Exam question 1 · Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, par…

Which of the following best describes the Prince's circumstances on his return to the human world, as indicated in the text?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: his · What happens: follow, describe, indicate, return · To what, where: circumstances, return, text

This is exam question 1 of lesson 426 «Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, part 18: the Prince sews magic robes and the brides recognise 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	PRON	PronType=Rel	6 describes	obj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 best	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 best	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	5 best	case
5	best	good	ADJ	Degree=Sup	6 describes	nmod
6	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Prince	det
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 circumstances	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 Prince	case
10	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 describes	obj
11	on	on	ADP	_	13 return	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	13 return	nmod:poss
13	return	return	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 circumstances	nmod
14	to	to	ADP	_	17 world	case
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 world	det
16	human	human	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 world	amod
17	world	world	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 return	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	20 indicated	punct
19	as	as	SCONJ	_	20 indicated	mark
20	indicated	indicate	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	10 circumstances	acl
21	in	in	ADP	_	23 text	case
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 text	det
23	text	text	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 indicated	obl
24	?	?	PUNCT	_	6 describes	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present		the Prince's circumstances	his return to the human world	of the best	tree rules
3	indicate	participle		the Prince's circumstances not said here	the text		vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot
4	return		his = he			to the human world	nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl

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

He is working as a guard for the royal family

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	3 working	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 working	aux
3	working	work	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 guard	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 guard	det
6	guard	guard	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 working	obl
7	for	for	ADP	_	10 family	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 family	det
9	royal	royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 family	amod
10	family	family	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 working	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	work	present · progressive	He					as a guard; for the royal family	vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.attribute PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent as guard=Attribute for family=Beneficiary

Option 2

He is married to the youngest bride in secret

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	3 married	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 married	aux:pass
3	married	marry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	to	to	ADP	_	7 bride	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 bride	det
6	youngest	young	ADJ	Degree=Sup	7 bride	amod
7	bride	bride	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 married	obl
8	in	in	ADP	_	9 secret	case
9	secret	secret	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 bride	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	marry	present · passive		He				to the youngest bride in secret	vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to bride=Co-Patient

Option 3 · ✓ the right answer

He is employed as a servant to a tailor, in disguise

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	3 employed	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 employed	aux:pass
3	employed	employ	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 servant	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 servant	det
6	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 employed	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 tailor	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tailor	det
9	tailor	tailor	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 employed	obl
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 disguise	punct
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 disguise	case
12	disguise	disguise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 employed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	employ	present · passive		He		disguise		as a servant; to a tailor	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as servant=Attribute

Option 4

He is employed as a servant to a tailor, in disguise, and has not yet been recognized by his brides

The tree, 20 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	3 employed	nsubj:pass
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 employed	aux:pass
3	employed	employ	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	as	as	ADP	_	6 servant	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 servant	det
6	servant	servant	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 employed	obl
7	to	to	ADP	_	9 tailor	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 tailor	det
9	tailor	tailor	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 servant	nmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 disguise	punct
11	in	in	ADP	_	12 disguise	case
12	disguise	disguise	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 employed	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 recognized	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 recognized	cc
15	has	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	19 recognized	aux
16	not	not	PART	Polarity=Neg	19 recognized	advmod
17	yet	yet	ADV	_	19 recognized	advmod
18	been	be	AUX	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	19 recognized	aux:pass
19	recognized	recognize	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 employed	conj
20	by	by	ADP	_	22 brides	case
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 brides	nmod:poss
22	brides	bride	NOUN	Number=Plur	19 recognized	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	employ	present · passive		He		disguise		as a servant to a tailor	vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as servant=Attribute
2	not recognize	present · perfect · passive	tailor's brides				yet		vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Experiencer

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