Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, Princess Helena the Fair: Vanya wins t…

Which of the following accurately identifies the commentary's view of the custom of a dead parent aiding a child?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: dead parent, commentary · What happens: follow, identify, aid, view · To what, where: view, child, custom

This is exam question 4 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	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	6 identifies	advmod
6	identifies	identify	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 following	advcl
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 commentary	det
8	commentary	commentary	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 view	nmod:poss
9	's	's	PART	_	8 commentary	case
10	view	view	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 identifies	obj
11	of	of	ADP	_	13 custom	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 custom	det
13	custom	custom	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 view	nmod
14	of	of	ADP	_	17 parent	case
15	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	17 parent	det
16	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	17 parent	amod
17	parent	parent	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 custom	nmod
18	aiding	aid	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	17 parent	acl
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 child	det
20	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	18 aiding	obj
21	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund					vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	identify	present		the commentary's view of the custom of a dead parent		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent view=Theme
3	aid	gerund	a dead parent not said here		a child		vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Beneficiary
4	view		the commentary	the custom of a dead parent			nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient

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

It is a unique invention of the storyteller alone, unrelated to Slavonic beliefs about the dead, since no other peoples in Europe share it

The tree, 24 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	5 invention	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 invention	cop
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 invention	det
4	unique	unique	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 invention	amod
5	invention	invention	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 storyteller	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 storyteller	det
8	storyteller	storyteller	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 invention	nmod
9	alone	alone	ADV	_	8 storyteller	advmod
10	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 unrelated	punct
11	unrelated	unrelated	ADJ	Degree=Pos	25 share	nsubj
12	to	to	ADP	_	14 beliefs	case
13	Slavonic	Slavonic	PROPN	Number=Sing	14 beliefs	compound
14	beliefs	belief	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 unrelated	obl
15	about	about	ADP	_	17 dead	case
16	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	17 dead	det
17	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	14 beliefs	nmod
18	,	,	PUNCT	_	25 share	punct
19	since	since	SCONJ	_	25 share	mark
20	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	22 peoples	det
21	other	other	ADJ	Degree=Pos	22 peoples	amod
22	peoples	people	NOUN	Number=Plur	25 share	nsubj
23	in	in	ADP	_	24 Europe	case
24	Europe	Europe	PROPN	Number=Sing	22 peoples	nmod
25	share	share	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	5 invention	parataxis
26	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	25 share	obj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	It	a unique invention				of the storyteller	tree rules
2	share	present	unrelated	storyteller					tree rules

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It is consistent with Slavonic beliefs about the dead assisting descendants

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 consistent	nsubj
2	is	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	3 consistent	cop
3	consistent	consistent	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	with	with	ADP	_	6 beliefs	case
5	Slavonic	slavonic	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 beliefs	amod
6	beliefs	belief	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 consistent	obl
7	about	about	ADP	_	11 descendants	case
8	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 descendants	det
9	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 descendants	amod
10	assisting	assisting	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 descendants	compound
11	descendants	descendant	NOUN	Number=Plur	6 beliefs	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	present	It					with Slavonic beliefs about the dead assisting descendants; consistent property	tree rules

Option 3

It shows a Greek belief that the dead punish the living for neglect

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 shows	nsubj
2	shows	show	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 belief	det
4	Greek	Greek	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 belief	amod
5	belief	belief	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 shows	obj
6	that	that	SCONJ	_	9 punish	mark
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 dead	det
8	dead	dead	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 punish	nsubj
9	punish	punish	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	2 shows	advcl
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 living	det
11	living	living	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 punish	obj
12	for	for	ADP	_	13 neglect	case
13	neglect	neglect	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 punish	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	show	present	It	a Greek belief					vn transfer_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent belief=Recipient
2	punish	present	the dead	the living				for neglect	vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent living=Patient for neglect=Theme

Option 4

It reflects a Roman custom of honoring ancestors with feasts and coins

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	2 reflects	nsubj
2	reflects	reflect	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	5 custom	det
4	Roman	roman	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 custom	amod
5	custom	custom	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 reflects	obj
6	of	of	SCONJ	_	7 honoring	mark
7	honoring	honor	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 custom	acl
8	ancestors	ancestor	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 honoring	obj
9	with	with	ADP	_	10 feasts	case
10	feasts	feast	NOUN	Number=Plur	7 honoring	obl
11	and	and	CCONJ	_	12 coins	cc
12	coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	10 feasts	conj

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	reflect	present	It	a Roman custom					tree rules
2	honor	gerund	a Roman custom not said here	ancestors				with feasts and coins	vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ancestor=Theme

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