Exam question 1 · Ruthenian Folk-Tales, The Story of the Wind, part 4: the p…

Which description accurately identifies the dwelling in which the Wind was found?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: description · What happens: identify, find · To what, where: dwelling, Wind

This is exam question 1 of lesson 1098 «Ruthenian Folk-Tales, The Story of the Wind, part 4: the poor man gets a magic sack and loses it in a tavern» 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 description	det
2	description	description	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 identifies	nsubj
3	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	4 identifies	advmod
4	identifies	identify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 dwelling	det
6	dwelling	dwelling	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 identifies	obj
7	in	in	ADP	_	8 which	case
8	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 found	obl
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 Wind	det
10	Wind	Wind	PROPN	Number=Sing	12 found	nsubj:pass
11	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 found	aux:pass
12	found	find	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 dwelling	acl:relcl
13	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 identifies	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	identify	present	which description	the dwelling				accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent dwelling=Theme
2	find	past · passive		the Wind		the dwelling			vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic

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

A large hut built on hens' legs deep inside a dark forest beside a stream and a farm

The tree, 19 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 hut	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 hut	amod
3	hut	hut	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	built	build	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 hut	acl
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 legs	case
6	hens	hen	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 legs	nmod:poss
7	'	's	PART	_	6 hens	case
8	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 built	obl
9	deep	deep	ADV	_	13 forest	advmod
10	inside	inside	ADP	_	13 forest	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 forest	det
12	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 forest	amod
13	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 built	obl
14	beside	beside	ADP	_	16 stream	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	16 stream	det
16	stream	stream	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 forest	nmod
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 farm	cc
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	19 farm	det
19	farm	farm	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 stream	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	build	participle		a large hut not said here		hens's legs		inside a dark forest beside a stream and a farm	vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent on leg=Source

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice

A tall wooden tower standing on a rocky hill beside a wide river and an old mill

The tree, 17 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 tower	det
2	tall	tall	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tower	amod
3	wooden	wooden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 tower	amod
4	tower	tower	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	standing	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 tower	acl
6	on	on	ADP	_	9 hill	case
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 hill	det
8	rocky	rocky	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 hill	amod
9	hill	hill	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 standing	obl
10	beside	beside	ADP	_	13 river	case
11	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 river	det
12	wide	wide	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 river	amod
13	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 standing	obl
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 mill	cc
15	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 mill	det
16	old	old	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 mill	amod
17	mill	mill	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 river	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	gerund	a tall wooden tower not said here			a rocky hill		beside a wide river and a old mill	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hill=Location

Option 3

A cottage standing near a dark lake in the hills

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 cottage	det
2	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	standing	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 cottage	acl
4	near	near	ADP	_	7 lake	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 lake	det
6	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 lake	amod
7	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 standing	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 hills	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 hills	det
10	hills	hill	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 lake	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	gerund	a cottage not said here			a dark lake in the hills			vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent near lake=Location

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

A hut standing upon hens' legs at the edge of a forest

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 hut	det
2	hut	hut	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	standing	stand	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 hut	acl
4	upon	upon	ADP	_	7 legs	case
5	hens	hen	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 legs	nmod:poss
6	'	's	PART	_	5 hens	case
7	legs	leg	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 standing	obl
8	at	at	ADP	_	10 edge	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 edge	det
10	edge	edge	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 standing	obl
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 forest	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 forest	det
13	forest	forest	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 edge	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	stand	gerund	a hut not said here			the edge of a forest		upon hens's legs	vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon leg=Location

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