Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler in Hell, part 1: a fiddler…
Which of the following accurately describes the meaning of the Russian word "Ad" as used in the text?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, describe, use, mean · To what, where: meaning, Ad, text, Russian word
This is exam question 4 of lesson 475 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler in Hell, part 1: a fiddler sinks into hell and finds a tormented rich moujik» 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 describes | advmod |
| 6 | describes | describe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 4 following | advcl |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 meaning | det |
| 8 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 describes | obj |
| 9 | of | of | ADP | _ | 12 word | case |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 word | det |
| 11 | Russian | Russian | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 12 word | amod |
| 12 | word | word | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 meaning | nmod |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Ad | punct |
| 14 | Ad | ad | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 word | conj |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 Ad | punct |
| 16 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 17 used | mark |
| 17 | used | use | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 Ad | acl |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 text | case |
| 19 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 20 text | det |
| 20 | text | text | NOUN | Number=Sing | 17 used | obl |
| 21 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 following | 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 | describe | present | the meaning of the Russian word and Ad | accurately property | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S_ING»: agent=Agent meaning=Theme | ||||
| 3 | use | participle | Ad not said here | the text | vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 4 | mean | the Russian word and Ad | nom meaning «communication transitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer
The subterranean abode of evil spirits and sinful souls
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 abode | det |
| 2 | subterranean | subterranean | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 abode | amod |
| 3 | abode | abode | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 spirits | case |
| 5 | evil | evil | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 spirits | amod |
| 6 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 abode | nmod |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 souls | cc |
| 8 | sinful | sinful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 souls | amod |
| 9 | souls | soul | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 spirits | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
Option 2
The underground dwelling where evil spirits, sinful souls, and wicked fiends torment the damned forever after death
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 | 3 dwelling | det |
| 2 | underground | underground | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 dwelling | amod |
| 3 | dwelling | dwelling | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 6 spirits | advmod |
| 5 | evil | evil | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 spirits | amod |
| 6 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 3 dwelling | nmod |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 9 souls | punct |
| 8 | sinful | sinful | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 9 souls | amod |
| 9 | souls | soul | NOUN | Number=Plur | 6 spirits | conj |
| 10 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 14 torment | punct |
| 11 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 14 torment | cc |
| 12 | wicked | wicked | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 13 fiends | amod |
| 13 | fiends | fiend | NOUN | Number=Plur | 14 torment | compound |
| 14 | torment | torment | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 dwelling | conj |
| 15 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 16 damned | det |
| 16 | damned | damn | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 14 torment | acl |
| 17 | forever | forever | ADV | _ | 16 damned | advmod |
| 18 | after | after | ADP | _ | 19 death | case |
| 19 | death | death | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 damned | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | damn | participle | fiends torment not said here | after death | forever property | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
Option 3
The upper heaven where good spirits dwell and rest
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 heaven | det |
| 2 | upper | upper | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 3 heaven | amod |
| 3 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 4 | where | where | ADV | PronType=Rel | 7 dwell | advmod |
| 5 | good | good | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 6 spirits | amod |
| 6 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 dwell | nsubj |
| 7 | dwell | dwell | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 3 heaven | acl:relcl |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 rest | cc |
| 9 | rest | rest | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 dwell | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | dwell | present | good spirits | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | rest | present | good spirits not said here | vn spatial_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
Option 4
A cold northern land of frozen sinners and spirits
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 4 land | det |
| 2 | cold | cold | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 land | amod |
| 3 | northern | northern | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 4 land | amod |
| 4 | land | land | NOUN | Number=Sing | root | root |
| 5 | of | of | ADP | _ | 7 sinners | case |
| 6 | frozen | frozen | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 sinners | amod |
| 7 | sinners | sinner | NOUN | Number=Plur | 4 land | nmod |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 9 spirits | cc |
| 9 | spirits | spirit | NOUN | Number=Plur | 7 sinners | conj |
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.
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