Test 12 · ★ · Russian Tales, Ivan the Fool, part 31: Ivan's millstone sc…
ok so what's kvas, like is it soda pop or what?
Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: kvas · What happens: be · To what, where: kvas
This is test 12 · ★ of lesson 1125 «Russian Tales, Ivan the Fool, part 31: Ivan's millstone scatters robbers, and his magic fife sets a parson dancing into a hedge» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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 | ok | ok | INTJ | _ | 5 kvas | discourse |
| 2 | so | so | ADV | _ | 5 kvas | advmod |
| 3 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 5 kvas | advmod |
| 4 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 kvas | cop |
| 5 | kvas | kvas | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 pop | punct |
| 7 | like | like | ADP | _ | 11 pop | case |
| 8 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 pop | cop |
| 9 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 pop | nsubj |
| 10 | soda | soda | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 pop | compound |
| 11 | pop | pop | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 kvas | parataxis |
| 12 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 13 what | cc |
| 13 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 pop | conj |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 kvas | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | kvas | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | is | present | kvas | like soda pop | tree rules |
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
It's a thick porridge made from oats and honey, usually eaten warm with butter and salt for breakfast
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 porridge | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 porridge | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 porridge | det |
| 4 | thick | thick | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 porridge | amod |
| 5 | porridge | porridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 porridge | acl |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 8 oats | case |
| 8 | oats | oat | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 made | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 honey | cc |
| 10 | honey | honey | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 oats | conj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 eaten | punct |
| 12 | usually | usually | ADV | _ | 13 eaten | advmod |
| 13 | eaten | eat | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 porridge | acl |
| 14 | warm | warm | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 eaten | xcomp |
| 15 | with | with | ADP | _ | 16 butter | case |
| 16 | butter | butter | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 eaten | obl |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 salt | cc |
| 18 | salt | salt | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 butter | conj |
| 19 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 breakfast | case |
| 20 | breakfast | breakfast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 eaten | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a thick porridge | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | participle | a thick porridge not said here | oats and honey | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from oat=Material | ||||
| 3 | eat | participle | a thick porridge not said here | with butter and salt; for breakfast; usually, warm property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
It's a fizzy drink made from fermented bread
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 drink | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 drink | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 drink | det |
| 4 | fizzy | fizzy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 drink | amod |
| 5 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 drink | acl |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 bread | case |
| 8 | fermented | ferment | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 9 bread | amod |
| 9 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a fizzy drink | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | participle | a fizzy drink not said here | fermented bread | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from bread=Material | ||||
| 3 | ferment | participle | vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 3
A kind of sour milk drink made from cows
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 kind | det |
| 2 | kind | kind | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 drink | case |
| 4 | sour | sour | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 drink | amod |
| 5 | milk | milk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 drink | compound |
| 6 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 kind | nmod |
| 7 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 drink | acl |
| 8 | from | from | ADP | _ | 9 cows | case |
| 9 | cows | cow | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 made | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | make | participle | sour milk drink not said here | from cows | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from cow=Material |
Option 4
It's a fizzy drink made from fermented rye bread and sugar, and people drink it all summer long at festivals
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | It | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 5 drink | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 drink | cop |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 drink | det |
| 4 | fizzy | fizzy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 drink | amod |
| 5 | drink | drink | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | made | make | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 drink | acl |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 bread | case |
| 8 | fermented | ferment | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 10 bread | amod |
| 9 | rye | rye | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 bread | compound |
| 10 | bread | bread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 made | obl |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 12 sugar | cc |
| 12 | sugar | sugar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 bread | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 drink | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 drink | cc |
| 15 | people | people | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 drink | nsubj |
| 16 | drink | drink | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 drink | parataxis |
| 17 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 drink | obj |
| 18 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 19 summer | det |
| 19 | summer | summer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 drink | obl:unmarked |
| 20 | long | long | ADV | Degree=Pos | 16 drink | advmod |
| 21 | at | at | ADP | _ | 22 festivals | case |
| 22 | festivals | festival | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 drink | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | It | a fizzy drink | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | make | participle | a fizzy drink not said here | fermented rye bread and sugar | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: agent=Asset from bread=Material | ||||
| 3 | ferment | participle | vn entity_specific_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | drink | present | people | sugar | festivals | summer | long property | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
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