Exam question 4 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Seven Simons, part 7: the six bro…

What was the chief defect of the trade professed by the seventh Simon, as declared before the king?

Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 1 · right ✓ · What happens: be, profess, declare · To what, where: chief defect, trade

This is exam question 4 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 defect	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	5 defect	cop
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 defect	det
4	chief	chief	ADJ	Degree=Pos	5 defect	amod
5	defect	defect	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	8 trade	case
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 trade	det
8	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 defect	nmod
9	professed	profess	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	8 trade	acl
10	by	by	ADP	_	13 Simon	case
11	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 Simon	det
12	seventh	seventh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 Simon	amod
13	Simon	Simon	PROPN	Number=Sing	9 professed	obl
14	,	,	PUNCT	_	16 declared	punct
15	as	as	SCONJ	_	16 declared	mark
16	declared	declare	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 defect	parataxis
17	before	before	ADP	_	19 king	case
18	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 king	det
19	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	16 declared	obl
20	?	?	PUNCT	_	5 defect	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	what, whom	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	the chief defect		of the trade	tree rules
2	profess	participle	the trade not said here		by the seventh Simon	vn declare-29.4-1-1-2 «NP V S_ING»: agent=Agent
3	declare speech: other	participle		before the king		vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S_INF»: 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 · ✓ the right answer

It was theft, a trade which in the kingdom ordinarily brought the practitioner to death without pardon.

The tree, 17 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 theft	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 theft	cop
3	theft	theft	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 trade	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 trade	det
6	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 theft	conj
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 brought	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 kingdom	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 kingdom	det
10	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
11	ordinarily	ordinarily	ADV	_	12 brought	advmod
12	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 theft	acl:relcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 practitioner	det
14	practitioner	practitioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obj
15	to	to	ADP	_	16 death	case
16	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
17	without	without	ADP	_	18 pardon	case
18	pardon	pardon	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
19	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 theft	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	theft and a trade					tree rules
2	bring	past		theft and a trade		the kingdom		to death; without pardon; ordinarily property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent which=Destination practitioner=Theme

Option 2

It was theft, a trade which in the kingdom ordinarily brought the practitioner to death without pardon, and which the seventh Simon had practised for many years across the sea.

The tree, 30 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 theft	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 theft	cop
3	theft	theft	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 trade	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 trade	det
6	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 theft	conj
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 brought	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 kingdom	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 kingdom	det
10	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
11	ordinarily	ordinarily	ADV	_	12 brought	advmod
12	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 theft	acl:relcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 practitioner	det
14	practitioner	practitioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obj
15	to	to	ADP	_	16 death	case
16	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
17	without	without	ADP	_	18 pardon	case
18	pardon	pardon	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	26 practised	punct
20	and	and	CCONJ	_	26 practised	cc
21	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	26 practised	obj
22	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	24 Simon	det
23	seventh	seventh	ADJ	Degree=Pos	24 Simon	amod
24	Simon	Simon	PROPN	Number=Sing	26 practised	nsubj
25	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	26 practised	aux
26	practised	practise	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	3 theft	parataxis
27	for	for	ADP	_	29 years	case
28	many	many	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 years	amod
29	years	year	NOUN	Number=Plur	26 practised	obl
30	across	across	ADP	_	32 sea	case
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 sea	det
32	sea	sea	NOUN	Number=Sing	26 practised	obl
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 theft	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	theft and a trade				tree rules
2	bring	past		theft and a trade	the kingdom		to death; without pardon; ordinarily property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent which=Destination practitioner=Theme
3	practise	past · perfect	the seventh Simon	theft and a trade	the sea	year		tree rules

Option 3

It was smuggling, a trade which in the realm usually brought a fine but no punishment at all.

The tree, 18 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 smuggling	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 smuggling	aux
3	smuggling	smuggle	VERB	Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 trade	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 trade	det
6	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smuggling	obj
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 brought	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 realm	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 realm	det
10	realm	realm	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
11	usually	usually	ADV	_	12 brought	advmod
12	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	6 trade	acl:relcl
13	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	14 fine	det
14	fine	fine	ADJ	Degree=Pos	12 brought	obj
15	but	but	CCONJ	_	17 punishment	cc
16	no	no	DET	PronType=Neg	17 punishment	det
17	punishment	punishment	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 smuggling	conj
18	at	at	ADP	_	19 all	case
19	all	all	DET	PronType=Tot	17 punishment	nmod
20	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 smuggling	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	smuggle	past · progressive	It	a trade					vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trade=Theme
2	bring	past		a trade		the realm		usually property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent which=Destination fine=Theme

Option 4

It was theft, a trade which in the kingdom ordinarily brought the practitioner to death without pardon, though he had confessed it freely before the whole court and the king.

The tree, 30 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 theft	nsubj
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 theft	cop
3	theft	theft	NOUN	Number=Sing	root	root
4	,	,	PUNCT	_	6 trade	punct
5	a	a	DET	Definite=Ind PronType=Art	6 trade	det
6	trade	trade	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 theft	conj
7	which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	12 brought	obj
8	in	in	ADP	_	10 kingdom	case
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 kingdom	det
10	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
11	ordinarily	ordinarily	ADV	_	12 brought	advmod
12	brought	bring	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 theft	acl:relcl
13	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	14 practitioner	det
14	practitioner	practitioner	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obj
15	to	to	ADP	_	16 death	case
16	death	death	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
17	without	without	ADP	_	18 pardon	case
18	pardon	pardon	NOUN	Number=Sing	12 brought	obl
19	,	,	PUNCT	_	23 confessed	punct
20	though	though	SCONJ	_	23 confessed	mark
21	he	he	PRON	Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 confessed	nsubj
22	had	have	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	23 confessed	aux
23	confessed	confess	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part	12 brought	conj
24	it	it	PRON	Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs	23 confessed	obj
25	freely	freely	ADV	_	23 confessed	advmod
26	before	before	ADP	_	29 court	case
27	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	29 court	det
28	whole	whole	ADJ	Degree=Pos	29 court	amod
29	court	court	NOUN	Number=Sing	23 confessed	obl
30	and	and	CCONJ	_	32 king	cc
31	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	32 king	det
32	king	king	NOUN	Number=Sing	29 court	conj
33	.	.	PUNCT	_	3 theft	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	past	It	theft and a trade				tree rules
2	bring	past		theft and a trade	the kingdom		to death; without pardon; ordinarily property	vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent which=Destination practitioner=Theme
3	confess	past · perfect	he	practitioner		before the whole court and the king	freely property	vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic

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