Exam question 4 · Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, par…
Which of the following accurately identifies the means by which the Prince is conveyed to the other world?
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: the · What happens: follow, identify, mean, convey · To what, where: Prince, other world · Speech: someone speaks here
This is exam question 4 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 | 4 following | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | ADP | _ | 4 following | case |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 following | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 identifies | advmod |
| 6 | identifies | identify | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 means | nsubj |
| 8 | means | mean | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 identifies | ccomp |
| 9 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 which | case |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 14 conveyed | obl |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 Prince | det |
| 12 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 14 conveyed | nsubj |
| 13 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 conveyed | aux:pass |
| 14 | conveyed | convey | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 8 means | ccomp |
| 15 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 world | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 world | det |
| 17 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 world | amod |
| 18 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 conveyed | obl |
| 19 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | identify | present | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | |||||
| 3 | mean | present | the | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | convey | present · passive | the Prince | the other world | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to world=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
He walks there across a long bridge of gold
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 walks | nsubj |
| 2 | walks | walk | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | there | there | ADV | PronType=Dem | 2 walks | advmod |
| 4 | across | across | ADP | _ | 7 bridge | case |
| 5 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 bridge | det |
| 6 | long | long | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 bridge | amod |
| 7 | bridge | bridge | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 walks | obl |
| 8 | of | of | ADP | _ | 9 gold | case |
| 9 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 bridge | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | walk | present | He | a long bridge of gold; there | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across bridge=Trajectory |
Option 2
He is carried on the back of a great bird in a zasyek across the sea to the other world
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 carried | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 carried | aux:pass |
| 3 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 back | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 back | det |
| 6 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 bird | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 bird | det |
| 9 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 bird | amod |
| 10 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 back | nmod |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 zasyek | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 zasyek | det |
| 13 | zasyek | zasyek | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| 14 | across | across | ADP | _ | 16 sea | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 sea | det |
| 16 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| 17 | to | to | ADP | _ | 20 world | case |
| 18 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 world | det |
| 19 | other | other | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 20 world | amod |
| 20 | world | world | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | present · passive | He | the back of a great bird | in a zasyek; across the sea; to the other world | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to world=Destination |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
He is carried on the back of a great bird in a zasyek
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 carried | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 carried | aux:pass |
| 3 | carried | carry | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 back | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 back | det |
| 6 | back | back | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| 7 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 bird | case |
| 8 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 bird | det |
| 9 | great | great | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 bird | amod |
| 10 | bird | bird | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 back | nmod |
| 11 | in | in | ADP | _ | 13 zasyek | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 zasyek | det |
| 13 | zasyek | zasyek | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 carried | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | carry | present · passive | He | the back of a great bird | in a zasyek | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in zasyek=Location |
Option 4
He is pulled up on a rope by his brothers
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 pulled | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 pulled | aux:pass |
| 3 | pulled | pull | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | up | up | ADP | _ | 3 pulled | compound:prt |
| 5 | on | on | ADP | _ | 7 rope | case |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 rope | det |
| 7 | rope | rope | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 pulled | obl |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 10 brothers | case |
| 9 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 10 brothers | nmod:poss |
| 10 | brothers | brother | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 pulled | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pull up | present · passive | his brothers | He | a rope | tree rules |
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