Exam question 1 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Vampire and St Michael, part 13: t…
Which of the following describes the act by which the rich man disposed of the icon of St Michael?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, describe, dispose · To what, where: act, rich man
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1107 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Vampire and St Michael, part 13: the boy buys the holy image and is sent to the church» 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 | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 5 describes | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 describes | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 describes | nsubj |
| 5 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 act | det |
| 7 | act | act | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 describes | obj |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 which | case |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 man | obl |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 man | det |
| 11 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 man | amod |
| 12 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 act | nmod |
| 13 | disposed | dispose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 12 man | acl |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 16 icon | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 icon | det |
| 16 | icon | icon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 disposed | obl |
| 17 | of | of | ADP | _ | 19 Michael | case |
| 18 | St | St | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 Michael | nmod:desc |
| 19 | Michael | Michael | PROPN | Number=Sing | 16 icon | nmod |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 describes | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | describe | present | the act the rich man | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent act=Theme | |||||
| 3 | dispose | participle | the rich man not said here | of the icon of Michael St | vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent |
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 dug out its eyes and gave it to a dog
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 dug | nsubj |
| 2 | dug | dig | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | out | out | ADP | _ | 2 dug | compound:prt |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 5 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 dug | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 gave | cc |
| 7 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 dug | conj |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 gave | obj |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 dog | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 dog | det |
| 11 | dog | dog | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 gave | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dig out | past | He | its eyes | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme | ||||
| 2 | give | past | He not said here | it | a dog | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to dog=Recipient |
Option 2
He beat it with a stick
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 beat | nsubj |
| 2 | beat | beat | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 beat | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 6 stick | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 stick | det |
| 6 | stick | stick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 beat | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | beat | past | He | it | with a stick | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with stick=Instrument |
Option 3
He burned it and hid the ashes in the barn
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 burned | nsubj |
| 2 | burned | burn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 burned | obj |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 hid | cc |
| 5 | hid | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 burned | conj |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 ashes | det |
| 7 | ashes | ash | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 hid | obj |
| 8 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 barn | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 barn | det |
| 10 | barn | barn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 hid | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | burn | past | He | it | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ||||
| 2 | hide | past | He not said here | the ashes | the barn | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent ash=Patient in barn=Location |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
He dug out its eyes, beat it, and trampled it in a puddle
The tree, 13 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 dug | nsubj |
| 2 | dug | dig | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | out | out | ADP | _ | 2 dug | compound:prt |
| 4 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 5 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 dug | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 beat | punct |
| 7 | beat | beat | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 dug | advcl |
| 8 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 beat | obj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 trampled | punct |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 trampled | cc |
| 11 | trampled | trample | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 2 dug | conj |
| 12 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 trampled | obj |
| 13 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 puddle | case |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 puddle | det |
| 15 | puddle | puddle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 trampled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dig out | past | He | its eyes | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Theme | ||||
| 2 | beat | infinitive | He not said here | it | vn sound_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location it=Theme | ||||
| 3 | trample | past | He not said here | it | a puddle | tree rules |
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