Exam question 1 · Russian Fairy Tales, Ivan Golik: the princess splits Ivan…
By what means did the princess effect the bisection of Ivan Golik?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · What happens: mean, do, bisect · To what, where: princess effect, Ivan · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1133 «Russian Fairy Tales, Ivan Golik: the princess splits Ivan in two, and the brothers meet again» 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 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 3 means | mark |
| 2 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 3 means | nsubj |
| 3 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | did | do | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 means | ccomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 effect | det |
| 6 | princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 effect | compound |
| 7 | effect | effect | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 did | obj |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 bisection | det |
| 9 | bisection | bisection | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 effect | appos |
| 10 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 Ivan | case |
| 11 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 bisection | nmod |
| 12 | Golik | Golik | PROPN | Number=Sing | 11 Ivan | flat |
| 13 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 3 means | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | mean | present | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | ||||||
| 2 | do | past | the princess effect | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent effect=Eventuality | |||||
| 3 | bisect | Ivan | nom bisection «act transitive»: of=patient |
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
By waving a serpentine handkerchief bordered with gold, while standing on the palace steps before the court
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 waving | mark |
| 2 | waving | wave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 handkerchief | det |
| 4 | serpentine | serpentine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 handkerchief | compound |
| 5 | handkerchief | handkerchief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 waving | obj |
| 6 | bordered | border | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 handkerchief | acl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 gold | case |
| 8 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bordered | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 standing | punct |
| 10 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 11 standing | mark |
| 11 | standing | stand | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 2 waving | conj |
| 12 | on | on | ADP | _ | 15 steps | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 steps | det |
| 14 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 steps | compound |
| 15 | steps | step | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 standing | obl |
| 16 | before | before | ADP | _ | 18 court | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 court | det |
| 18 | court | court | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 steps | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | gerund | a serpentine handkerchief | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handkerchief=Patient | |||||
| 2 | border | participle | a serpentine handkerchief not said here | with gold | vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 3 | stand | gerund | on the palace steps before the court | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on step=Location |
Option 2
By striking him with a silver rod
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 striking | mark |
| 2 | striking | strike | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 striking | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 rod | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 rod | det |
| 6 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 rod | compound |
| 7 | rod | rod | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 striking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike | gerund | him = he | with a silver rod | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent he=Patient with rod=Instrument |
Option 3
By cutting him with a golden sword
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 cutting | mark |
| 2 | cutting | cut | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 cutting | obj |
| 4 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 sword | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 sword | det |
| 6 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 sword | amod |
| 7 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 cutting | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | cut | gerund | him = he | with a golden sword | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient with sword=Instrument |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
By waving a serpentine handkerchief bordered with gold
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | By | by | SCONJ | _ | 2 waving | mark |
| 2 | waving | wave | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 3 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 5 handkerchief | det |
| 4 | serpentine | serpentine | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 handkerchief | compound |
| 5 | handkerchief | handkerchief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 waving | obj |
| 6 | bordered | border | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 5 handkerchief | acl |
| 7 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 gold | case |
| 8 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bordered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | wave | gerund | a serpentine handkerchief | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent handkerchief=Patient | |||||
| 2 | border | participle | a serpentine handkerchief not said here | with gold | vn contiguous_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
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