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title: Which of the following did the Baba Yaga demand of Vasilissa each da… — Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Beau… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following did the Baba Yaga demand of Vasilissa each day, as stated in the text? Exam question 1 of lesson 443 «Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Beautiful: the skull burns the stepmother, and Vasilissa becomes the king's wife» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Beautiful: the skull bur…

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Which of the following did the Baba Yaga demand of Vasilissa each day, as stated in the text?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, state, demand · **To what, where:** Baba demand, text, Vasilissa

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 443 «Russian Folk-Tales, Vasilissa the Beautiful: the skull burns the stepmother, and Vasilissa becomes the king's wife» 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/443-pg22373-part35/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:443-pg22373-part35:e1:1
# text = Which of the following did the Baba Yaga demand of Vasilissa each day, as stated in the text?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	Baba	Baba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	Yaga	Yaga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
9	demand	demand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Vasilissa	Vasilissa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	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 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  | the Baba demand of Vasilissa *not said here* |  | the text |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **demand** |  |  | Vasilissa |  |  |  |  | nom demand «communication 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The weaving of linen and the sewing of shirts

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:443-pg22373-part35:e1:o1:1
# text = The weaving of linen and the sewing of shirts
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	weaving	weaving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sewing	sewing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** |  |  | linen |  |  |  |  | nom weaving «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **sew** |  |  | shirts |  |  |  |  | nom sewing «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The sorting of wheat, the cleaning of poppy seed, and the lighting of the stove at dawn each day

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:443-pg22373-part35:e1:o2:1
# text = The sorting of wheat, the cleaning of poppy seed, and the lighting of the stove at dawn each day
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sorting	sorting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	poppy	poppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lighting	lighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	stove	stove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
20	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	det	_	_
21	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** |  |  | wheat |  |  |  |  | nom sorting «process transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **clean** |  | poppy seed |  |  |  |  |  | nom cleaning «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The spinning of flax and the grinding of grain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:443-pg22373-part35:e1:o3:1
# text = The spinning of flax and the grinding of grain
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	spinning	spinning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	grinding	grinding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spin** |  |  | flax |  |  |  |  | nom spinning «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The sorting of wheat and the cleaning of poppy seed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:443-pg22373-part35:e1:o4:1
# text = The sorting of wheat and the cleaning of poppy seed
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sorting	sorting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wheat	wheat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cleaning	cleaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	poppy	poppy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** |  |  | wheat |  |  |  |  | nom sorting «process transitive»: of=patient |
| 2 | **clean** |  | poppy seed |  |  |  |  |  | nom cleaning «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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