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description: Which of the following accurately states the reason the Tsarivna fell ill, as given in the text? Exam question 4 of lesson 1107 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Vampire and St Michael, part 13: the boy buys the holy image and is sent to the church» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe
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# Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Vampire and St Michael, part 13: t…

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Which of the following accurately states the reason the Tsarivna fell ill, as given in the text?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** reason · **What happens:** follow, state, fall, give · **To what, where:** text · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1107 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Vampire and St Michael, part 13: the boy buys the holy image and is sent to the church» 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/school-run/books/1107-pg29672-part13/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1107-pg29672-part13:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately states the reason the Tsarivna fell ill, as given in the text?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Tsarivna	Tsarivna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
12	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **fall** | past | the reason |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **give** | participle | the reason *not said here* |  |  | the text |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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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 {#options}

### Option 1 {#o1}

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She fell asleep in the forest, and an evil spirit entered her body during the long night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1107-pg29672-part13:e4:o1:1
# text = She fell asleep in the forest, and an evil spirit entered her body during the long night
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	asleep	asleep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	entered	enter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	during	during	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | past | She |  |  | the forest |  | asleep *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |
| 2 | **enter** | past | a evil spirit | spirit's body |  |  | night |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme body=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She went out at night and a witch cursed her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1107-pg29672-part13:e4:o2:1
# text = She went out at night and a witch cursed her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past | She |  |  |  | night |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **curse** | participle | a witch | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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She bathed without first crossing herself, and the Evil Spirit took possession of her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1107-pg29672-part13:e4:o3:1
# text = She bathed without first crossing herself, and the Evil Spirit took possession of her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bathed	bath	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
5	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Evil	Evil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bath** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cross** | gerund | She *not said here* | herself *= she* |  |  |  | first *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Patient |
| 3 | **take** | past | the Evil Spirit | possession |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She bathed without first crossing herself, and the Evil Spirit took possession of her while she slept by the river at dusk

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1107-pg29672-part13:e4:o4:1
# text = She bathed without first crossing herself, and the Evil Spirit took possession of her while she slept by the river at dusk
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bathed	bath	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	advmod	_	_
5	crossing	cross	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Evil	Evil	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Spirit	Spirit	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	conj	_	_
16	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bath** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cross** | gerund | She *not said here* | herself *= she* |  |  |  | first *property* | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herself=Patient |
| 3 | **take** | past | the Evil Spirit | possession |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme |
| 4 | **sleep** | past | Spirit |  |  |  | dusk | by the river | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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