Exam question 4 · Chornobyl and independence in 1991

Ascertain the origin of the state emblem of Ukraine known as the tryzub.

Mova's choice: option 2 · The right answer: option 2 · right ✓ · Who acts: you · What happens: ascertain, know · To what, where: origin, state emblem

This is exam question 4 of lesson 48 «Chornobyl and independence in 1991» of the history 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	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin	root	root
2	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	3 origin	det
3	origin	origin	NOUN	Number=Sing	1 Ascertain	obj
4	of	of	ADP	_	7 emblem	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 emblem	det
6	state	state	NOUN	Number=Sing	7 emblem	compound
7	emblem	emblem	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 origin	nmod
8	of	of	ADP	_	9 Ukraine	case
9	Ukraine	Ukraine	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 emblem	nmod
10	known	know	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	7 emblem	acl
11	as	as	ADP	_	13 tryzub	case
12	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	13 tryzub	det
13	tryzub	tryzub	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 known	obl
14	.	.	PUNCT	_	1 Ascertain	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	ascertain	imperative	you not said here	the origin of the state emblem of Ukraine					vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent origin=Topic
2	know	participle		the state emblem of Ukraine not said here				as the tryzub	vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as tryzub=Attribute

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 copied from the flag of Sweden

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 copied	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 copied	aux:pass
3	copied	copy	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	from	from	ADP	_	6 flag	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	6 flag	det
6	flag	flag	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 copied	obl
7	of	of	ADP	_	8 Sweden	case
8	Sweden	Sweden	PROPN	Number=Sing	6 flag	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	copy	past · passive		It		the flag of Sweden			vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme

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

It appears upon coins of Volodymyr the Great

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	2 appears	nsubj
2	appears	appear	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
3	upon	upon	ADP	_	4 coins	case
4	coins	coin	NOUN	Number=Plur	2 appears	obl
5	of	of	ADP	_	6 Volodymyr	case
6	Volodymyr	Volodymyr	PROPN	Number=Sing	4 coins	nmod
7	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 Great	det
8	Great	great	ADJ	Degree=Pos	6 Volodymyr	appos

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	appear	present	It			coins of Volodymyr			vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon coin=Location
2	coin			Volodymyr					nom coin «possession transitive»: of=patient

Option 3

It was introduced by the Ems decree

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 introduced	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 introduced	aux:pass
3	introduced	introduce	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	by	by	ADP	_	7 decree	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 decree	det
6	Ems	Ems	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 decree	compound
7	decree	decree	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 introduced	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	introduce	past · passive	the Ems decree	It					vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient

Option 4

It was designed for the Eurovision contest

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 designed	nsubj:pass
2	was	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin	3 designed	aux:pass
3	designed	design	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
4	for	for	ADP	_	7 contest	case
5	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	7 contest	det
6	Eurovision	Eurovision	PROPN	Number=Sing	7 contest	compound
7	contest	contest	NOUN	Number=Sing	3 designed	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	design	past · passive		It				for the Eurovision contest	vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: subject=Result for contest=Beneficiary

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