Exam question 3 · Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, par…
According to the passage, which of the following accurately states the fate of Norka the beast?
Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 4 · right ✓ · Who acts: passage · What happens: accord, follow, state, fate · To what, where: fate, Norka
This is exam question 3 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 | According | accord | VERB | ExtPos=ADP Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 4 passage | case |
| 2 | to | to | ADP | _ | 1 According | fixed |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 passage | det |
| 4 | passage | passage | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 states | punct |
| 6 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 states | nsubj |
| 7 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 11 states | mark |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 states | det |
| 9 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 states | nsubj |
| 10 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 11 states | advmod |
| 11 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 passage | acl:relcl |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 fate | det |
| 13 | fate | fate | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 states | obj |
| 14 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 Norka | case |
| 15 | Norka | Norka | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 fate | nmod |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 beast | det |
| 17 | beast | beast | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 Norka | appos |
| 18 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 passage | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | accord | gerund | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 2 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 3 | state speech: other | present | the passage | the fate of Norka | accurately property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fate=Topic | |||
| 4 | fate | Norka | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient |
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
He escapes and hides in the dark forest
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 | 2 escapes | nsubj |
| 2 | escapes | escape | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 4 hides | cc |
| 4 | hides | hide | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 escapes | conj |
| 5 | in | in | ADP | _ | 8 forest | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 forest | det |
| 7 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 forest | amod |
| 8 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 hides | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | escape | present | He | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | hide | present | He not said here | the dark forest | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in forest=Location |
Option 2
His head is struck off by the Prince with a sword after he crosses himself and says a prayer
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 head | nmod:poss |
| 2 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 struck | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 struck | aux:pass |
| 4 | struck | strike | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 struck | compound:prt |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 Prince | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Prince | det |
| 8 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 struck | obl |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 sword | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 sword | det |
| 11 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 struck | obl |
| 12 | after | after | SCONJ | _ | 14 crosses | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 crosses | nsubj |
| 14 | crosses | cross | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 struck | advcl |
| 15 | himself | himself | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes | 14 crosses | obj |
| 16 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 says | cc |
| 17 | says | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 crosses | conj |
| 18 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 19 prayer | det |
| 19 | prayer | prayer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 says | obj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike off | present · passive | the Prince | His head | with a sword | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Patient with sword=Instrument | |||
| 2 | cross | present | head | head | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | present | head not said here | a prayer | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent prayer=Topic |
Option 3
He is turned into a stone by the sisters
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 turned | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 turned | aux:pass |
| 3 | turned | turn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | into | into | ADP | _ | 6 stone | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 6 stone | det |
| 6 | stone | stone | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 turned | obl |
| 7 | by | by | ADP | _ | 9 sisters | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 sisters | det |
| 9 | sisters | sister | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 turned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | turn | present · passive | the sisters | He | a stone | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent subject=Theme into stone=Trajectory |
Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
His head is struck off by the Prince with a sword
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | His | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 2 head | nmod:poss |
| 2 | head | head | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 struck | nsubj |
| 3 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 struck | aux:pass |
| 4 | struck | strike | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | off | off | ADP | _ | 4 struck | compound:prt |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 8 Prince | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Prince | det |
| 8 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 4 struck | obl |
| 9 | with | with | ADP | _ | 11 sword | case |
| 10 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 sword | det |
| 11 | sword | sword | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 struck | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | strike off | present · passive | the Prince | His head | with a sword | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Patient with sword=Instrument |
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