--- title: State the precise condition under which the ferryman may be released… — Russian Folk-Tales, Vassili and Mark t… · tree and pragmatics description: State the precise condition under which the ferryman may be released from his duty of rowing across the river. Exam question 3 of lesson 1755 «Russian Folk-Tales, Vassili and Mark the Rich, part 6: Vassili visits the Serpent King and tricks him out of Mark's ships» of the books course of Mova's prim --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1755-pg641-part6/e3/) [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, Vassili and Mark t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1755-pg641-part6/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Russian Folk-Tales, Vassili and Mark the Rich, part 6: Vas… State the precise condition under which the ferryman may be released from his duty of rowing across the river. **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** duty · **What happens:** release, row · **To what, where:** ferryman, precise condition, river This is exam question 3 of lesson 1755 «Russian Folk-Tales, Vassili and Mark the Rich, part 6: Vassili visits the Serpent King and tricks him out of Mark's ships» 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/1755-pg641-part6/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1755-pg641-part6:e3:1 # text = State the precise condition under which the ferryman may be released from his duty of rowing across the river. 1 State state NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 3 precise precise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 under under ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 obl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 ferryman ferryman NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 released release VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl:relcl _ _ 12 from from ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 duty duty NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 15 of of SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 16 rowing row VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 14 acl _ _ 17 across across ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **release** | may · passive | | the ferryman | | the precise condition | | from State's duty | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source | | 2 | **row** | gerund | State's duty *not said here* | | | the river | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent across river=Trajectory | 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} A new boatman must come ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1755-pg641-part6:e3:o1:1 # text = A new boatman must come 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 new new ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 boatman boatman NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | must | a new boatman | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} A substitute must be placed in the boat to take his position ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1755-pg641-part6:e3:o2:1 # text = A substitute must be placed in the boat to take his position 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 substitute substitute NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 4 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 placed place VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 to to PART TO _ 10 mark _ _ 10 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 position position NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **place** | must · passive | | a substitute | | the boat | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in boat=Destination | | 2 | **take** | to-infinitive | | substitute's position | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent position=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} Someone must row for him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1755-pg641-part6:e3:o3:1 # text = Someone must row for him 1 Someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 nsubj _ _ 2 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 row row VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 4 for for ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **row** | must | Someone | | | | | for him *= he* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Another man must sit in the boat for him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1755-pg641-part6:e3:o4:1 # text = Another man must sit in the boat for him 1 Another another DET DT PronType=Ind 2 det _ _ 2 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 must must AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 sit sit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 boat boat NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sit** | must | another man | | | the boat | | for him *= he* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in boat=Location | **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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