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# Exam question 3 · Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, par…

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According to the passage, which of the following accurately states the fate of Norka the beast?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** passage · **What happens:** accord, follow, state, fate · **To what, where:** fate, Norka

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 426 «Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, part 18: the Prince sews magic robes and the brides recognise him» 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/426-pg22373-part18/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e3:1
# text = According to the passage, which of the following accurately states the fate of Norka the beast?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	nsubj	_	_
10	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
11	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Norka	Norka	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | present | the passage | the fate of Norka |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fate=Topic |
| 4 | **fate** |  |  | Norka |  |  |  |  | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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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He escapes and hides in the dark forest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e3:o1:1
# text = He escapes and hides in the dark forest
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	escapes	escape	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	hides	hide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **hide** | present | He *not said here* |  |  | the dark forest |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in forest=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His head is struck off by the Prince with a sword after he crosses himself and says a prayer

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e3:o2:1
# text = His head is struck off by the Prince with a sword after he crosses himself and says a prayer
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	crosses	cross	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
15	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike off** | present · passive | the Prince | His head |  |  |  | with a sword | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Patient with sword=Instrument |
| 2 | **cross** | present | head | head |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent himself=Patient |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | head *not said here* | a prayer |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent prayer=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He is turned into a stone by the sisters

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e3:o3:1
# text = He is turned into a stone by the sisters
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** | present · passive | the sisters | He |  | a stone |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent subject=Theme into stone=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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His head is struck off by the Prince with a sword

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e3:o4:1
# text = His head is struck off by the Prince with a sword
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	struck	strike	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike off** | present · passive | the Prince | His head |  |  |  | with a sword | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent subject=Patient with sword=Instrument |

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