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title: Which object was instrumental in identifying the maiden at the church? — Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which object was instrumental in identifying the maiden at the church? Exam question 1 of lesson 1115 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part 21: the golden slippers are left behind and the search begins» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part 21: the golden slipp…

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Which object was instrumental in identifying the maiden at the church?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** be, identify · **To what, where:** maiden, church

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1115 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Heifer, part 21: the golden slippers are left behind and the search begins» 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/1115-pg29672-part21/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:e1:1
# text = Which object was instrumental in identifying the maiden at the church?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	instrumental	instrumental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	identifying	identify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | which object |  |  |  |  | instrumental *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **identify** | gerund | which object *not said here* | the maiden |  | the church |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent maiden=Theme |

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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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The golden slippers she left behind

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:e1:o1:1
# text = The golden slippers she left behind
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slippers	slipper	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave behind** | past | she | the golden slippers *not said here* |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slipper=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The jewelled golden crown she dropped while running down the steps

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:e1:o2:1
# text = The jewelled golden crown she dropped while running down the steps
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	jewelled	jewelled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	running	run	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	down	down	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | the jewelled golden crown |  |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **run down** | gerund | the jewelled golden crown *not said here* | the steps |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme step=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The embroidered silk handkerchief

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:e1:o3:1
# text = The embroidered silk handkerchief
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	embroidered	embroider	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
3	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **embroider** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The silver brooch she dropped

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1115-pg29672-part21:e1:o4:1
# text = The silver brooch she dropped
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brooch	brooch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past | she | the silver brooch *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brooch=Theme |

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