Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 193: the crow…

Which account of Kay's conduct before the princess is supported by the narrator's report from the crow?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: report, Kay, narrator · What happens: support, account, conduct, report · To what, where: account, conduct

This is exam question 2 of lesson 982 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Snow Queen, part 193: the crowds fail at the palace, and Gerda is smuggled into the prince's bedroom» 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 account	det
2	account	account	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 supported	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	6 conduct	case
4	Kay	Kay	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 conduct	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 Kay	case
6	conduct	conduct	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 account	nmod
7	before	before	ADP	_	9 princess	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 princess	det
9	princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 conduct	nmod
10	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	11 supported	aux:pass
11	supported	support	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
12	by	by	ADP	_	16 report	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 narrator	det
14	narrator	narrator	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 report	nmod:poss
15	's	's	PART	_	14 narrator	case
16	report	report	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 supported	obl
17	from	from	ADP	_	19 crow	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 crow	det
19	crow	crow	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 report	nmod
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	11 supported	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	support	present · passive	the narrator's report from the crow	which account of Kay's conduct before the princess			vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus
2	account			Kay's conduct before the princess			nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient
3	conduct		Kay		before the princess		nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent before=obl
4	report		the narrator			from the crow	nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent from=obl

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 · ✓ the right answer

He entered boldly, stated he had come to hear her wisdom, and felt no embarrassment

The tree, 15 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	2 entered	nsubj
2	entered	enter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	boldly	boldly	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 entered	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 stated	punct
5	stated	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 entered	advcl
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 come	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 come	aux
8	come	come	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 stated	ccomp
9	to	to	PART	_	10 hear	mark
10	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 come	advcl
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 wisdom	nmod:poss
12	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hear	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 felt	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 felt	cc
15	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 entered	conj
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	17 embarrassment	det
17	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 felt	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	enter	past	He		boldly property	vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	state speech: other	past	He not said here			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	come	past · perfect	he			vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	hear	to-infinitive	he not said here	her wisdom		vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer wisdom=Stimulus
5	feel	past	He not said here	no embarrassment		vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent embarrassment=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

He entered boldly, stated he had come to hear her wisdom, and felt no embarrassment, then asked the guards to bring him sweets from the kitchen

The tree, 26 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	2 entered	nsubj
2	entered	enter	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	boldly	boldly	ADV	Degree=Pos	2 entered	advmod
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	5 stated	punct
5	stated	state	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 entered	advcl
6	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 come	nsubj
7	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	8 come	aux
8	come	come	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	5 stated	ccomp
9	to	to	PART	_	10 hear	mark
10	hear	hear	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 come	advcl
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 wisdom	nmod:poss
12	wisdom	wisdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 hear	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 felt	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 felt	cc
15	felt	feel	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 entered	conj
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	17 embarrassment	det
17	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 felt	obj
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 asked	punct
19	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	20 asked	advmod
20	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 entered	conj
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 guards	det
22	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	20 asked	obj
23	to	to	PART	_	24 bring	mark
24	bring	bring	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	20 asked	xcomp
25	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 bring	obj
26	sweets	sweet	NOUN	Number=Plur	24 bring	obj
27	from	from	ADP	_	29 kitchen	case
28	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 kitchen	det
29	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 bring	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	enter	past	He					boldly property	vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	state speech: other	past	He not said here						vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	come	past · perfect	he						vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
4	hear	to-infinitive	he not said here	her wisdom					vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer wisdom=Stimulus
5	feel	past	He not said here	no embarrassment					vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent embarrassment=Theme
6	ask speech: ask	past	He not said here	the guards			then		vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S_INF»: agent=Agent guard=Recipient clause=Topic
7	bring not said to happen	to-infinitive	the guards not said here	sweets	him = he	the kitchen			vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent he=Destination sweet=Theme

Option 3

He strode in loudly, asked for bread, and laughed at the guards in the hall

The tree, 15 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	2 strode	nsubj
2	strode	stride	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADV	_	2 strode	advmod
4	loudly	loudly	ADV	_	2 strode	advmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 asked	punct
6	asked	ask	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 strode	parataxis
7	for	for	ADP	_	8 bread	case
8	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 asked	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 laughed	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 laughed	cc
11	laughed	laugh	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 strode	conj
12	at	at	ADP	_	14 guards	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 guards	det
14	guards	guard	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 laughed	obl
15	in	in	ADP	_	17 hall	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 hall	det
17	hall	hall	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 laughed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	where	other	roles by
1	stride	past	He		loudly property	vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	ask speech: ask	past			for bread	vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent
3	laugh	past	He not said here	the guards	in the hall	vn nonverbal_expression-40.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in hall=Theme

Option 4

He walked in nervously, said he wanted to see her gardens, and blushed deeply

The tree, 14 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	2 walked	nsubj
2	walked	walk	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	in	in	ADP	_	4 nervously	case
4	nervously	nervously	ADV	NumForm=Word NumType=Mult	2 walked	obl
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 said	punct
6	said	say	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 walked	conj
7	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 wanted	nsubj
8	wanted	want	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 said	ccomp
9	to	to	PART	_	10 see	mark
10	see	see	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	8 wanted	xcomp
11	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	12 gardens	nmod:poss
12	gardens	garden	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 see	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	15 blushed	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	15 blushed	cc
15	blushed	blush	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	2 walked	conj
16	deeply	deeply	ADV	_	15 blushed	advmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	walk	past	He			vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in nervously=Trajectory
2	say speech: assert	past	He not said here			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	want	past	he			vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme
4	see not said to happen	to-infinitive	he not said here	her gardens		vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer garden=Stimulus
5	blush	participle	He not said here		deeply property	vn hiccup-40.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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