Test 11 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, King Frost: the stepmother's daughter…
what's the tree in the Sun-Hero bit, and what's it for?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be · To what, where: tree, Hero bit
This is test 11 · ★ 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. 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 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Int | 4 tree | nsubj |
| 2 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tree | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 tree | det |
| 4 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 bit | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 bit | det |
| 7 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Hero | compound |
| 8 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 7 Sun | punct |
| 9 | Hero | hero | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 bit | compound |
| 10 | bit | bit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tree | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 what | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 what | cc |
| 13 | what | what | PRON | PronType=Rel | 4 tree | conj |
| 14 | 's | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 13 what | cop |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 's | nsubj |
| 16 | for | for | ADP | _ | 14 's | compound:prt |
| 17 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 tree | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the tree | the Hero bit | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | is a | present | tree rules |
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
a huge oak tree that grows in the far north, to bring back a silver apple for his dad
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 tree | det |
| 2 | huge | huge | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 tree | amod |
| 3 | oak | oak | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 tree | compound |
| 4 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 6 grows | nsubj |
| 6 | grows | grow | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 tree | acl:relcl |
| 7 | in | in | ADP | _ | 10 north | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 north | det |
| 9 | far | far | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 north | amod |
| 10 | north | north | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 grows | obl |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 bring | punct |
| 12 | to | to | PART | _ | 13 bring | mark |
| 13 | bring | bring | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 6 grows | conj |
| 14 | back | back | ADV | _ | 13 bring | advmod |
| 15 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 17 apple | det |
| 16 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 apple | compound |
| 17 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 bring | obj |
| 18 | for | for | ADP | _ | 20 dad | case |
| 19 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 dad | nmod:poss |
| 20 | dad | dad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 bring | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | grow | present | a huge oak tree | the far north | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in north=Location | ||||
| 2 | bring back | to-infinitive | a huge oak tree not said here | a silver apple | for his dad | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent apple=Theme |
Option 2
the Tree of Life, for a silver fruit
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Tree | det |
| 2 | Tree | Tree | PROPN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 Life | case |
| 4 | Life | Life | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tree | nmod |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 fruit | punct |
| 6 | for | for | ADP | _ | 9 fruit | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 fruit | det |
| 8 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 fruit | compound |
| 9 | fruit | fruit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 Tree | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 3
the Tree of the Sun, guarded by wolves, to pick a golden apple for the king
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Tree | det |
| 2 | Tree | Tree | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 guarded | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 Sun | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Sun | det |
| 5 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tree | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 guarded | punct |
| 7 | guarded | guard | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 wolves | case |
| 9 | wolves | wolf | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 guarded | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 pick | punct |
| 11 | to | to | PART | _ | 12 pick | mark |
| 12 | pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 7 guarded | parataxis |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 apple | det |
| 14 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 apple | amod |
| 15 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pick | obj |
| 16 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 king | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 king | det |
| 18 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 pick | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | guard | participle | the Tree of the Sun | by wolves | vn defend-72.3 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 2 | pick | to-infinitive | a golden apple | for the king | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent apple=Theme for king=Beneficiary |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
the Tree of the Sun, to pick a golden apple
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 Tree | det |
| 2 | Tree | Tree | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 pick | nsubj |
| 3 | of | of | ADP | _ | 5 Sun | case |
| 4 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 Sun | det |
| 5 | Sun | Sun | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Tree | nmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 pick | punct |
| 7 | to | to | PART | _ | 8 pick | mark |
| 8 | pick | pick | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 apple | det |
| 10 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 apple | amod |
| 11 | apple | apple | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 pick | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pick | to-infinitive | the Tree of the Sun | a golden apple | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient |
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