--- title: what did the servants do with the smith at first? — Russian Folk-Tales, The Smith and the… · tree and pragmatics description: what did the servants do with the smith at first? Test 9 · ★ of lesson 422 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Smith and the Demon: the Smith burns the seigneur, then the Demon saves him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; M --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/422-pg22373-part14/t9/) [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, The Smith and the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/422-pg22373-part14/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, The Smith and the Demon: the Smith bur… what did the servants do with the smith at first? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** servants · **What happens:** do This is test 9 · ★ of lesson 422 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Smith and the Demon: the Smith burns the seigneur, then the Demon saves him» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/422-pg22373-part14/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:422-pg22373-part14:t9:1 # text = what did the servants do with the smith at first? 1 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 2 nsubj _ _ 2 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 do do VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 smith smith NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | | | | | | with the smith | tree rules | | 2 | **do** | present | the servants | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=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 {#o1} Bound his feet and threw him out ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:422-pg22373-part14:t9:o1:1 # text = Bound his feet and threw him out 1 Bound bound ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 feet foot NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 out out ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **throw out** | past | | him *= he* | | | | bound his feet | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} Threw him in the dungeon and forgot about him for three days ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:422-pg22373-part14:t9:o2:1 # text = Threw him in the dungeon and forgot about him for three days 1 Threw throw VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 dungeon dungeon NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 forgot forget VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 8 about about ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ 10 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 three three NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 12 nummod _ _ 12 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **throw** | past | | him *= he* | | the dungeon | | | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent he=Theme in dungeon=Destination | | 2 | **forget** | past | | | | | day | about him *= he* | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} Tied his hands and dragged him off ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:422-pg22373-part14:t9:o3:1 # text = Tied his hands and dragged him off 1 Tied tie VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 dragged drag VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 off off ADP RP _ 5 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tie** | participle | | his hands | | | | | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Patient | | 2 | **drag off** | past | | him *= he* | | | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Stripped him and beat him soundly ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:422-pg22373-part14:t9:o4:1 # text = Stripped him and beat him soundly 1 Stripped strip VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 beat beat VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 soundly soundly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **strip** | past | | him *= he* | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient | | 2 | **beat** | past | | him *= he* | | | | soundly *property* | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=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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