Exam question 2 · Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake: Princ…
What was the outcome of the weighing between Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: be · To what, where: outcome
This is exam question 2 of lesson 446 «Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake: Prince Ivan escapes his sister and is weighed against her» 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 | 4 outcome | nsubj |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 outcome | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 outcome | det |
| 4 | outcome | outcome | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 weighing | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 weighing | det |
| 7 | weighing | weighing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 outcome | nmod |
| 8 | between | between | ADP | _ | 10 Ivan | case |
| 9 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 Ivan | compound |
| 10 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 weighing | nmod |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 Snake | cc |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Snake | det |
| 13 | Witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 Snake | compound |
| 14 | - | - | PUNCT | _ | 13 Witch | punct |
| 15 | Snake | snake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 Ivan | conj |
| 16 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 outcome | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | past | the outcome | of the weighing between Prince Ivan and the Witch Snake | 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
Prince Ivan rose high into the sky while the witch stayed stuck down on the earth below
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Ivan | compound |
| 2 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 rose | nsubj |
| 3 | rose | rise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | high | high | ADV | Degree=Pos | 3 rose | advmod |
| 5 | into | into | ADP | _ | 7 sky | case |
| 6 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 7 sky | det |
| 7 | sky | sky | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rose | obl |
| 8 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 12 stuck | mark |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 witch | det |
| 10 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 stuck | nsubj:pass |
| 11 | stayed | stay | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 12 stuck | aux:pass |
| 12 | stuck | stick | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 rose | advcl |
| 13 | down | down | ADP | _ | 12 stuck | compound:prt |
| 14 | on | on | ADP | _ | 16 earth | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 earth | det |
| 16 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 stuck | obl |
| 17 | below | below | ADV | _ | 12 stuck | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rise | past | Prince Ivan | the sky | high property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme into sky=Initial_Location | |||
| 2 | stick down | past · passive | the witch | the earth | below property | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on earth=Destination |
Option 2
The witch flew off and Ivan fell into the sea
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 witch | det |
| 2 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 flew | nsubj |
| 3 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | off | off | ADP | _ | 3 flew | compound:prt |
| 5 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 fell | cc |
| 6 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 fell | nsubj |
| 7 | fell | fall | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 flew | conj |
| 8 | into | into | ADP | _ | 10 sea | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 sea | det |
| 10 | sea | sea | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 fell | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | fly off | past | the witch | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | fall | past | Ivan | into the sea result | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into sea=Result |
Option 3
Prince Ivan rose and flew over the mountains while the witch remained on earth, sinking deep into the mud
The tree, 19 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Ivan | compound |
| 2 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 rose | nsubj |
| 3 | rose | rise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 flew | cc |
| 5 | flew | fly | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 rose | conj |
| 6 | over | over | ADP | _ | 8 mountains | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 mountains | det |
| 8 | mountains | mountain | NOUN | Number=Plur | 5 flew | obl |
| 9 | while | while | SCONJ | _ | 11 witch | mark |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 witch | det |
| 11 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 flew | conj |
| 12 | remained | remain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 11 witch | acl |
| 13 | on | on | ADP | _ | 14 earth | case |
| 14 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 remained | obl |
| 15 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 sinking | punct |
| 16 | sinking | sink | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 5 flew | advcl |
| 17 | deep | deep | ADV | _ | 16 sinking | advmod |
| 18 | into | into | ADP | _ | 20 mud | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 mud | det |
| 20 | mud | mud | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 sinking | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rise | past | Prince Ivan | vn assuming_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 2 | fly | past | Prince Ivan not said here | the mountains | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over mountain=Location | ||||
| 3 | remain | participle | the witch not said here | earth | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on earth=Location | ||||
| 4 | sink | gerund | Prince Ivan not said here | the mud | deep property | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Prince Ivan rose and the witch remained on earth
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 2 Ivan | compound |
| 2 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 3 rose | nsubj |
| 3 | rose | rise | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 6 witch | cc |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 witch | det |
| 6 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 rose | obj |
| 7 | remained | remain | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 witch | acl |
| 8 | on | on | ADP | _ | 9 earth | case |
| 9 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 remained | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rise | past | Prince Ivan | the witch | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location witch=Theme | ||||
| 2 | remain | participle | the witch not said here | earth | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on earth=Location |
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