Exam question 3 · Shchedryk, New Year, Easter eggs and birthdays

Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the distinction between "pYsanky" and "krAshanky"?

Mova's choice: option 3 · The right answer: option 3 · right ✓ · What happens: follow, characteris · To what, where: distinction

This is exam question 3 of lesson 28 «Shchedryk, New Year, Easter eggs and birthdays» 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	Which	which	PRON	PronType=Rel	8 characterises	nsubj
2	of	of	ADP	_	5 statements	case
3	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 statements	det
4	following	follow	VERB	VerbForm=Ger	5 statements	amod
5	statements	statement	NOUN	Number=Plur	8 characterises	obl
6	most	most	ADV	Degree=Sup	7 accurately	advmod
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	_	8 characterises	advmod
8	characterises	characteris	VERB	Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	root	root
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 distinction	det
10	distinction	distinction	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 characterises	obj
11	between	between	ADP	_	13 pYsanky	case
12	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 pYsanky	punct
13	pYsanky	pysanky	NOUN	Number=Sing	10 distinction	nmod
14	"	"	PUNCT	_	13 pYsanky	punct
15	and	and	CCONJ	_	17 krAshanky	cc
16	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 krAshanky	punct
17	krAshanky	krashanky	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 pYsanky	conj
18	"	"	PUNCT	_	17 krAshanky	punct
19	?	?	PUNCT	_	8 characterises	punct

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	follow	gerund							vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme
2	characteris	present		the distinction				of the following statements; between pYsanky and krAshanky; accurately property	tree rules

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 former are used in the knocking game; the latter are works of art

The tree, 14 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	2 former	det
2	former	former	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 used	nsubj:pass
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 used	aux:pass
4	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	root	root
5	in	in	ADP	_	8 game	case
6	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	8 game	det
7	knocking	knocking	NOUN	Number=Sing	8 game	compound
8	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 used	obl
9	;	;	PUNCT	_	13 works	punct
10	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	11 latter	det
11	latter	latter	ADJ	Degree=Pos	13 works	amod
12	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	13 works	cop
13	works	work	NOUN	Number=Plur	4 used	obl
14	of	of	ADP	_	15 art	case
15	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	13 works	nmod

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	use	present · passive		the former		the knocking game			vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient
2	is a	present		latter works				of art	tree rules

Option 2

Both are uncooked eggs reserved for baking

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	4 eggs	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 eggs	cop
3	uncooked	uncooked	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 eggs	amod
4	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
5	reserved	reserve	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	4 eggs	acl
6	for	for	ADP	_	7 baking	case
7	baking	baking	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 reserved	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Both	uncooked eggs					tree rules
2	reserve	participle		uncooked eggs not said here				for baking	vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for baking=Beneficiary

Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer

The former are patterned works of art; the latter are plainly dyed eggs used in the knocking game

The tree, 18 words

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	The	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	5 works	det
2	former	former	ADJ	Degree=Pos	4 patterned	compound
3	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 patterned	aux:pass
4	patterned	pattern	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	5 works	amod
5	works	work	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root
6	of	of	ADP	_	7 art	case
7	art	art	NOUN	Number=Sing	5 works	nmod
8	;	;	PUNCT	_	14 eggs	punct
9	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	10 latter	det
10	latter	latter	NOUN	Number=Plur	14 eggs	nsubj
11	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	14 eggs	cop
12	plainly	plainly	ADV	_	13 dyed	advmod
13	dyed	dye	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 eggs	amod
14	eggs	egg	NOUN	Number=Plur	5 works	conj
15	used	use	VERB	Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass	14 eggs	acl
16	in	in	ADP	_	19 game	case
17	the	the	DET	Definite=Def PronType=Art	19 game	det
18	knocking	knocking	NOUN	Number=Sing	19 game	compound
19	game	game	NOUN	Number=Sing	15 used	obl

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	where	other	roles by
1	pattern	present · passive					tree rules
2	dye	participle				plainly property	vn braid-41.2.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent
3	is a	present	the latter	dyed eggs			tree rules
4	use	participle		dyed eggs not said here	the knocking game		vn eat-39.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent
5	work		art				nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent

Option 4

Both are chocolate confections

The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)

#	word	lemma	UPOS	features	head	relation
1	Both	both	DET	PronType=Tot	4 confections	nsubj
2	are	be	AUX	Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin	4 confections	cop
3	chocolate	chocolate	NOUN	Number=Sing	4 confections	compound
4	confections	confection	NOUN	Number=Plur	root	root

#	verb	tense, mood	who	what, whom	to whom	where	when	other	roles by
1	is a	present	Both	chocolate confections					tree rules

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