Exam question 3 · Cossack Fairy Tales, Ivan Golik: the whip breaks the spell…
Which of the following statements most precisely identifies the reason the leading pig refused to pass through the gateway?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: leading pig · What happens: follow, identify, lead, refuse, not pass · To what, where: reason, gateway
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1134 «Cossack Fairy Tales, Ivan Golik: the whip breaks the spell and the princess becomes human» 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 | 8 identifies | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 statements | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 statements | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 statements | amod |
| 5 | statements | statement | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 identifies | obl |
| 6 | most | most | ADV | Degree=Sup | 7 precisely | advmod |
| 7 | precisely | precisely | ADV | _ | 8 identifies | advmod |
| 8 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 reason | det |
| 10 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 identifies | obj |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 pig | det |
| 12 | leading | lead | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 13 pig | amod |
| 13 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 refused | nsubj |
| 14 | refused | refuse | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 reason | acl:relcl |
| 15 | to | to | PART | _ | 16 pass | mark |
| 16 | pass | pass | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 14 refused | xcomp |
| 17 | through | through | ADP | _ | 19 gateway | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 gateway | det |
| 19 | gateway | gateway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 pass | obl |
| 20 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 8 identifies | 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 | identify | present | the reason | of the following statements; precisely property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 3 | lead | gerund | vn result-27.2 «NP V PP»: agent=Precondition | ||||||
| 4 | refuse | past | the leading pig | the reason not said here | tree rules | ||||
| 5 | not pass | to-infinitive | the leading pig not said here | the gateway | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through gateway=Location |
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
The pig stood fixed in the doorway until a prince came kissing
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 pig | det |
| 2 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stood | nsubj |
| 3 | stood | stand | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | fixed | fix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 stood | xcomp |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 doorway | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 doorway | det |
| 7 | doorway | doorway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 stood | obl |
| 8 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 11 came | mark |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 prince | det |
| 10 | prince | prince | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 came | nsubj |
| 11 | came | come | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 stood | advcl |
| 12 | kissing | kiss | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 came | xcomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stand | past | the pig | the doorway | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | fix | participle | the pig not said here | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | |||||
| 3 | come | past | a prince | tree rules | |||||
| 4 | kiss | gerund | a prince not said here | vn marry-36.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The boar stayed put in the gate until its bristles got kissed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 boar | det |
| 2 | boar | boar | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 put | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 put | aux:pass |
| 4 | put | put | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 gate | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 gate | det |
| 7 | gate | gate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 put | obl |
| 8 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 12 kissed | mark |
| 9 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 bristles | nmod:poss |
| 10 | bristles | bristle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 kissed | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | got | get | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 kissed | aux:pass |
| 12 | kissed | kiss | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 put | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | put | past · passive | the boar | the gate | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in gate=Destination | ||||
| 2 | kiss | past · passive | boar's bristles | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The pig remained fixed in the gateway until the bristles were kissed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 pig | det |
| 2 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fixed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | remained | remain | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 fixed | aux:pass |
| 4 | fixed | fix | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 7 gateway | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 gateway | det |
| 7 | gateway | gateway | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 fixed | obl |
| 8 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 12 kissed | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bristles | det |
| 10 | bristles | bristle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 kissed | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | were | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 kissed | aux:pass |
| 12 | kissed | kiss | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 fixed | advcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fix | past · passive | the pig | the gateway | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: subject=Patient | ||||
| 2 | kiss | past · passive | the bristles | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Co-Agent |
Option 4
The pig would not move until someone kissed its bristles
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 pig | det |
| 2 | pig | pig | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 move | nsubj |
| 3 | would | would | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 5 move | aux |
| 4 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 5 move | advmod |
| 5 | move | move | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 6 | until | until | SCONJ | _ | 8 kissed | mark |
| 7 | someone | someone | PRON | Number=Sing PronType=Ind | 8 kissed | nsubj |
| 8 | kissed | kiss | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 5 move | advcl |
| 9 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 bristles | nmod:poss |
| 10 | bristles | bristle | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 kissed | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | not move | would | the pig | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | kiss | past | someone | pig's bristles | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bristle=Co-Agent |
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