Exam question 3 · Indian Myths, The Boy and the Bear Chief, part 24: the chi…

Which of the following accurately describes the destruction of the bear chief's mountain by the youngest brother?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, describe, destroy · To what, where: destruction, mountain

This is exam question 3 of lesson 1223 «Indian Myths, The Boy and the Bear Chief, part 24: the chief turns the brothers half bear, and the little hunter burns the mountain» 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	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 describes	advmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 destruction	det
8	destruction	destruction	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 describes	obj
9	of	of	ADP	_	14 mountain	case
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 chief	det
11	bear	bear	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 chief	compound
12	chief	chief	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 mountain	nmod:poss
13	's	's	PART	_	12 chief	case
14	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 destruction	nmod
15	by	by	ADP	_	18 brother	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 brother	det
17	youngest	young	ADJ	Degree=Sup	18 brother	amod
18	brother	brother	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 mountain	nmod
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund			vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present	the destruction of the bear chief's mountain by the youngest brother	accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent destruction=Theme
3	destroy		the bear chief's mountain by the youngest brother		nom destruction «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

He hit a rock with a stone, and the cracks spread which broke the cliff into pieces.

The tree, 17 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 hit	nsubj
2	hit	hit	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 rock	det
4	rock	rock	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obj
5	with	with	ADP	_	7 stone	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 stone	det
7	stone	stone	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 hit	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 spread	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 spread	cc
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 cracks	det
11	cracks	crack	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 spread	nsubj
12	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 hit	conj
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 broke	nsubj
14	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 spread	ccomp
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 cliff	det
16	cliff	cliff	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 broke	obj
17	into	into	ADP	_	18 pieces	case
18	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 broke	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 hit	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	hit	past	He	a rock	with a stone	vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent rock=Patient with stone=Instrument
2	spread	past	the cracks			tree rules
3	break	past		the cliff	into pieces result	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent cliff=Patient into piece=Result

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He shot an arrow through the mountain, and fire broke out which split it into pieces.

The tree, 16 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 shot	nsubj
2	shot	shoot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 arrow	det
4	arrow	arrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shot	obj
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 mountain	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mountain	det
7	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shot	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 broke	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 broke	cc
10	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 broke	nsubj
11	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 shot	parataxis
12	out	out	ADP	_	11 broke	compound:prt
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 split	nsubj
14	split	split	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 broke	conj
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 split	obj
16	into	into	ADP	_	17 pieces	case
17	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 split	obl
18	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	shoot	past	He	a arrow	the mountain		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent arrow=Theme through mountain=Destination
2	break out	past	fire				vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	split	past		fire		into pieces result	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent it=Patient into piece=Result

Option 3

He fired a single arrow into the peak, and flames spread which broke it apart.

The tree, 15 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 fired	nsubj
2	fired	fire	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 arrow	det
4	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 arrow	amod
5	arrow	arrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fired	obj
6	into	into	ADP	_	8 peak	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 peak	det
8	peak	peak	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 fired	obl
9	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 spread	punct
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 spread	cc
11	flames	flame	NOUN	Number=Plur	12 spread	nsubj
12	spread	spread	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 fired	conj
13	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	14 broke	nsubj
14	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 spread	ccomp
15	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	14 broke	obj
16	apart	apart	ADV	_	14 broke	advmod
17	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 fired	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	fire	past	He	a single arrow	the peak		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent arrow=Theme into peak=Destination
2	spread	present	flames				tree rules
3	break	past		arrow		apart property	vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Patient

Option 4

He shot an arrow through the mountain, and a fire broke out which split the whole peak into pieces and burned the village.

The tree, 23 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 shot	nsubj
2	shot	shoot	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	4 arrow	det
4	arrow	arrow	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shot	obj
5	through	through	ADP	_	7 mountain	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 mountain	det
7	mountain	mountain	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shot	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 broke	punct
9	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 broke	cc
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 fire	det
11	fire	fire	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 broke	nsubj
12	broke	break	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 shot	parataxis
13	out	out	ADP	_	12 broke	compound:prt
14	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 split	nsubj
15	split	split	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	12 broke	conj
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 peak	det
17	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	18 peak	amod
18	peak	peak	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 split	obj
19	into	into	ADP	_	20 pieces	case
20	pieces	piece	NOUN	Number=Plur	15 split	obl
21	and	and	CCONJ	_	22 burned	cc
22	burned	burn	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 shot	conj
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 village	det
24	village	village	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 burned	obj
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	2 shot	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	shoot	past	He	a arrow	the mountain		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent arrow=Theme through mountain=Destination
2	break out	past	a fire				vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient
3	split	past		the whole peak		into pieces result	vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent peak=Patient into piece=Result
4	burn	past	He not said here	the village			vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent village=Theme

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