Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Priest with the Greedy Eyes, part…
Determine the reason why the Pope undertook the second cure without the companion.
Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 1 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, Pope · What happens: determine, undertake · To what, where: reason, second cure
This is exam question 4 of lesson 486 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Priest with the Greedy Eyes, part 78: a greedy Pope steals loaves and tries to cure a princess by chopping her up» 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 | Determine | determine | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 2 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 3 reason | det |
| 3 | reason | reason | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Determine | obj |
| 4 | why | why | ADV | PronType=Int | 7 undertook | advmod |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 Pope | det |
| 6 | Pope | Pope | PROPN | Number=Sing | 7 undertook | nsubj |
| 7 | undertook | undertake | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 reason | acl:relcl |
| 8 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 cure | det |
| 9 | second | second | ADJ | Degree=Pos NumForm=Word NumType=Ord | 10 cure | amod |
| 10 | cure | cure | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 undertook | obj |
| 11 | without | without | ADP | _ | 13 companion | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 13 companion | det |
| 13 | companion | companion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 undertook | obl |
| 14 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 1 Determine | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | determine | imperative | you not said here | the reason | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | ||||
| 2 | undertake | past | the Pope | the second cure | without the companion | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cure=Eventuality |
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 · ✓ the right answer
He was moved by avarice, prompted by the Evil One
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 | 3 moved | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 moved | aux:pass |
| 3 | moved | move | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 avarice | case |
| 5 | avarice | avarice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 moved | obl |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 prompted | punct |
| 7 | prompted | prompt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 3 moved | conj |
| 8 | by | by | ADP | _ | 11 One | case |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 11 One | det |
| 10 | Evil | evil | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 One | amod |
| 11 | One | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 prompted | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | past · passive | avarice | He | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme subject=Result | ||||
| 2 | prompt | participle | avarice not said here | by the Evil One | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition |
Option 2
He was moved by avarice and pride, and the Evil One whispered to him in his sleep
The tree, 17 words
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 | 3 moved | nsubj:pass |
| 2 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 moved | aux:pass |
| 3 | moved | move | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | root | root |
| 4 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 avarice | case |
| 5 | avarice | avarice | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 moved | obl |
| 6 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 7 pride | cc |
| 7 | pride | pride | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 avarice | conj |
| 8 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 13 whispered | punct |
| 9 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 13 whispered | cc |
| 10 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 One | det |
| 11 | Evil | Evil | PROPN | Number=Sing | 12 One | compound |
| 12 | One | One | PROPN | Number=Sing | 13 whispered | nsubj |
| 13 | whispered | whisper | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 3 moved | conj |
| 14 | to | to | ADP | _ | 15 him | case |
| 15 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 13 whispered | obl |
| 16 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 sleep | case |
| 17 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 sleep | nmod:poss |
| 18 | sleep | sleep | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 whispered | obl |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | move | past · passive | avarice and pride | He | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme subject=Result | ||||
| 2 | whisper speech: assert | past | the Evil One | him = he | his sleep | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient | |||
| 3 | sleep | his = he | nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent |
Option 3 · ← Mova's choice
He wanted the gold badly, and he was prompted by the Evil One and a mischievous spirit of mischief
The tree, 19 words
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 wanted | nsubj |
| 2 | wanted | want | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 gold | det |
| 4 | gold | gold | NOUN | Number=Sing | 2 wanted | obj |
| 5 | badly | badly | ADV | Degree=Pos | 2 wanted | advmod |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 prompted | punct |
| 7 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 10 prompted | cc |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 10 prompted | nsubj |
| 9 | was | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 10 prompted | aux:pass |
| 10 | prompted | prompt | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 2 wanted | conj |
| 11 | by | by | ADP | _ | 14 One | case |
| 12 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 14 One | det |
| 13 | Evil | evil | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 14 One | amod |
| 14 | One | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 10 prompted | obl |
| 15 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 spirit | cc |
| 16 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 18 spirit | det |
| 17 | mischievous | mischievous | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 18 spirit | amod |
| 18 | spirit | spirit | NOUN | Number=Sing | 14 One | conj |
| 19 | of | of | ADP | _ | 20 mischief | case |
| 20 | mischief | mischief | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 spirit | nmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | want | past | He | the gold | badly property | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot gold=Theme | |||
| 2 | prompt | past · passive | the Evil One and a mischievous spirit of mischief | he | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition subject=Patient |
Option 4
He hoped to win the King's favour quickly
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 hoped | nsubj |
| 2 | hoped | hope | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 3 | to | to | PART | _ | 4 win | mark |
| 4 | win | win | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 2 hoped | xcomp |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 King | det |
| 6 | King | King | PROPN | Number=Sing | 8 favour | nmod:poss |
| 7 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 6 King | case |
| 8 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 4 win | obj |
| 9 | quickly | quickly | ADV | _ | 4 win | advmod |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | hope | past | He | vn long-32.2 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | |||||
| 2 | win not said to happen | to-infinitive | He not said here | the King's favour | quickly property | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Eventuality | |||
| 3 | favour | the King | nom favour «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
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