Exam question 3 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Smith and Likho: a smith tricks an…
What is the principal consequence of the smith's injury, as he presents it to the inhabitants of his village?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: he, smith · What happens: be, present, injure · To what, where: principal consequence, injury, inhabitants
This is exam question 3 of lesson 450 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Smith and Likho: a smith tricks an old woman, loses his hand, and runs home» 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 | 5 consequence | nsubj |
| 2 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 consequence | cop |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 5 consequence | det |
| 4 | principal | principal | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 consequence | amod |
| 5 | consequence | consequence | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 6 | of | of | ADP | _ | 10 injury | case |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 smith | det |
| 8 | smith | smith | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 injury | nmod:poss |
| 9 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 8 smith | case |
| 10 | injury | injury | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 consequence | nmod |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 presents | punct |
| 12 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 14 presents | mark |
| 13 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 presents | nsubj |
| 14 | presents | present | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 consequence | conj |
| 15 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 14 presents | obj |
| 16 | to | to | ADP | _ | 18 inhabitants | case |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 18 inhabitants | det |
| 18 | inhabitants | inhabitant | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 presents | obl |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 village | case |
| 20 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 21 village | nmod:poss |
| 21 | village | village | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 inhabitants | nmod |
| 22 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 5 consequence | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is a | present | the principal consequence | of the smith's injury | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | present | present | he | injury | the inhabitants of his village | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to inhabitant=Recipient | |||
| 3 | injure | the smith | nom injury «state transitive»: poss=agent |
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 lost his left foot, which he displays as proof of his tale
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 lost | nsubj |
| 2 | lost | lose | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 5 foot | nmod:poss |
| 4 | left | left | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 5 foot | amod |
| 5 | foot | foot | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 lost | obj |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 displays | punct |
| 7 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 9 displays | nsubj |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 displays | nsubj |
| 9 | displays | display | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 foot | acl:relcl |
| 10 | as | as | ADP | _ | 11 proof | case |
| 11 | proof | proof | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 displays | obl |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 tale | case |
| 13 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 14 tale | nmod:poss |
| 14 | tale | tale | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 proof | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | past | He | his left foot | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent foot=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | display | present | his left foot | as proof of his tale | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | proof | his tale | nom proof «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 4 | tell | his = he | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 2 · ✓ the right answer
He has lost his right hand, which he offers as evidence of Likho
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 lost | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lost | aux |
| 3 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 hand | nmod:poss |
| 5 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hand | amod |
| 6 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | obj |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 offers | punct |
| 8 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 offers | nsubj |
| 9 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 offers | nsubj |
| 10 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 6 hand | acl:relcl |
| 11 | as | as | ADP | _ | 12 evidence | case |
| 12 | evidence | evidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | obl |
| 13 | of | of | ADP | _ | 14 Likho | case |
| 14 | Likho | Likho | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 evidence | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | present · perfect | He | his right hand | as evidence of Likho | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | offer | present | his right hand | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | evidence | Likho | nom evidence «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 3
He has lost both hands and his comrade, which he offers to the villagers as undeniable evidence of Likho's power over the forest
The tree, 24 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 lost | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lost | aux |
| 3 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | both | both | DET | PronType=Tot | 5 hands | det |
| 5 | hands | hand | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 lost | obj |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 8 comrade | cc |
| 7 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 8 comrade | nmod:poss |
| 8 | comrade | comrade | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | conj |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 offers | punct |
| 10 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 offers | nsubj |
| 11 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 12 offers | nsubj |
| 12 | offers | offer | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 8 comrade | acl:relcl |
| 13 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 villagers | case |
| 14 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 villagers | det |
| 15 | villagers | villager | NOUN | Number=Plur | 12 offers | obl |
| 16 | as | as | ADP | _ | 18 evidence | case |
| 17 | undeniable | undeniable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 evidence | amod |
| 18 | evidence | evidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 offers | obl |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 22 power | case |
| 20 | Likho | Likho | PROPN | Number=Sing | 22 power | nmod:poss |
| 21 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 20 Likho | case |
| 22 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 evidence | nmod |
| 23 | over | over | ADP | _ | 25 forest | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 forest | det |
| 25 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 22 power | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | present · perfect | He | both hands | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Eventuality | ||||
| 2 | offer | present | his comrade | to the villagers goal; as undeniable evidence of Likho's power over the forest | vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to villager=Goal | ||||
| 3 | evidence | Likho's power over the forest | nom evidence «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
Option 4
He has lost his right hand entirely, which he displays to the villagers as undeniable evidence that Likho truly exists
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 lost | nsubj |
| 2 | has | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lost | aux |
| 3 | lost | lose | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 4 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 6 hand | nmod:poss |
| 5 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 hand | amod |
| 6 | hand | hand | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 lost | obj |
| 7 | entirely | entirely | ADV | _ | 3 lost | advmod |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 displays | punct |
| 9 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 11 displays | nsubj |
| 10 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 11 displays | nsubj |
| 11 | displays | display | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 lost | conj |
| 12 | to | to | ADP | _ | 14 villagers | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 villagers | det |
| 14 | villagers | villager | NOUN | Number=Plur | 11 displays | obl |
| 15 | as | as | ADP | _ | 17 evidence | case |
| 16 | undeniable | undeniable | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 17 evidence | amod |
| 17 | evidence | evidence | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 displays | obl |
| 18 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 21 exists | mark |
| 19 | Likho | Likho | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 exists | nsubj |
| 20 | truly | truly | ADV | _ | 21 exists | advmod |
| 21 | exists | exist | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 evidence | acl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | lose | present · perfect | He | his right hand | entirely property | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Eventuality | |||
| 2 | display | present | the villagers | as undeniable evidence | vn reflexive_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to villager=Recipient | ||||
| 3 | exist | present | Likho | undeniable evidence not said here | truly property | tree rules |
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