Exam question 3 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Golden Mermaid: the Prince catche…
What was the nature of the gift presented to the Prince by the Emperor of the golden horse?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: nature · What happens: be, present · To what, where: gift, Prince
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1935 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Golden Mermaid: the Prince catches the mermaid, but his jealous brothers kill him and the wolf brings him back to life» 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 | What | what | PRON | PronType=Int | root | root |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 1 What | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 nature | det |
| 4 | nature | nature | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 What | nsubj |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 gift | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 gift | det |
| 7 | gift | gift | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 nature | nmod |
| 8 | presented | present | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 7 gift | acl |
| 9 | to | to | ADP | _ | 11 Prince | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 Prince | det |
| 11 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 presented | obl |
| 12 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 Emperor | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Emperor | det |
| 14 | Emperor | Emperor | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 presented | obl |
| 15 | of | of | ADP | _ | 18 horse | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 horse | det |
| 17 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 horse | amod |
| 18 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 Emperor | nmod |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 1 What | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the nature of the gift | tree rules | |||||
| 2 | present | participle | the gift not said here | the Prince | by the Emperor of the golden horse | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to prince=Recipient |
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 golden horse given as a royal reward
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 horse | det |
| 2 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 horse | amod |
| 3 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | given | give | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 horse | acl |
| 5 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 reward | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 reward | det |
| 7 | royal | royal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 reward | amod |
| 8 | reward | reward | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 given | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | give | participle | a golden horse not said here | as a royal reward | vn break_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
Option 2
An entire stable of golden horses, offered as a token of pardon for the brothers' crimes against the Prince
The tree, 20 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | An | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 stable | det |
| 2 | entire | entire | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 stable | amod |
| 3 | stable | stable | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 horses | case |
| 5 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 horses | amod |
| 6 | horses | horse | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 stable | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 offered | punct |
| 8 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 horses | acl |
| 9 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 token | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 token | det |
| 11 | token | token | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 offered | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 13 pardon | case |
| 13 | pardon | pardon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 token | nmod |
| 14 | for | for | ADP | _ | 18 crimes | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 brothers | det |
| 16 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 crimes | nmod:poss |
| 17 | ' | 's | PART | _ | 16 brothers | case |
| 18 | crimes | crime | NOUN | Number=Plur | 8 offered | obl |
| 19 | against | against | ADP | _ | 21 Prince | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 Prince | det |
| 21 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 18 crimes | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | participle | golden horses not said here | as a token of pardon; for the brothers's crimes against the Prince goal | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent for crime=Goal | ||||
| 2 | incriminate | the brothers | against the Prince | nom crime «act transitive»: poss=agent against=obl |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The golden horse, offered as a token of pardon
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 horse | det |
| 2 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 horse | amod |
| 3 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 offered | punct |
| 5 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 horse | acl |
| 6 | as | as | ADP | _ | 8 token | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 token | det |
| 8 | token | token | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 offered | obl |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 pardon | case |
| 10 | pardon | pardon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 token | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | participle | the golden horse not said here | as a token of pardon | vn volunteer-95.4 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent as token=Attribute |
Option 4
A golden horse together with a golden saddle, a bridle, and a purse of gold offered as a token of pardon
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 3 horse | det |
| 2 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 horse | amod |
| 3 | horse | horse | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | together | together | ADV | _ | 3 horse | advmod |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 saddle | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 saddle | det |
| 7 | golden | golden | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 saddle | amod |
| 8 | saddle | saddle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 horse | nmod |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 bridle | punct |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 bridle | det |
| 11 | bridle | bridle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 saddle | conj |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 offered | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 offered | cc |
| 14 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 purse | det |
| 15 | purse | purse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 offered | nsubj:pass |
| 16 | of | of | ADP | _ | 17 gold | case |
| 17 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 purse | nmod |
| 18 | offered | offer | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 horse | conj |
| 19 | as | as | ADP | _ | 21 token | case |
| 20 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 21 token | det |
| 21 | token | token | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 offered | obl |
| 22 | of | of | ADP | _ | 23 pardon | case |
| 23 | pardon | pardon | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 token | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | offer | participle · passive | a purse of gold | as a token of pardon | vn volunteer-95.4 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Pivot as token=Attribute |
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