Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Soldier's Midnight Watch, part 1:…

Which of the following accurately identifies the reward conferred by the King upon the priest's son in consequence of his fidelity during the vigil?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · What happens: follow, identify, confer · To what, where: reward

This is exam question 4 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	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 reward	det
8	reward	reward	NOUN	Number=Sing	6 identifies	obj
9	conferred	confer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 reward	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	12 King	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	12 King	det
12	King	King	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 conferred	obl:agent
13	upon	upon	ADP	_	17 son	case
14	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	15 priest	det
15	priest	priest	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 son	nmod:poss
16	's	's	PART	_	15 priest	case
17	son	son	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conferred	obl
18	in	in	ADP	_	19 consequence	case
19	consequence	consequence	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 son	nmod
20	of	of	ADP	_	22 fidelity	case
21	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	22 fidelity	nmod:poss
22	fidelity	fidelity	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 consequence	nmod
23	during	during	ADP	_	25 vigil	case
24	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	25 vigil	det
25	vigil	vigil	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conferred	obl
26	?	?	PUNCT	_	4 following	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund				vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	identify	present	the reward		accurately property	vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent reward=Theme
3	confer	participle	the reward not said here	during the vigil	upon the priest's son in consequence of King's fidelity	vn chit_chat-37.6 «NP V»: agent=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

A large sack of silver and several estates were conferred upon him by royal decree, along with his father's blessing.

The tree, 21 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	3 sack	det
2	large	large	ADJ	Degree=Pos	3 sack	amod
3	sack	sack	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 conferred	nsubj:pass
4	of	of	ADP	_	5 silver	case
5	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 sack	nmod
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	8 estates	cc
7	several	several	ADJ	Degree=Pos	8 estates	amod
8	estates	estate	NOUN	Number=Plur	3 sack	conj
9	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	10 conferred	aux:pass
10	conferred	confer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
11	upon	upon	ADP	_	12 him	case
12	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	10 conferred	obl
13	by	by	ADP	_	15 decree	case
14	royal	royal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	15 decree	amod
15	decree	decree	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 conferred	obl
16	,	,	PUNCT	_	22 blessing	punct
17	along	along	ADP	_	22 blessing	case
18	with	with	ADP	_	22 blessing	case
19	his	his	PRON	Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs	20 father	nmod:poss
20	father	father	NOUN	Number=Sing	22 blessing	nmod:poss
21	's	's	PART	_	20 father	case
22	blessing	blessing	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 conferred	parataxis
23	.	.	PUNCT	_	10 conferred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confer	past · passive	royal decree	a large sack of silver and several estates				upon him = he	tree rules
2	bless		his father						nom blessing «act transitive»: poss=agent

Option 2

Much gold was granted, and a few estates were given to him in full.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Much	much	ADJ	Degree=Pos	2 gold	amod
2	gold	gold	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 granted	nsubj:pass
3	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	4 granted	aux:pass
4	granted	grant	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	,	,	PUNCT	_	11 given	punct
6	and	and	CCONJ	_	11 given	cc
7	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	9 estates	det
8	few	few	ADJ	Degree=Pos	9 estates	amod
9	estates	estate	NOUN	Number=Plur	11 given	nsubj:pass
10	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	11 given	aux:pass
11	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 granted	conj
12	to	to	ADP	_	13 him	case
13	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	11 given	obl
14	in	in	ADP	_	15 full	case
15	full	full	ADJ	Degree=Pos	11 given	obl
16	.	.	PUNCT	_	4 granted	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	grant	past · passive		Much gold					vn future_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme
2	give	past · passive		a few estates	him = he	full			vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to he=Recipient

Option 3

A sum of money and an estate were conferred upon him by the crown.

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 sum	det
2	sum	sum	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conferred	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 money	case
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 sum	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 estate	cc
6	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	7 estate	det
7	estate	estate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 money	conj
8	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 conferred	aux:pass
9	conferred	confer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	upon	upon	ADP	_	11 him	case
11	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 conferred	obl
12	by	by	ADP	_	14 crown	case
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 crown	det
14	crown	crown	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conferred	obl
15	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 conferred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confer	past · passive		a sum of money and a estate				upon him = he; by the crown	tree rules
2	sum			money and a estate					nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient

Option 4 · ✓ the right answer

A heap of money and various lands were conferred upon him.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	A	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	2 heap	det
2	heap	heap	NOUN	Number=Sing	9 conferred	nsubj:pass
3	of	of	ADP	_	4 money	case
4	money	money	NOUN	Number=Sing	2 heap	nmod
5	and	and	CCONJ	_	7 lands	cc
6	various	various	ADJ	Degree=Pos	7 lands	amod
7	lands	land	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 money	conj
8	were	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	9 conferred	aux:pass
9	conferred	confer	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
10	upon	upon	ADP	_	11 him	case
11	him	he	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	9 conferred	obl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	9 conferred	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	confer	past · passive		a heap of money and various lands				upon him = he	tree rules

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