Exam question 1 · Russian Fairy Tales, Martin the Widow's Son, part 43: the…
Which entity was instructed by the monarch to construct a palace, bridge and ecclesiastical edifice within a period of four and twenty hours?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: monarch · What happens: instruct, construct · To what, where: entity, palace
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1719 «Russian Fairy Tales, Martin the Widow's Son, part 43: the King jails Martin, and his animal friends steal rolls to save him» 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 entity | det |
| 2 | entity | entity | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 instructed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 instructed | aux:pass |
| 4 | instructed | instruct | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | by | by | ADP | _ | 7 monarch | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 monarch | det |
| 7 | monarch | monarch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 instructed | obl |
| 8 | to | to | PART | _ | 9 construct | mark |
| 9 | construct | construct | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 4 instructed | xcomp |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 palace | det |
| 11 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 construct | obj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 bridge | punct |
| 13 | bridge | bridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 palace | conj |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 edifice | cc |
| 15 | ecclesiastical | ecclesiastical | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 edifice | amod |
| 16 | edifice | edifice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 palace | conj |
| 17 | within | within | ADP | _ | 19 period | case |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 period | det |
| 19 | period | period | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 construct | obl |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 24 hours | case |
| 21 | four | four | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 24 hours | nummod |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 23 twenty | cc |
| 23 | twenty | twenty | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 21 four | conj |
| 24 | hours | hour | NOUN | Number=Plur | 19 period | nmod |
| 25 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 instructed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | instruct speech: other | past · passive | the monarch | which entity | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S_INF»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient clause=Topic | ||||
| 2 | construct | to-infinitive | the monarch not said here | a palace and bridge and ecclesiastical edifice | within a period of four hours | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palace=Result |
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
The Princess's guard, as ordered by the King
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Princess | det |
| 2 | Princess | Princess | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 guard | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 Princess | case |
| 4 | guard | guard | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 ordered | punct |
| 6 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 7 ordered | mark |
| 7 | ordered | order | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 guard | acl |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 King | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 King | det |
| 10 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 ordered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | participle | the Princess's guard not said here | by the King | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The son of the old woman, as commanded by the King and the royal council
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 son | det |
| 2 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 woman | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 woman | det |
| 5 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 woman | amod |
| 6 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 son | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 commanded | punct |
| 8 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 9 commanded | mark |
| 9 | commanded | command | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 son | acl |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 King | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 King | det |
| 12 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 commanded | obl |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 council | cc |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 council | det |
| 15 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 council | amod |
| 16 | council | council | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 son | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | command | participle | the son of the old woman and the royal council not said here | by the King | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent by king=Eventuality |
Option 3
The baker's cat, as ordered by the Princess
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 baker | det |
| 2 | baker | baker | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 cat | nmod:poss |
| 3 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 2 baker | case |
| 4 | cat | cat | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 ordered | punct |
| 6 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 7 ordered | mark |
| 7 | ordered | order | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 cat | acl |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 Princess | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 Princess | det |
| 10 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 ordered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | order | participle | the baker's cat not said here | by the Princess | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
The son of the old woman, as commanded by the King
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 son | det |
| 2 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 woman | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 woman | det |
| 5 | old | old | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 woman | amod |
| 6 | woman | woman | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 son | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 commanded | punct |
| 8 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 9 commanded | mark |
| 9 | commanded | command | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 son | acl |
| 10 | by | by | ADP | _ | 12 King | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 King | det |
| 12 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 commanded | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | command | participle | the son of the old woman not said here | by the King | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.predicate»: agent=Agent by king=Eventuality |
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