Exam question 2 · Russian Folk-Tales, King Frost: the stepmother's daughter…
Which object did King Frost bring from his great box for the girl?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: object · What happens: bring · To what, where: great box
This is exam question 2 of lesson 1725 «Russian Folk-Tales, King Frost: the stepmother's daughter is frozen while the girl is saved» 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 | 6 bring | nsubj |
| 3 | did | do | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 bring | aux |
| 4 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 5 Frost | compound |
| 5 | Frost | frost | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bring | nsubj |
| 6 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | root | root |
| 7 | from | from | ADP | _ | 10 box | case |
| 8 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 box | nmod:poss |
| 9 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 box | amod |
| 10 | box | box | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bring | obl |
| 11 | for | for | ADP | _ | 13 girl | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 girl | det |
| 13 | girl | girl | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 bring | obl |
| 14 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 bring | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | bring | past · do-support | which object | Frost's great box | for the girl | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial_location»: agent=Agent from box=Initial_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
A rich robe embroidered in gold and silver, with a fur-lined hood and boots
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 robe | det |
| 2 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 robe | amod |
| 3 | robe | robe | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | embroidered | embroider | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 robe | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 gold | case |
| 6 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 embroidered | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 silver | cc |
| 8 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gold | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 hood | punct |
| 10 | with | with | ADP | _ | 15 hood | case |
| 11 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 hood | det |
| 12 | fur | fur | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 lined | compound |
| 13 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 12 fur | punct |
| 14 | lined | line | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 hood | amod |
| 15 | hood | hood | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 robe | conj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 boots | cc |
| 17 | boots | boot | NOUN | Number=Plur | 15 hood | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | embroider | participle | a rich robe and a lined hood and boots not said here | gold and silver | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent in gold=Destination | ||||
| 2 | line | participle | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
Option 2
A long dress woven with golden thread
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 dress | det |
| 2 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 dress | amod |
| 3 | dress | dress | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | woven | weave | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 dress | acl |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 7 thread | case |
| 6 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 thread | amod |
| 7 | thread | thread | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 woven | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | weave | participle | a long dress not said here | with golden thread | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 3
A jewelled crown and a rich robe embroidered in gold, silver, and red silk
The tree, 14 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 crown | det |
| 2 | jewelled | jewell | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 crown | amod |
| 3 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 robe | cc |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 robe | det |
| 6 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 robe | amod |
| 7 | robe | robe | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 crown | conj |
| 8 | embroidered | embroider | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 robe | acl |
| 9 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 gold | case |
| 10 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 embroidered | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 silver | punct |
| 12 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 gold | conj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 silk | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 silk | cc |
| 15 | red | red | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 silk | amod |
| 16 | silk | silk | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 crown | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | jewell | participle | tree rules | ||||||
| 2 | embroider | participle | a rich robe not said here | gold and silver | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent in gold=Destination |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
A rich robe embroidered in gold and silver
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 robe | det |
| 2 | rich | rich | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 robe | amod |
| 3 | robe | robe | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | embroidered | embroider | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 robe | acl |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 gold | case |
| 6 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 embroidered | obl |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 silver | cc |
| 8 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 gold | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | embroider | participle | a rich robe not said here | gold and silver | vn image_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent in gold=Destination |
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