Exam question 3 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Soldier's Midnight Watch, part 1:…
Which of the following accurately states the disposition of the body of the deceased Princess following the three nights of reading and the King's subsequent orders?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: deceased Princess, King · What happens: follow, state, decease, order · To what, where: disposition
This is exam question 3 of lesson 469 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Soldier's Midnight Watch, part 1: a priest's son outwits a witch princess, then a soldier is warned about a merchant's daughter» 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 | 6 states | nsubj |
| 2 | of | of | SCONJ | _ | 6 states | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 states | det |
| 4 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 6 states | nsubj |
| 5 | accurately | accurately | ADV | _ | 6 states | advmod |
| 6 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 disposition | det |
| 8 | disposition | disposition | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 states | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 11 body | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 body | det |
| 11 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 disposition | nmod |
| 12 | of | of | ADP | _ | 15 Princess | case |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 15 Princess | det |
| 14 | deceased | decease | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 15 Princess | amod |
| 15 | Princess | princess | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 body | nmod |
| 16 | following | follow | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 15 Princess | acl |
| 17 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 19 nights | det |
| 18 | three | three | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 19 nights | nummod |
| 19 | nights | night | NOUN | Number=Plur | 16 following | obj |
| 20 | of | of | ADP | _ | 21 reading | case |
| 21 | reading | reading | NOUN | Number=Sing | 19 nights | nmod |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 27 orders | cc |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 King | det |
| 24 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 27 orders | nmod:poss |
| 25 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 24 King | case |
| 26 | subsequent | subsequent | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 27 orders | amod |
| 27 | orders | order | NOUN | Number=Plur | 21 reading | conj |
| 28 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 6 states | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | follow | gerund | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||||
| 2 | state speech: other | present | the disposition of the body of the deceased Princess | accurately property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent disposition=Topic | ||||
| 3 | decease | participle | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient | ||||||
| 4 | follow | gerund | the deceased Princess not said here | night | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 5 | order | the King | nom order «communication 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
The corpse was nailed down with a stake and dropped into a dug pit by the wall.
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 corpse | det |
| 2 | corpse | corpse | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 nailed | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 nailed | aux:pass |
| 4 | nailed | nail | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | down | down | ADP | _ | 4 nailed | compound:prt |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 stake | case |
| 7 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 stake | det |
| 8 | stake | stake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 nailed | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 dropped | cc |
| 10 | dropped | drop | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 nailed | conj |
| 11 | into | into | ADP | _ | 14 pit | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 pit | det |
| 13 | dug | dig | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 pit | amod |
| 14 | pit | pit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 dropped | obl |
| 15 | by | by | ADP | _ | 17 wall | case |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 wall | det |
| 17 | wall | wall | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 dropped | obl |
| 18 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 nailed | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | nail down | past · passive | the corpse | with a stake | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with stake=Instrument | ||||
| 2 | drop | participle | a dug pit | by the wall | vn put_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent into pit=Destination by wall=Initial_Location | ||||
| 3 | dig | participle | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
Option 2
The body was pierced with an aspen stake, then burned in a fire and the ashes scattered over the fields by the King's men at dawn.
The tree, 27 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pierced | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 pierced | aux:pass |
| 4 | pierced | pierce | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 stake | case |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 stake | det |
| 7 | aspen | aspen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 stake | amod |
| 8 | stake | stake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pierced | obl |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 11 burned | punct |
| 10 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 11 burned | advmod |
| 11 | burned | burn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 pierced | parataxis |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 14 fire | case |
| 13 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 14 fire | det |
| 14 | fire | fire | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 burned | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 17 ashes | cc |
| 16 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 17 ashes | det |
| 17 | ashes | ash | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 fire | conj |
| 18 | scattered | scatter | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 17 ashes | acl |
| 19 | over | over | ADP | _ | 21 fields | case |
| 20 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 21 fields | det |
| 21 | fields | field | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 scattered | obl |
| 22 | by | by | ADP | _ | 26 men | case |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 King | det |
| 24 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 26 men | nmod:poss |
| 25 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 24 King | case |
| 26 | men | man | NOUN | Number=Plur | 18 scattered | obl |
| 27 | at | at | ADP | _ | 28 dawn | case |
| 28 | dawn | dawn | NOUN | Number=Sing | 26 men | nmod |
| 29 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 pierced | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pierce | past · passive | the body | with a aspen stake | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with stake=Instrument | ||||
| 2 | burn | participle | a fire and the ashes | then | vn light_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in fire=Location | ||||
| 3 | scatter | participle | the ashes not said here | the fields | by the King's men at dawn | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme over field=Destination |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
The body was pierced with an aspen stake and thrust into a hole in the ground.
The tree, 16 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pierced | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 pierced | aux:pass |
| 4 | pierced | pierce | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | with | with | ADP | _ | 8 stake | case |
| 6 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 8 stake | det |
| 7 | aspen | aspen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 stake | amod |
| 8 | stake | stake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pierced | obl |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 thrust | cc |
| 10 | thrust | thrust | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 stake | conj |
| 11 | into | into | ADP | _ | 13 hole | case |
| 12 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 13 hole | det |
| 13 | hole | hole | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 pierced | obl |
| 14 | in | in | ADP | _ | 16 ground | case |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 ground | det |
| 16 | ground | ground | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 hole | nmod |
| 17 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 pierced | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pierce | past · passive | the body | with a aspen stake and thrust; into a hole in the ground | vn poke-19-1 «NP V NP PP.patient»: subject=Instrument into hole=Patient |
Option 4
The body was driven through with an aspen stake and buried in an open grave.
The tree, 15 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 2 body | det |
| 2 | body | body | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 driven | nsubj:pass |
| 3 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 4 driven | aux:pass |
| 4 | driven | drive | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 5 | through | through | ADP | _ | 9 stake | case |
| 6 | with | with | ADP | _ | 9 stake | case |
| 7 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 9 stake | det |
| 8 | aspen | aspen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 stake | amod |
| 9 | stake | stake | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 driven | obl |
| 10 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 buried | cc |
| 11 | buried | bury | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 4 driven | conj |
| 12 | in | in | ADP | _ | 15 grave | case |
| 13 | an | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 15 grave | det |
| 14 | open | open | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 15 grave | amod |
| 15 | grave | grave | NOUN | Number=Sing | 11 buried | obl |
| 16 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 4 driven | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | drive | past · passive | the body | a aspen stake | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme through stake=Trajectory | ||||
| 2 | bury | participle | a open grave | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in grave=Destination |
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