Exam question 3 · Russian Fairy Tales, Katoma, Prince Ivan and the cows: Kat…

Indicate the manner in which the Princess resolves her quarrel with Prince Ivan, and specify the destination to which Katoma and his wife withdraw thereafter.

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · Who acts: you, Princess, Katoma · What happens: indicate, resolve, specify, withdraw, quarrel · To what, where: manner, quarrel, destination

This is exam question 3 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	Indicate	indicate	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 manner	det
3	manner	manner	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Indicate	obj
4	in	in	ADP	_	5 which	case
5	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 resolves	obl
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 Princess	det
7	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	8 resolves	nsubj
8	resolves	resolve	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	1 Indicate	parataxis
9	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	10 quarrel	nmod:poss
10	quarrel	quarrel	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 resolves	obj
11	with	with	ADP	_	13 Ivan	case
12	Prince	Prince	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 Ivan	compound
13	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	Number=Sing	10 quarrel	nmod
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 specify	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 specify	cc
16	specify	specify	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	1 Indicate	conj
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	18 destination	det
18	destination	destination	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 specify	obj
19	to	to	ADP	_	20 which	case
20	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	25 withdraw	obl
21	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	Number=Sing	25 withdraw	nsubj
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 wife	cc
23	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 wife	nmod:poss
24	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 Katoma	conj
25	withdraw	withdraw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	16 specify	parataxis
26	thereafter	thereafter	ADV	_	25 withdraw	advmod
27	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Indicate	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	indicate	imperative	you not said here	the manner		vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot manner=Topic
2	resolve	present	the Princess	Princess's quarrel	with Prince Ivan	tree rules
3	specify	infinitive	you not said here	the destination		vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent destination=Theme
4	withdraw	present	Katoma and Ivan's wife		thereafter property	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to which=Initial_Location
5	quarrel		Princess		with Prince Ivan	nom quarrel «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl

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

The Princess confesses her sins in tears, swears to love and obey Ivan forever, gives him back his cows and his horse, and Katoma and his wife withdraw to the rich merchant's large house beyond the walls.

The tree, 38 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Princess	det
2	Princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 confesses	nsubj
3	confesses	confess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 sins	nmod:poss
5	sins	sin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 confesses	obj
6	in	in	ADP	_	7 tears	case
7	tears	tear	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 confesses	obl
8	,	,	PUNCT	_	9 swears	punct
9	swears	swear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 confesses	conj
10	to	to	PART	_	11 love	mark
11	love	love	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 swears	xcomp
12	and	and	CCONJ	_	13 obey	cc
13	obey	obey	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	11 love	conj
14	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	Number=Sing	13 obey	obj
15	forever	forever	ADV	_	13 obey	advmod
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 gives	punct
17	gives	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 confesses	conj
18	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 gives	iobj
19	back	back	ADV	_	17 gives	advmod
20	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	21 cows	nmod:poss
21	cows	cow	NOUN	Number=Plur	17 gives	obj
22	and	and	CCONJ	_	24 horse	cc
23	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	24 horse	nmod:poss
24	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 cows	conj
25	,	,	PUNCT	_	31 withdraw	punct
26	and	and	CCONJ	_	31 withdraw	cc
27	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	Number=Sing	31 withdraw	nsubj
28	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 wife	cc
29	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	30 wife	nmod:poss
30	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	27 Katoma	conj
31	withdraw	withdraw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 confesses	conj
32	to	to	ADP	_	38 house	case
33	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	35 merchant	det
34	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	35 merchant	amod
35	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	38 house	nmod:poss
36	's	's	PART	_	35 merchant	case
37	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	38 house	amod
38	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	31 withdraw	obl
39	beyond	beyond	ADP	_	41 walls	case
40	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	41 walls	det
41	walls	wall	NOUN	Number=Plur	31 withdraw	obl
42	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 confesses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	confess	present	the Princess	Princess's sins		tears		vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Topic
2	swear	present	the Princess not said here					vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	love	to-infinitive	the Princess not said here					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer
4	obey	infinitive	the Princess not said here	Ivan			forever property	vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ivan=Theme
5	give back	present	the Princess not said here	Ivan's cows and Ivan's horse	Ivan			vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient cow=Theme
6	withdraw	present	Katoma and Ivan's wife			the rich merchant's large house	beyond the walls	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to house=Initial_Location

Option 2

The Princess begs Ivan's pardon, vows to serve him, and Katoma and his wife retire to the poor merchant's cottage.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Princess	det
2	Princess	Princess	PROPN	Number=Sing	3 begs	nsubj
3	begs	beg	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 pardon	nmod:poss
5	's	's	PART	_	4 Ivan	case
6	pardon	pardon	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 begs	obj
7	,	,	PUNCT	_	8 vows	punct
8	vows	vow	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 pardon	conj
9	to	to	PART	_	10 serve	mark
10	serve	serve	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 begs	advcl
11	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 serve	obj
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	18 retire	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 retire	cc
14	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	Number=Sing	18 retire	nsubj
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 wife	cc
16	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	17 wife	nmod:poss
17	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	14 Katoma	conj
18	retire	retire	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	3 begs	conj
19	to	to	ADP	_	24 cottage	case
20	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	22 merchant	det
21	poor	poor	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 merchant	amod
22	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 cottage	nmod:poss
23	's	's	PART	_	22 merchant	case
24	cottage	cottage	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 retire	obl
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 begs	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	beg speech: request	present	the Princess	Ivan's pardon and vows		vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent pardon=Recipient
2	serve	to-infinitive	the Princess not said here	Ivan		vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Attribute
3	retire	infinitive	Katoma and Ivan's wife		to the poor merchant's cottage	vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
4	pardon		Ivan			nom pardon «act transitive»: poss=agent

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

The Princess confesses her sins, swears to love and obey Ivan, and Katoma and his wife withdraw to the rich merchant's house.

The tree, 23 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Princess	det
2	Princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 confesses	nsubj
3	confesses	confess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	5 sins	nmod:poss
5	sins	sin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 confesses	obj
6	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 swears	punct
7	swears	swear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 confesses	conj
8	to	to	PART	_	9 love	mark
9	love	love	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	7 swears	xcomp
10	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 obey	cc
11	obey	obey	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	9 love	conj
12	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	Number=Sing	11 obey	obj
13	,	,	PUNCT	_	19 withdraw	punct
14	and	and	CCONJ	_	19 withdraw	cc
15	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	Number=Sing	19 withdraw	nsubj
16	and	and	CCONJ	_	18 wife	cc
17	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	18 wife	nmod:poss
18	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 Katoma	conj
19	withdraw	withdraw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 confesses	conj
20	to	to	ADP	_	25 house	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	23 merchant	det
22	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	23 merchant	amod
23	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	25 house	nmod:poss
24	's	's	PART	_	23 merchant	case
25	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 withdraw	obl
26	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 confesses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	roles by
1	confess	present	the Princess	Princess's sins		vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Topic
2	swear	present	the Princess not said here			vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	love	to-infinitive	the Princess not said here			vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer
4	obey	infinitive	the Princess not said here	Ivan		vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ivan=Theme
5	withdraw	present	Katoma and Ivan's wife		the rich merchant's house	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to house=Initial_Location

Option 4

The Princess confesses all her sins before the whole court, swears to love and obey Ivan for the rest of her life, and Katoma and his wife withdraw to the rich merchant's house in the city.

The tree, 37 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 Princess	det
2	Princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 confesses	nsubj
3	confesses	confess	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
4	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	6 sins	det:predet
5	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	6 sins	nmod:poss
6	sins	sin	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 confesses	obj
7	before	before	ADP	_	10 court	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 court	det
9	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	10 court	amod
10	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 confesses	obl
11	,	,	PUNCT	_	12 swears	punct
12	swears	swear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 confesses	conj
13	to	to	PART	_	14 love	mark
14	love	love	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	12 swears	xcomp
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 obey	cc
16	obey	obey	VERB	VerbForm=Inf	14 love	conj
17	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	Number=Sing	16 obey	obj
18	for	for	ADP	_	20 rest	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 rest	det
20	rest	rest	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 obey	obl
21	of	of	ADP	_	23 life	case
22	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	23 life	nmod:poss
23	life	life	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 rest	nmod
24	,	,	PUNCT	_	30 withdraw	punct
25	and	and	CCONJ	_	30 withdraw	cc
26	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	Number=Sing	30 withdraw	nsubj
27	and	and	CCONJ	_	29 wife	cc
28	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	29 wife	nmod:poss
29	wife	wife	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 Katoma	conj
30	withdraw	withdraw	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 confesses	conj
31	to	to	ADP	_	36 house	case
32	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	34 merchant	det
33	rich	rich	ADJ	Degree=Pos	34 merchant	amod
34	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	36 house	nmod:poss
35	's	's	PART	_	34 merchant	case
36	house	house	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 withdraw	obl
37	in	in	ADP	_	39 city	case
38	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	39 city	det
39	city	city	NOUN	Number=Sing	30 withdraw	obl
40	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 confesses	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confess	present	the Princess	Princess's sins		before the whole court		vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sin=Topic
2	swear	present	the Princess not said here					vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	love	to-infinitive	the Princess not said here					vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Experiencer
4	obey	infinitive	the Princess not said here	Ivan			for the rest of Princess's life	vn abide_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ivan=Theme
5	withdraw	present	Katoma and Ivan's wife		the city		to the rich merchant's house	vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme to house=Initial_Location

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