	She			vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	Heaven		as God's love; boundless property	tree rules
3	grant	present · passive		the husband's wish for a second life		vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme
4	love		God			nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent
5	wish		the husband		for a second life	nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent for=obl

Option 4

She holds that Heaven is as narrow as church law, so that only the faithful few receive any happiness at all.

The tree, 21 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 holds	nsubj
2	holds	hold	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	that	that	SCONJ	_	7 narrow	mark
4	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 narrow	nsubj
5	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 narrow	cop
6	as	as	ADV	_	7 narrow	advmod
7	narrow	narrow	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 holds	advcl
8	as	as	ADP	_	10 law	case
9	church	church	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 law	compound
10	law	law	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 narrow	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 receive	punct
12	so	so	ADV	_	18 receive	advmod
13	that	that	SCONJ	_	17 few	mark
14	only	only	ADV	_	17 few	advmod
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 few	det
16	faithful	faithful	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 few	amod
17	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 receive	nsubj
18	receive	receive	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 holds	parataxis
19	any	any	DET	PronType=Ind	20 happiness	det
20	happiness	happiness	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 receive	obj
21	at	at	ADP	_	22 all	case
22	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	18 receive	obl
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 holds	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	hold	present	She				vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	is	present	Heaven			as church law; narrow property	tree rules
3	receive	present	the faithful few	any happiness	all		vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent happiness=Theme at all=Location

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