Exam question 1 · Russian Folk-Tales, Princess Helena the Fair: Vanya wins t…

Which of the following most accurately describes the means by which the youngest son obtained the hand of the Princess?

Mova's choice: option 4 · The right answer: option 2 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: the, youngest son · What happens: follow, describe, mean, obtain · To what, where: hand · Speech: someone speaks here

This is exam question 1 of lesson 466 «Russian Folk-Tales, Princess Helena the Fair: Vanya wins the princess on his dead father's magic horse» 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	4 following	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	4 following	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 following	det
4	following	follow	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
5	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	6 accurately	advmod
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	7 describes	advmod
7	describes	describe	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	9 means	nsubj
9	means	mean	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	7 describes	ccomp
10	by	by	ADP	_	11 which	case
11	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	15 obtained	obl
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 son	det
13	youngest	young	ADJ	Degree=Sup	14 son	amod
14	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 obtained	nsubj
15	obtained	obtain	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 means	ccomp
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 hand	det
17	hand	hand	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 obtained	obj
18	of	of	ADP	_	20 Princess	case
19	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	20 Princess	det
20	Princess	princess	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 hand	nmod
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	describe	present			accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme
3	mean	present	the			vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic
4	obtain	past	the youngest son	the hand of the Princess		vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=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 jumped the barrier on a borrowed horse from a merchant at the fair

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 jumped	nsubj
2	jumped	jump	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	4 barrier	det
4	barrier	barrier	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumped	obj
5	on	on	ADP	_	8 horse	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	8 horse	det
7	borrowed	borrow	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 horse	amod
8	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumped	obl
9	from	from	ADP	_	11 merchant	case
10	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	11 merchant	det
11	merchant	merchant	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumped	obl
12	at	at	ADP	_	14 fair	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 fair	det
14	fair	fair	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 jumped	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	jump	past	He	the barrier		a merchant		on a borrowed horse; at the fair	vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.source PP.destination PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent barrier=Theme on horse=Trajectory from merchant=Initial_Location
2	borrow	participle							vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent

Option 2 · ✓ the right answer

He kissed her from a leap on a horse supplied by his deceased father

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 kissed	nsubj
2	kissed	kiss	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 kissed	obj
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 leap	case
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 leap	det
6	leap	leap	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kissed	obl
7	on	on	ADP	_	9 horse	case
8	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 horse	det
9	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 kissed	obl
10	supplied	supply	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	9 horse	acl
11	by	by	ADP	_	14 father	case
12	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	14 father	nmod:poss
13	deceased	decease	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 father	amod
14	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 supplied	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	kiss	past	He	her = she	a leap	on a horse	vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Co-Agent
2	supply	participle		a horse not said here		by horse's deceased father	vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	decease	participle					vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient

Option 3

He defeated her suitors in combat and then took her to the altar after the king gave his blessing at the royal wedding feast

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	2 defeated	nsubj
2	defeated	defeat	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	her	her	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	4 suitors	nmod:poss
4	suitors	suitor	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 defeated	obj
5	in	in	ADP	_	6 combat	case
6	combat	combat	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 defeated	obl
7	and	and	CCONJ	_	9 took	cc
8	then	then	ADV	PronType=Dem	9 took	advmod
9	took	take	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	2 defeated	conj
10	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 took	obj
11	to	to	ADP	_	13 altar	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 altar	det
13	altar	altar	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 took	obl
14	after	after	SCONJ	_	17 gave	mark
15	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	16 king	det
16	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 gave	nsubj
17	gave	give	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 took	advcl
18	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	19 blessing	nmod:poss
19	blessing	blessing	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 gave	obj
20	at	at	ADP	_	24 feast	case
21	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 feast	det
22	royal	royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 feast	amod
23	wedding	wedding	NOUN	Number=Sing	24 feast	compound
24	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 gave	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	defeat	past	He	her suitors		combat			tree rules
2	take	past	He not said here		her = she		then	to the altar	vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument she=Destination
3	give	past	the king	king's blessing		the royal wedding feast			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent blessing=Theme at feast=Asset
4	bless		king						nom blessing «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 4 · ← Mova's choice

He danced with her at a feast on a horse lent by a neighbour

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 danced	nsubj
2	danced	dance	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	with	with	ADP	_	4 her	case
4	her	she	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 danced	obl
5	at	at	ADP	_	7 feast	case
6	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 feast	det
7	feast	feast	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 danced	obl
8	on	on	ADP	_	10 horse	case
9	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	10 horse	det
10	horse	horse	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 danced	obl
11	lent	lend	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	10 horse	acl
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 neighbour	case
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 neighbour	det
14	neighbour	neighbour	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 lent	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	dance	past	He			a feast		with her = she; on a horse	vn modes_of_being_with_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at feast=Location
2	lend	participle		a horse not said here				by a neighbour	vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent

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