Exam question 3 · Russian Folk-Tales, The She-Dragon's Daughter, part 34: Iv…

Which object is produced from dough by the damsel on the eve of the wedding, and what does it say to the cock-dove?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: damsel, object · What happens: produce, say · To what, where: object, dough, cock dove · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1128 «Russian Folk-Tales, The She-Dragon's Daughter, part 34: Ivan is tricked and the dragon is fooled, then the maiden becomes a fish» 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 object	det
2	object	object	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 produced	nsubj:pass
3	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 produced	aux:pass
4	produced	produce	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	from	from	ADP	_	6 dough	case
6	dough	dough	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 produced	obl
7	by	by	ADP	_	9 damsel	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 damsel	det
9	damsel	damsel	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 produced	obl
10	on	on	ADP	_	12 eve	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 eve	det
12	eve	eve	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 damsel	nmod
13	of	of	ADP	_	15 wedding	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 wedding	det
15	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 eve	nmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	21 say	punct
17	and	and	CCONJ	_	21 say	cc
18	what	what	PRON	PronType=Int	21 say	obj
19	does	do	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	21 say	aux
20	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	21 say	nsubj
21	say	say	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	4 produced	conj
22	to	to	ADP	_	26 dove	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 dove	det
24	cock	cock	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 dove	compound
25	-	-	PUNCT	_	24 cock	punct
26	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 say	obl
27	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 produced	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	produce	present · passive	the damsel on the eve of the wedding	which object		dough			vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent subject=Result from dough=Material
2	say speech: assert	present · do-support	object		the cock dove				vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent what=Topic to dove=Recipient

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

A cock-dove and a hen-dove, asking if he has forgotten the wheat she sowed and the field she cleared

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 dove	det
2	cock	cock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dove	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 cock	punct
4	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 dove	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 dove	det
7	hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 dove	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 hen	punct
9	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dove	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 asking	punct
11	asking	ask	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 dove	parataxis
12	if	if	SCONJ	_	15 forgotten	mark
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 forgotten	nsubj
14	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 forgotten	aux
15	forgotten	forget	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	11 asking	ccomp
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 wheat	det
17	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 forgotten	obj
18	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 sowed	nsubj
19	sowed	sow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	17 wheat	acl:relcl
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 field	cc
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 field	det
22	field	field	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 forgotten	conj
23	she	she	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	24 cleared	nsubj
24	cleared	clear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	22 field	acl:relcl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	gerund			vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	forget a condition, not said to happen	present · perfect	he	the wheat	tree rules
3	sow	past	she	the wheat not said here	vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent wheat=Theme
4	clear	past	she	the field not said here	vn clear-10.3-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent field=Source

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

A cock-dove and a hen-dove, asking if he has forgotten

The tree, 12 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 dove	det
2	cock	cock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dove	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 cock	punct
4	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 dove	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 dove	det
7	hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 dove	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 hen	punct
9	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dove	conj
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 asking	punct
11	asking	ask	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	4 dove	parataxis
12	if	if	SCONJ	_	15 forgotten	mark
13	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	15 forgotten	nsubj
14	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	15 forgotten	aux
15	forgotten	forget	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	11 asking	ccomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	gerund							vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	forget a condition, not said to happen	present · perfect	he						tree rules

Option 3

A cock-dove and a hen-dove with golden wings, asking the cock-dove every question about the mountain and the wheat, and if he has forgotten anything at all

The tree, 30 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 dove	det
2	cock	cock	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dove	compound
3	-	-	PUNCT	_	2 cock	punct
4	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 dove	cc
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 dove	det
7	hen	hen	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 dove	compound
8	-	-	PUNCT	_	7 hen	punct
9	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 dove	conj
10	with	with	ADP	_	12 wings	case
11	golden	golden	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 wings	amod
12	wings	wing	NOUN	Number=Plur	9 dove	nmod
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	14 asking	punct
14	asking	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	4 dove	conj
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 dove	det
16	cock	cock	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 dove	compound
17	-	-	PUNCT	_	16 cock	punct
18	dove	dove	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 asking	obj
19	every	every	DET	PronType=Tot	20 question	det
20	question	question	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 asking	obj
21	about	about	ADP	_	23 mountain	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 mountain	det
23	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 question	nmod
24	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 wheat	cc
25	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	26 wheat	det
26	wheat	wheat	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 mountain	conj
27	,	,	PUNCT	_	32 forgotten	punct
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 forgotten	cc
29	if	if	SCONJ	_	32 forgotten	mark
30	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	32 forgotten	nsubj
31	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	32 forgotten	aux
32	forgotten	forget	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	4 dove	conj
33	anything	anything	PRON	Number=Sing PronType=Ind	32 forgotten	obj
34	at	at	ADP	_	35 all	case
35	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	33 anything	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	gerund		the cock dove					tree rules
2	forget	present · perfect	he	anything		all			tree rules

Option 4

A loaf of bread, asking if he has eaten

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 loaf	det
2	loaf	loaf	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 bread	case
4	bread	bread	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 loaf	nmod
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	2 loaf	punct
6	asking	ask	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	2 loaf	acl
7	if	if	SCONJ	_	10 eaten	mark
8	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 eaten	nsubj
9	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	10 eaten	aux
10	eaten	eat	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	6 asking	xcomp

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ask speech: ask	gerund	a loaf of bread not said here						vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
2	eat a condition, not said to happen	present · perfect	he						vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent

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