Exam question 2 · Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime

Which of the following most accurately characterises the method by which pysanky are decorated?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris, decorate · To what, where: method

This is exam question 2 of lesson 31 «Crafts: paper, clay, sewing, knitting, slime» of the arts 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	7 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 characterises	mark
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 characterises	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	7 characterises	csubj
5	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	6 accurately	advmod
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	7 characterises	advmod
7	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 decorated	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 method	det
9	method	method	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 characterises	obj
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 pysanky	case
11	which	which	DET	PronType=Int	12 pysanky	det
12	pysanky	pysanky	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 characterises	obl
13	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 decorated	aux:pass
14	decorated	decorate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
15	?	?	PUNCT	_	14 decorated	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present	the method	by which pysanky; accurately property	tree rules
3	decorate	present · passive			vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP»

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 · ✓ the right answer

Wax is applied to resist dye, repeated from lighter to darker colours

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Wax	wax	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 applied	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 applied	aux:pass
3	applied	apply	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	PART	_	5 resist	mark
5	resist	resist	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 applied	advcl
6	dye	dye	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 resist	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 repeated	punct
8	repeated	repeat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 applied	conj
9	from	from	ADP	_	10 lighter	case
10	lighter	light	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	8 repeated	obl
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 colours	case
12	darker	dark	ADJ	Degree=Cmp	13 colours	amod
13	colours	colour	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 repeated	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	apply	present · passive	Wax			vn use-105.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme
2	resist	to-infinitive	dye			tree rules
3	repeat	participle		lighter	to darker colours	vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality

Option 2

Adhesive images are affixed to the shell

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Adhesive	adhesive	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 images	compound
2	images	image	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 affixed	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 affixed	aux:pass
4	affixed	affix	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	to	to	ADP	_	7 shell	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 shell	det
7	shell	shell	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 affixed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	affix	present · passive		Adhesive images				to the shell	vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to shell=Co-Patient

Option 3

Patterns are printed upon the egg by machine

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Patterns	pattern	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 printed	nsubj:pass
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 printed	aux:pass
3	printed	print	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	6 egg	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 egg	det
6	egg	egg	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 printed	obl
7	by	by	ADP	_	8 machine	case
8	machine	machine	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 printed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	print	present · passive	machine	Patterns				upon the egg	vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Option 4

Pigment is applied with a fine brush in a single layer

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Pigment	pigment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 applied	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 applied	aux:pass
3	applied	apply	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	7 brush	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 brush	det
6	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 brush	amod
7	brush	brush	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 applied	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	11 layer	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 layer	det
10	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 layer	amod
11	layer	layer	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 applied	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	apply	present · passive		Pigment		a single layer		with a fine brush	vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in layer=Destination

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