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description: What does the she-dragon's husband report to his wife concerning the wheat and the old man? Exam question 4 of lesson 1128 «Russian Folk-Tales, The She-Dragon's Daughter, part 34: Ivan is tricked and the dragon is fooled, then the maiden becomes a fish» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The She-Dragon's Daughter, part 34: Iv…

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What does the she-dragon's husband report to his wife concerning the wheat and the old man?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wife, she dragon · **What happens:** do, concern, report · **To what, where:** husband report, wheat

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1128 «Russian Folk-Tales, The She-Dragon's Daughter, part 34: Ivan is tricked and the dragon is fooled, then the maiden becomes a fish» 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/1128-pg29672-part34/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1128-pg29672-part34:e4:1
# text = What does the she-dragon's husband report to his wife concerning the wheat and the old man?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	report	report	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the she dragon's husband report |  |  |  | to dragon's wife | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent report=Eventuality |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | dragon's wife *not said here* | the wheat and the old man |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wheat=Experiencer |
| 3 | **report** |  | the she dragon |  |  |  |  |  | nom report «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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He reports the old man was fine and the wheat had been planted last spring

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1128-pg29672-part34:e4:o1:1
# text = He reports the old man was fine and the wheat had been planted last spring
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	planted	plant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
14	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the old man |  |  |  |  | fine *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **plant** | past · perfect · passive |  | the wheat |  |  | spring |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The wheat was ready

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1128-pg29672-part34:e4:o2:1
# text = The wheat was ready
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the wheat |  |  |  |  | ready *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He reports that the wheat was ready for the sickle and turned back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1128-pg29672-part34:e4:o3:1
# text = He reports that the wheat was ready for the sickle and turned back
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reports	report	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	ready	ready	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sickle	sickle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **report** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the wheat |  |  |  |  | for the sickle; ready *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **turn back** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He says the wheat was old

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1128-pg29672-part34:e4:o4:1
# text = He says the wheat was old
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the wheat |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

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