Exam question 2 · Russian Folk-Tales, Woe the Woeful, part 44: the rich brot…

Identify the means by which the merchant disposed of Woe, and state the sequence in which he performed the action.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, the, merchant · What happens: identify, mean, dispose, state, perform · To what, where: sequence, action · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 2 of lesson 452 «Russian Folk-Tales, Woe the Woeful, part 44: the rich brother drowns Woe, then Need, Kruchina and the Zluidni turn up in other tales» 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	Identify	identify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 means	nsubj
3	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Identify	ccomp
4	by	by	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 disposed	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 merchant	det
7	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 disposed	nsubj
8	disposed	dispose	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 means	ccomp
9	of	of	ADP	_	10 Woe	case
10	Woe	Woe	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 disposed	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 state	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 state	cc
13	state	state	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Identify	parataxis
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 sequence	det
15	sequence	sequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 state	obj
16	in	in	ADP	_	17 which	case
17	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	19 performed	obl
18	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	19 performed	nsubj
19	performed	perform	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	15 sequence	acl:relcl
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	21 action	det
21	action	action	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 performed	obj
22	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Identify	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	identify	imperative	you not said here				vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
2	mean	present	the				vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
3	dispose	past	the merchant			of Woe	vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=Agent
4	state speech: other	infinitive		the sequence			vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sequence=Topic
5	perform	past	merchant	the action	the sequence		vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Theme

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 tied Woe to a sack and drowned it in the lake after dark

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 tied	nsubj
2	tied	tie	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Woe	Woe	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 tied	obj
4	to	to	ADP	_	6 sack	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 sack	det
6	sack	sack	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 tied	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 drowned	cc
8	drowned	drown	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 tied	conj
9	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	8 drowned	obj
10	in	in	ADP	_	12 lake	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 lake	det
12	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 drowned	obl
13	after	after	ADP	_	14 dark	case
14	dark	dark	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 drowned	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	tie	past	He	Woe				to a sack	vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent woe=Patient to sack=Co-Patient
2	drown	past	He not said here	sack		the lake	after dark		vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Option 2

He trapped Woe in a barrel, then sank it in a lake at dusk

The tree, 14 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	2 trapped	nsubj
2	trapped	trap	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
3	Woe	Woe	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 trapped	xcomp
4	in	in	ADP	_	6 barrel	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 barrel	det
6	barrel	barrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 trapped	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 sank	punct
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 sank	advmod
9	sank	sink	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 trapped	advcl
10	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 sank	obj
11	in	in	ADP	_	13 lake	case
12	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	13 lake	det
13	lake	lake	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 sank	obl
14	at	at	ADP	_	15 dusk	case
15	dusk	dusk	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 lake	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	trap	participle	He			a barrel			vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in barrel=Destination
2	sink	past	He not said here	barrel		a lake at dusk	then		vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

He lured Woe into a wheel, wedged the axle, and flung the wheel into the river

The tree, 16 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	2 lured	nsubj
2	lured	lure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Woe	Woe	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 lured	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 wheel	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wheel	det
6	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lured	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 wedged	punct
8	wedged	wedge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 lured	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 axle	det
10	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wedged	obj
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	13 flung	punct
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 flung	cc
13	flung	fling	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 lured	conj
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 wheel	det
15	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 flung	obj
16	into	into	ADP	_	18 river	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 river	det
18	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 flung	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	lure	past	He	Woe		into a wheel result	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent woe=Patient into wheel=Result
2	wedge	past	He not said here	the axle			vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent axle=Theme
3	fling	past	He not said here	the wheel	the river		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent wheel=Theme into river=Destination

Option 4

He lured Woe into a wheel, wedged the axle with oak, and then flung the whole wheel into the river at night

The tree, 22 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	2 lured	nsubj
2	lured	lure	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	Woe	Woe	PROPN	Number=Sing	2 lured	obj
4	into	into	ADP	_	6 wheel	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 wheel	det
6	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 lured	obl
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 wedged	punct
8	wedged	wedge	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 lured	conj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 axle	det
10	axle	axle	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wedged	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	12 oak	case
12	oak	oak	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 wedged	obl
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 flung	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 flung	cc
15	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	16 flung	advmod
16	flung	fling	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 lured	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 wheel	det
18	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	19 wheel	amod
19	wheel	wheel	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flung	obj
20	into	into	ADP	_	22 river	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 river	det
22	river	river	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flung	obl
23	at	at	ADP	_	24 night	case
24	night	night	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 flung	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	lure	past	He	Woe			into a wheel result	vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent woe=Patient into wheel=Result
2	wedge	past	He not said here	the axle			with oak	vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent axle=Theme
3	fling	past	He not said here	the whole wheel	the river	then; night		vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent wheel=Theme into river=Destination

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