Exam question 2 · I know! The head — and happy, angry, bored, scared
Ascertain the meaning of the construction "meni strAshno" when rendered literally and in its customary sense.
Mova's choice: option 1 · The right answer: option 4 · wrong ✗ · Who acts: you, strAshno · What happens: ascertain, render, mean, sense · To what, where: meaning, construction
This is exam question 2 of lesson 18 «I know! The head — and happy, angry, bored, scared» of the Ukrainian street 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 meaning | det |
| 3 | meaning | meaning | NOUN | Number=Sing | 1 Ascertain | obj |
| 4 | of | of | ADP | _ | 6 construction | case |
| 5 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 6 construction | det |
| 6 | construction | construction | NOUN | Number=Sing | 3 meaning | nmod |
| 7 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 strAshno | punct |
| 8 | meni | meni | X | _ | 9 strAshno | compound |
| 9 | strAshno | strashno | NOUN | Number=Sing | 6 construction | appos |
| 10 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 9 strAshno | punct |
| 11 | when | when | ADV | PronType=Int | 12 rendered | advmod |
| 12 | rendered | render | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 1 Ascertain | advcl |
| 13 | literally | literally | ADV | _ | 12 rendered | advmod |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 sense | cc |
| 15 | in | in | ADP | _ | 18 sense | case |
| 16 | its | its | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 18 sense | nmod:poss |
| 17 | customary | customary | NOUN | Number=Sing | 18 sense | compound |
| 18 | sense | sense | NOUN | Number=Sing | 13 literally | conj |
| 19 | . | . | 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 meaning of the construction | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic | ||||
| 2 | render | participle | you not said here | literally property | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | mean | the construction | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient | ||||||
| 4 | sense | strAshno | nom sense «cognition transitive»: poss=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
Literally "I frighten", meaning "I am frightening"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literally | literally | ADV | _ | 4 frighten | advmod |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 frighten | punct |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 4 frighten | nsubj |
| 4 | frighten | frighten | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 meaning | advcl |
| 5 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 4 frighten | punct |
| 6 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 7 meaning | punct |
| 7 | meaning | mean | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | root | root |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 frightening | punct |
| 9 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 11 frightening | nsubj |
| 10 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 11 frightening | cop |
| 11 | frightening | frightening | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 7 meaning | ccomp |
| 12 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 11 frightening | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | frighten in a quote | present | I | literally property | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | ||||
| 2 | mean | gerund | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | I | frightening property | tree rules |
Option 2
Literally "I am glad", meaning "I am happy"
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literally | literally | ADV | _ | 5 glad | advmod |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 glad | punct |
| 3 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 5 glad | nsubj |
| 4 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 5 glad | cop |
| 5 | glad | glad | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 6 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 5 glad | punct |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 8 meaning | punct |
| 8 | meaning | mean | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 5 glad | advcl |
| 9 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 happy | punct |
| 10 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 12 happy | nsubj |
| 11 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 12 happy | cop |
| 12 | happy | happy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 8 meaning | ccomp |
| 13 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 12 happy | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | I | glad, literally property | tree rules | ||||
| 2 | mean | gerund | I not said here | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | I | happy property | tree rules |
Option 3
Literally "to me it is boring", meaning "I am bored"
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literally | literally | ADV | _ | 7 boring | advmod |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 boring | punct |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 me | case |
| 4 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 boring | obl |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 boring | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 boring | cop |
| 7 | boring | boring | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 boring | punct |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 meaning | punct |
| 10 | meaning | mean | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 boring | advcl |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 bored | punct |
| 12 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 bored | nsubj |
| 13 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 bored | cop |
| 14 | bored | bored | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 meaning | ccomp |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 bored | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | it | me | boring, literally property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | mean | gerund | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | I | bored property | tree rules |
Option 4 · ✓ the right answer
Literally "to me it is frightening", meaning "I am scared"
The tree, 10 words
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Literally | literally | ADV | _ | 7 frightening | advmod |
| 2 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 frightening | punct |
| 3 | to | to | ADP | _ | 4 me | case |
| 4 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 7 frightening | obl |
| 5 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 7 frightening | nsubj |
| 6 | is | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 7 frightening | cop |
| 7 | frightening | frightening | ADJ | Degree=Pos | root | root |
| 8 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 7 frightening | punct |
| 9 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 10 meaning | punct |
| 10 | meaning | mean | VERB | Tense=Pres VerbForm=Part | 7 frightening | advcl |
| 11 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 scared | punct |
| 12 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 14 scared | nsubj |
| 13 | am | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 14 scared | cop |
| 14 | scared | scared | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 10 meaning | ccomp |
| 15 | " | " | PUNCT | _ | 14 scared | punct |
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | is in a quote | present | it | me | frightening, literally property | tree rules | |||
| 2 | mean | gerund | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent | ||||||
| 3 | is in a quote | present | I | scared property | tree rules |
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