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title: Which of the following statements most accurately describes the fate… — Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements most accurately describes the fate of Prince Ivan following his third capture by Koshchei the Deathless? Exam question 1 of lesson 429 «Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, part 21: Ivan is slain and revived, then tricks the Baba Yaga's mares and is helped by the crea
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, part 21: Ivan is slain…

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the fate of Prince Ivan following his third capture by Koshchei the Deathless?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fate, Koshchei · **What happens:** follow, describe, fate, capture · **To what, where:** fate, third capture, Prince Ivan, Ivan

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 429 «Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, part 21: Ivan is slain and revived, then tricks the Baba Yaga's mares and is helped by the creatures he spared» 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/429-pg22373-part21/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately describes the fate of Prince Ivan following his third capture by Koshchei the Deathless?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	amod	_	_
17	capture	capture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Koshchei	Koshchei	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Deathless	Deathless	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 fate of Prince Ivan |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent fate=Theme |
| 3 | **follow** | gerund | the fate of Prince Ivan *not said here* | Ivan's third capture |  |  |  | by Koshchei | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent capture=Theme by koshchei=Trajectory |
| 4 | **fate** |  |  | Prince Ivan |  |  |  |  | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **capture** |  | Koshchei | Ivan |  |  |  |  | nom capture «act transitive»: poss=patient by=agent |

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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 was chopped apart and hidden in a cave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e1:o1:1
# text = He was chopped apart and hidden in a cave
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	chopped	chop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | apart *property* | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **hide** | participle |  |  |  | a cave |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cave=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He was beheaded and buried by the shore

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e1:o2:1
# text = He was beheaded and buried by the shore
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	beheaded	behead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behead** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **bury** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by the shore | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by shore=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He was dismembered, sealed within a barrel, and cast into the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e1:o3:1
# text = He was dismembered, sealed within a barrel, and cast into the sea
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	dismembered	dismember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismember** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | within a barrel | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **cast** | participle |  |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into sea=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was dismembered, sealed within a pitch-smeared barrel, and cast into the deep blue sea beyond the shore

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e1:o4:1
# text = He was dismembered, sealed within a pitch-smeared barrel, and cast into the deep blue sea beyond the shore
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	dismembered	dismember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
6	within	within	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	pitch	pitch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	smeared	smear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismember** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | within a smeared barrel | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **smear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **cast** | participle |  |  |  | the deep blue sea |  | beyond the shore | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into sea=Product |

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