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title: Which of the following best describes the reason the youngest son we… — Russian Fairy Tales, The Frog Bride, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the reason the youngest son weeps beside the pond at the commencement of the tale? Exam question 1 of lesson 1803 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Frog Bride, part 1: the youngest son's frog spins his linen» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depend
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Frog Bride, part 1: the youngest…

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Which of the following best describes the reason the youngest son weeps beside the pond at the commencement of the tale?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** youngest son · **What happens:** follow, describe, weep · **To what, where:** reason, pond

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1803 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Frog Bride, part 1: the youngest son's frog spins his linen» 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/1803-pg641-part54/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1803-pg641-part54:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the reason the youngest son weeps beside the pond at the commencement of the tale?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	weeps	weep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	commencement	commencement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the reason |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **weep** | present | the youngest son | the reason *not said here* |  | the pond at the commencement of the tale |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent reason=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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He has no bride willing to spin his skein of flax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1803-pg641-part54:e1:o1:1
# text = He has no bride willing to spin his skein of flax
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	spin	spin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	skein	skein	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | no bride |  |  |  | willing *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Patient |
| 2 | **spin** | to-infinitive | no bride *not said here* | his skein of flax |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skein=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He lost his flax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1803-pg641-part54:e1:o2:1
# text = He lost his flax
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | He | his flax |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flax=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He has no wife willing to weave his flax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1803-pg641-part54:e1:o3:1
# text = He has no wife willing to weave his flax
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	weave	weave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | no wife |  |  |  | willing *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Patient |
| 2 | **weave** | to-infinitive | no wife *not said here* | his flax |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flax=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He has no bride willing to sell his flax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1803-pg641-part54:e1:o4:1
# text = He has no bride willing to sell his flax
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | He | no bride |  |  |  | willing *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Patient |
| 2 | **sell** | to-infinitive | no bride *not said here* | his flax |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flax=Theme |

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