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title: Which object did the dying mother bequeath to her daughter? — Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Fair… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which object did the dying mother bequeath to her daughter? Exam question 1 of lesson 441 «Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Fair, part 33: a dying mother leaves a doll, and a stepmother makes Vasilissa work» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Fair, part 33: a dying m…

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Which object did the dying mother bequeath to her daughter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** do, die · **To what, where:** dying mother bequeath

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 441 «Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Fair, part 33: a dying mother leaves a doll, and a stepmother makes Vasilissa work» 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/441-pg22373-part33/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:441-pg22373-part33:e1:1
# text = Which object did the dying mother bequeath to her daughter?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	dying	die	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
6	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bequeath	bequeath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which object | the dying mother bequeath |  |  |  | to object's daughter | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bequeath=Eventuality |
| 2 | **die** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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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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A doll taken from under the bed-clothes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:441-pg22373-part33:e1:o1:1
# text = A doll taken from under the bed-clothes
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doll	doll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | participle |  | a doll *not said here* |  | the bed clothes |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from clothes=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A doll taken from under the bed-clothes, wrapped in a cloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:441-pg22373-part33:e1:o2:1
# text = A doll taken from under the bed-clothes, wrapped in a cloth
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doll	doll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | participle |  | a doll *not said here* |  | the bed clothes |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from clothes=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **wrap** | participle |  | a doll *not said here* |  | a cloth |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cloth=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A doll left on the windowsill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:441-pg22373-part33:e1:o3:1
# text = A doll left on the windowsill
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	doll	doll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	windowsill	windowsill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | participle |  | a doll *not said here* |  | the windowsill |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent on windowsill=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A small doll the mother hid under the bed-clothes before she died

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:441-pg22373-part33:e1:o4:1
# text = A small doll the mother hid under the bed-clothes before she died
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	doll	doll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	obl	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | a small doll |  |  | the bed clothes |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under clothes=Location |
| 2 | **die** | past | mother |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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