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title: What event causes the townsfolk to gather near the Starvation Tower? — Russian Fairy Tales, Waska and Schurka… · tree and pragmatics
description: What event causes the townsfolk to gather near the Starvation Tower? Exam question 3 of lesson 1720 «Russian Fairy Tales, Waska and Schurka: Waska wins back Martin's magic ring, and his castle is rebuilt» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 3 · Russian Fairy Tales, Waska and Schurka: Waska wins back Ma…

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What event causes the townsfolk to gather near the Starvation Tower?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** cause, gather · **To what, where:** townsfolk, Starvation Tower

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1720 «Russian Fairy Tales, Waska and Schurka: Waska wins back Martin's magic ring, and his castle is rebuilt» 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/1720-pg640-part44/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e3:1
# text = What event causes the townsfolk to gather near the Starvation Tower?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
2	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	causes	cause	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	townsfolk	townsfolk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	gather	gather	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Starvation	Starvation	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	Tower	Tower	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | present |  | the townsfolk |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition townsfolk=Patient |
| 2 | **gather** | to-infinitive |  | the townsfolk *not said here* |  | the Starvation Tower |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=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 {#o1}

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The music sounding from the tower, which they take for witchcraft and a curse on the whole kingdom

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e3:o1:1
# text = The music sounding from the tower, which they take for witchcraft and a curse on the whole kingdom
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	sounding	sound	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	witchcraft	witchcraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	curse	curse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | gerund | the music *not said here* |  |  | the tower |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **take** | present | the music |  |  | the whole kingdom |  | for witchcraft and a curse | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent which=Theme on kingdom=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The sound of music from the tower, which the King has forbidden and which they take for witchcraft and sorcery

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e3:o2:1
# text = The sound of music from the tower, which the King has forbidden and which they take for witchcraft and sorcery
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obj	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	witchcraft	witchcraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	sorcery	sorcery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forbid** | present · perfect · passive |  | the tower |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **take** | present | they |  |  |  |  | for witchcraft and sorcery | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent which=Theme for witchcraft=Beneficiary |

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

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The music sounding from the tower, which they take for witchcraft

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e3:o3:1
# text = The music sounding from the tower, which they take for witchcraft
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	sounding	sound	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obj	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	witchcraft	witchcraft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sound** | gerund | the music *not said here* |  |  | the tower |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **take** | present | the music |  |  |  |  | for witchcraft | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent which=Theme for witchcraft=Beneficiary |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The shouting of guards at the gate, which they fear is war

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e3:o4:1
# text = The shouting of guards at the gate, which they fear is war
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	shouting	shouting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	fear	fear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | present | guards *= guard* | the gate |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer which=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is a** | present | the shouting of guards at the gate | war |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **shout** |  | guards at the gate |  |  |  |  |  | nom shouting «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

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