--- title: Which statement accurately describes the serpent's reaction once the… — Russian Folk-Tales, Ivan Golik, part 3… · tree and pragmatics description: Which statement accurately describes the serpent's reaction once the bride had been correctly identified? Exam question 4 of lesson 1132 «Russian Folk-Tales, Ivan Golik, part 38: the prince wins the serpent's daughter with Golik's help, then plans to go home» of the books course of Mova's primary sc --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1132-pg29672-part38/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Russian Folk-Tales, Ivan Golik, part 3…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1132-pg29672-part38/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, Ivan Golik, part 38: the prince wins t… Which statement accurately describes the serpent's reaction once the bride had been correctly identified? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement, serpent · **What happens:** describe, identify, react · **To what, where:** reaction, bride This is exam question 4 of lesson 1132 «Russian Folk-Tales, Ivan Golik, part 38: the prince wins the serpent's daughter with Golik's help, then plans to go home» 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/1132-pg29672-part38/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1132-pg29672-part38:e4:1 # text = Which statement accurately describes the serpent's reaction once the bride had been correctly identified? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 statement statement NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 serpent serpent NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 reaction reaction NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 9 once once SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 bride bride NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 13 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 15 aux:pass _ _ 14 correctly correctly ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 identified identify VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the serpent's reaction | | | | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reaction=Theme | | 2 | **identify** | past · perfect · passive | | the bride | | | | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme | | 3 | **react** | | the serpent | | | | | | nom reaction «process intransitive»: 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 {#options} ### Option 1 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} He was amazed and sent his daughters to dress ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1132-pg29672-part38:e4:o1:1 # text = He was amazed and sent his daughters to dress 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 amazed amazed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 daughters daughter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 dress dress VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | He | | | | | amazed *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **send** | past | He *not said here* | his daughters | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme | | 3 | **dress** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} He arranged a feast ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1132-pg29672-part38:e4:o2:1 # text = He arranged a feast 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 arranged arrange VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **arrange** | past | He | a feast | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feast=Product | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} He expressed amazement and arranged the nuptials that day ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1132-pg29672-part38:e4:o3:1 # text = He expressed amazement and arranged the nuptials that day 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 expressed express VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 amazement amazement NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 arranged arrange VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 nuptials nuptial NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 9 det _ _ 9 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **express** | past | He | amazement | | | | | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent amazement=Theme | | 2 | **arrange** | past | He *not said here* | the nuptials that day | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nuptial=Product | ### Option 4 {#o4} He wept and wished them both a quiet life ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1132-pg29672-part38:e4:o4:1 # text = He wept and wished them both a quiet life 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wept weep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 both both CCONJ CC _ 9 cc:preconj _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 quiet quiet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 life life NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **weep** | past | He | a quiet life | | | | | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **wish** | past | He *not said here* | them *= they* | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot they=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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