Exam question 3 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Seven Simons, part 7: the six bro…

What was the principal feature of the cross-bow manufactured by the fifth Simon?

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · What happens: be, manufacture · To what, where: principal feature, cross-bow

This is exam question 3 of lesson 667 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Seven Simons, part 7: the six brothers show their trades to the king, and he calls them to his counsellors» 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	What	what	PRON	PronType=Int	5 feature	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 feature	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 feature	det
4	principal	principal	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 feature	amod
5	feature	feature	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 cross-bow	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 cross-bow	det
8	cross-bow	cross-bow	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 feature	nmod
9	manufactured	manufacture	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 cross-bow	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	13 Simon	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Simon	det
12	fifth	fifth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 Simon	amod
13	Simon	Simon	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 manufactured	obl
14	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 feature	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past		the principal feature				of the cross-bow	tree rules
2	manufacture	participle		the cross-bow not said here				by the fifth Simon	vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: 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

It was infallible, the bolt striking whatever the eye beheld, and it could be loaded by a single child in an instant.

The tree, 22 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 infallible	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 infallible	cop
3	infallible	infallible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 bolt	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bolt	det
6	bolt	bolt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 infallible	conj
7	striking	strike	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 bolt	acl
8	whatever	whatever	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 striking	obj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 eye	det
10	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 whatever	nsubj
11	beheld	behold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 whatever	xcomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	17 loaded	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 loaded	cc
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	17 loaded	nsubj:pass
15	could	could	AUX	VerbForm=Fin	17 loaded	aux
16	be	be	AUX	VerbForm=Inf	17 loaded	aux:pass
17	loaded	load	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 infallible	conj
18	by	by	ADP	_	21 child	case
19	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	21 child	det
20	single	single	ADJ	Degree=Pos	21 child	amod
21	child	child	NOUN	Number=Sing	17 loaded	obl
22	in	in	ADP	_	24 instant	case
23	an	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	24 instant	det
24	instant	instant	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 child	nmod
25	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 infallible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	It		infallible property	tree rules
2	strike	gerund	the bolt not said here	whatever		vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whatever=Patient
3	behold	participle	the bolt not said here			vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer
4	load	could · passive	a single child in a instant	eye		vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Theme

Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

It was infallible, the bolt striking whatever the eye beheld.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 infallible	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 infallible	cop
3	infallible	infallible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 bolt	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bolt	det
6	bolt	bolt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 infallible	conj
7	striking	strike	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 bolt	acl
8	whatever	whatever	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 striking	obj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 eye	det
10	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 whatever	nsubj
11	beheld	behold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 whatever	xcomp
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 infallible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	other	roles by
1	is	past	It		infallible property	tree rules
2	strike	gerund	the bolt not said here	whatever		vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whatever=Patient
3	behold	participle	the bolt not said here			vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer

Option 3

It was unreliable, the bolt landing wherever the wind blew.

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 unreliable	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 unreliable	cop
3	unreliable	unreliable	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	7 landing	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 landing	det
6	bolt	bolt	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 landing	compound
7	landing	landing	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 unreliable	appos
8	wherever	wherever	ADV	PronType=Int	11 blew	advmod
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 wind	det
10	wind	wind	NOUN	Number=Sing	11 blew	nsubj
11	blew	blow	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	7 landing	acl:relcl
12	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 unreliable	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is	past	It					unreliable property	tree rules
2	blow	past	the wind					wherever property	vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient

Option 4

It was infallible, the bolt striking whatever the eye beheld, and it was carried in a silver case given by the king himself to the fifth Simon.

The tree, 27 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	It	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	3 infallible	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 infallible	cop
3	infallible	infallible	ADJ	Degree=Pos	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 bolt	punct
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 bolt	det
6	bolt	bolt	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 infallible	conj
7	striking	strike	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	6 bolt	acl
8	whatever	whatever	PRON	PronType=Rel	7 striking	obj
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 eye	det
10	eye	eye	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 whatever	nsubj
11	beheld	behold	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 whatever	xcomp
12	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 carried	punct
13	and	and	CCONJ	_	16 carried	cc
14	it	it	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	16 carried	nsubj:pass
15	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	16 carried	aux:pass
16	carried	carry	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	3 infallible	parataxis
17	in	in	ADP	_	20 case	case
18	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	20 case	det
19	silver	silver	NOUN	Number=Sing	20 case	compound
20	case	case	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 carried	obl
21	given	give	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	20 case	acl
22	by	by	ADP	_	24 king	case
23	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 king	det
24	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	21 given	obl
25	himself	himself	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs Reflex=Yes	24 king	nmod
26	to	to	ADP	_	29 Simon	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 Simon	det
28	fifth	fifth	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 Simon	amod
29	Simon	Simon	PROPN	Number=Sing	21 given	obl
30	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 infallible	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	other	roles by
1	is	past	It				infallible property	tree rules
2	strike	gerund	the bolt not said here	whatever				vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whatever=Patient
3	behold	participle	the bolt not said here					vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer
4	carry	past · passive		eye		a silver case		vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Value in case=Location
5	give	participle		a silver case not said here	the fifth Simon		by the king king	vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to simon=Recipient

Text: the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (world/data/school/), as the course runner gave them to the student. Trees: Mova's own parse — the en model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. Frames: Mova's frames reader (prag), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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