Exam question 2 · Russian Fairy Tales, Katoma, Prince Ivan and the cows: Kat…
State the circumstances under which Katoma and Prince Ivan exchange their garments, and identify the reason Ivan gives for his distress.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Katoma, Ivan · What happens: state, exchange, identify, give, distress · To what, where: circumstances, garments, reason
This is exam question 2 of lesson 465 «Russian Fairy Tales, Katoma, Prince Ivan and the cows: Katoma swaps clothes with Prince Ivan and tears off a cow's hide» 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 | State | state | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 circumstances | det |
| 3 | circumstances | circumstance | NOUN | Number=Plur | 1 State | obj |
| 4 | under | under | ADP | _ | 5 which | case |
| 5 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 10 exchange | obl |
| 6 | Katoma | Katoma | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 exchange | nsubj |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 Ivan | cc |
| 8 | Prince | Prince | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 Ivan | compound |
| 9 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 Katoma | conj |
| 10 | exchange | exchange | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 circumstances | acl:relcl |
| 11 | their | their | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Plur Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 12 garments | nmod:poss |
| 12 | garments | garment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 10 exchange | obj |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 identify | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 identify | cc |
| 15 | identify | identify | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 1 State | advcl |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 reason | det |
| 17 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 identify | obj |
| 18 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 gives | nsubj |
| 19 | gives | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 17 reason | acl:relcl |
| 20 | for | for | ADP | _ | 22 distress | case |
| 21 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 22 distress | nmod:poss |
| 22 | distress | distress | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 gives | obl |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 State | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | imperative | you not said here | the circumstances | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent circumstance=Topic | ||||
| 2 | exchange | present | Katoma and Prince Ivan | Katoma's garments | the circumstances | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garment=Theme | |||
| 3 | identify | infinitive | you not said here | the reason | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 4 | give | present | Ivan | the reason not said here | for Ivan's distress | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent reason=Theme for distress=Asset | |||
| 5 | distress | Ivan | nom distress «feeling 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
They exchange garments in the forest near the merchant's house, and Ivan regrets that Katoma is no longer alive to guide him.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 exchange | nsubj |
| 2 | exchange | exchange | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | garments | garment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 exchange | obj |
| 4 | in | in | ADP | _ | 6 forest | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 forest | det |
| 6 | forest | forest | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 exchange | obl |
| 7 | near | near | ADP | _ | 11 house | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 merchant | det |
| 9 | merchant | merchant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 house | nmod:poss |
| 10 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 9 merchant | case |
| 11 | house | house | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 forest | nmod |
| 12 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 15 regrets | punct |
| 13 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 15 regrets | cc |
| 14 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 15 regrets | nsubj |
| 15 | regrets | regret | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 exchange | parataxis |
| 16 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 21 alive | mark |
| 17 | Katoma | Katoma | PROPN | Number=Sing | 21 alive | nsubj |
| 18 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 21 alive | cop |
| 19 | no | no | ADV | _ | 20 longer | advmod |
| 20 | longer | long | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 21 alive | advmod |
| 21 | alive | alive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 regrets | ccomp |
| 22 | to | to | PART | _ | 23 guide | mark |
| 23 | guide | guide | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 21 alive | advcl |
| 24 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 23 guide | obj |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 exchange | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exchange | present | They | garments | the forest near the merchant's house | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garment=Theme | |||
| 2 | regret | present | Ivan | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is | present | Katoma | alive, long property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | guide | to-infinitive | Katoma not said here | Katoma | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
Option 2
They swap clothes on the road, and Ivan laments the herding.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 swap | nsubj |
| 2 | swap | swap | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | clothes | clothes | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 2 swap | obj |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 road | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 road | det |
| 6 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 swap | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 laments | punct |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 laments | cc |
| 9 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 10 laments | nsubj |
| 10 | laments | lament | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 swap | parataxis |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 herding | det |
| 12 | herding | herding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 laments | obj |
| 13 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 swap | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | swap | present | They | clothes | the road | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme | |||
| 2 | lament | present | Ivan | the herding | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer herding=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
They exchange garments on the road near the capital, and Ivan laments that Katoma is no longer living to spare him the herding.
The tree, 23 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 exchange | nsubj |
| 2 | exchange | exchange | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | garments | garment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 exchange | obj |
| 4 | on | on | ADP | _ | 6 road | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 road | det |
| 6 | road | road | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 exchange | obl |
| 7 | near | near | ADP | _ | 9 capital | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 capital | det |
| 9 | capital | capital | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 road | nmod |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 laments | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 laments | cc |
| 12 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 laments | compound |
| 13 | laments | lament | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 exchange | parataxis |
| 14 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 19 living | mark |
| 15 | Katoma | Katoma | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 living | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 living | aux |
| 17 | no | no | ADV | _ | 18 longer | advmod |
| 18 | longer | long | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 19 living | advmod |
| 19 | living | live | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 13 laments | acl |
| 20 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 spare | mark |
| 21 | spare | spare | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 living | xcomp |
| 22 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 spare | obj |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 herding | det |
| 24 | herding | herding | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 spare | obj |
| 25 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 exchange | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exchange | present | They | garments | the road near the capital | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garment=Theme | |||
| 2 | live | present · progressive | Katoma | Ivan laments not said here | long property | tree rules | |||
| 3 | spare | to-infinitive | Katoma not said here | Katoma | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent he=Recipient herding=Asset |
Option 4
They exchange garments at the river near the palace, and Ivan mourns that Katoma is no longer alive to help him.
The tree, 21 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | They | they | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Plur Person=3 PronType=Prs | 2 exchange | nsubj |
| 2 | exchange | exchange | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | garments | garment | NOUN | Number=Plur | 2 exchange | obj |
| 4 | at | at | ADP | _ | 6 river | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 river | det |
| 6 | river | river | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 exchange | obl |
| 7 | near | near | ADP | _ | 9 palace | case |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 9 palace | det |
| 9 | palace | palace | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 exchange | obl |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 mourns | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 mourns | cc |
| 12 | Ivan | Ivan | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 mourns | nsubj |
| 13 | mourns | mourn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 2 exchange | parataxis |
| 14 | that | that | SCONJ | _ | 19 alive | mark |
| 15 | Katoma | Katoma | PROPN | Number=Sing | 19 alive | nsubj |
| 16 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 19 alive | cop |
| 17 | no | no | ADV | _ | 18 longer | advmod |
| 18 | longer | long | ADV | Degree=Cmp | 19 alive | advmod |
| 19 | alive | alive | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 mourns | ccomp |
| 20 | to | to | PART | _ | 21 help | mark |
| 21 | help | help | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 19 alive | advcl |
| 22 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 21 help | obj |
| 23 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 2 exchange | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | exchange | present | They | garments | the river | near the palace | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garment=Theme | ||
| 2 | mourn | present | Ivan | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | is | present | Katoma | alive, long property | tree rules | ||||
| 4 | help | to-infinitive | Katoma not said here | Katoma | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |
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