Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Soldier and the Warlock: the Soldi…
Which option correctly states the reason the Soldier gave for not fearing the Warlock?
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 3 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: option, Soldier · What happens: state, give, not fear · To what, where: reason, Warlock
This is exam question 4 of lesson 479 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Soldier and the Warlock: the Soldier burns the wicked Warlock and the village is saved.» 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 | DET | PronType=Int | 2 option | det |
| 2 | option | option | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 states | nsubj |
| 3 | correctly | correctly | ADV | _ | 4 states | advmod |
| 4 | states | state | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 reason | det |
| 6 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 states | obj |
| 7 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 8 Soldier | det |
| 8 | Soldier | Soldier | PROPN | Number=Sing | 9 gave | nsubj |
| 9 | gave | give | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 6 reason | acl:relcl |
| 10 | for | for | SCONJ | _ | 12 fearing | mark |
| 11 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 fearing | advmod |
| 12 | fearing | fear | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 9 gave | advcl |
| 13 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 Warlock | det |
| 14 | Warlock | Warlock | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 fearing | obj |
| 15 | ? | ? | PUNCT | _ | 4 states | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | state speech: other | present | which option | the reason | correctly property | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | |||
| 2 | give | past | the Soldier | the reason not said here | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | ||||
| 3 | not fear | gerund | the Soldier not said here | the Warlock | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer warlock=Stimulus |
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
He believed the Warlock's power was just a trick
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 believed | nsubj |
| 2 | believed | believe | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 Warlock | det |
| 4 | Warlock | Warlock | PROPN | Number=Sing | 6 power | nmod:poss |
| 5 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 4 Warlock | case |
| 6 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 trick | nsubj |
| 7 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 trick | cop |
| 8 | just | just | ADV | _ | 10 trick | advmod |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 10 trick | det |
| 10 | trick | trick | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 believed | ccomp |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | believe | past | He | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | |||||
| 2 | is a | past | the Warlock's power | a trick | tree rules |
Option 2
A soldier belongs to the crown, which cannot be harmed, so he feared no devil or witch
The tree, 18 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 soldier | det |
| 2 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 belongs | nsubj |
| 3 | belongs | belong | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 crown | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 crown | det |
| 6 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 belongs | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 harmed | punct |
| 8 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 harmed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 harmed | aux |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 harmed | advmod |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 harmed | aux:pass |
| 12 | harmed | harm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 crown | acl:relcl |
| 13 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 16 feared | punct |
| 14 | so | so | ADV | _ | 16 feared | advmod |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 feared | nsubj |
| 16 | feared | fear | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 belongs | conj |
| 17 | no | no | DET | PronType=Neg | 18 devil | det |
| 18 | devil | devil | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 feared | obj |
| 19 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 20 witch | cc |
| 20 | witch | witch | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 devil | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belong | present | a soldier | to the crown | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not harm | can · passive | the crown | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer | |||||
| 3 | fear | past | soldier | no devil or witch | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer devil=Stimulus |
Option 3 · ✓ the right answer
A soldier belongs to the crown, which cannot be harmed
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 soldier | det |
| 2 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 belongs | nsubj |
| 3 | belongs | belong | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 crown | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 crown | det |
| 6 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 belongs | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 harmed | punct |
| 8 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 harmed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 harmed | aux |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 harmed | advmod |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 harmed | aux:pass |
| 12 | harmed | harm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 crown | acl:relcl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belong | present | a soldier | to the crown | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not harm | can · passive | the crown | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
Option 4
A soldier belongs to the crown, which cannot be harmed by any sorcerer or dark power
The tree, 17 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 2 soldier | det |
| 2 | soldier | soldier | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 belongs | nsubj |
| 3 | belongs | belong | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | to | to | ADP | _ | 6 crown | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 crown | det |
| 6 | crown | crown | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 belongs | obl |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 12 harmed | punct |
| 8 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 12 harmed | nsubj:pass |
| 9 | can | can | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 12 harmed | aux |
| 10 | not | not | PART | Polarity=Neg | 12 harmed | advmod |
| 11 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 12 harmed | aux:pass |
| 12 | harmed | harm | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 6 crown | acl |
| 13 | by | by | ADP | _ | 15 sorcerer | case |
| 14 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 15 sorcerer | det |
| 15 | sorcerer | sorcerer | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 harmed | obl |
| 16 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 18 power | cc |
| 17 | dark | dark | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 power | amod |
| 18 | power | power | NOUN | Number=Sing | 15 sorcerer | conj |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | belong | present | a soldier | to the crown | vn attend-107.4-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 2 | not harm | can · passive | any sorcerer or dark power | the crown | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
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