--- title: What was the outcome of the weighing between Prince Ivan and the Wit… — Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and th… · tree and pragmatics description: What was the outcome of the weighing between Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake? Exam question 2 of lesson 446 «Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake: Prince Ivan escapes his sister and is weighed against her» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/446-pg22373-part38/e2/) [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, Prince Ivan and th…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/446-pg22373-part38/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake: Princ… What was the outcome of the weighing between Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** outcome This is exam question 2 of lesson 446 «Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake: Prince Ivan escapes his sister and is weighed against her» 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/446-pg22373-part38/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:446-pg22373-part38:e2:1 # text = What was the outcome of the weighing between Prince Ivan and the Witch-Snake? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 outcome outcome NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 weighing weighing NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 between between ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 10 Ivan Ivan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 13 Witch witch NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 14 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 13 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 15 Snake snake NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the outcome | | | | of the weighing between Prince Ivan and the Witch Snake | tree rules | 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} Prince Ivan rose high into the sky while the witch stayed stuck down on the earth below ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:446-pg22373-part38:e2:o1:1 # text = Prince Ivan rose high into the sky while the witch stayed stuck down on the earth below 1 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 Ivan Ivan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 rose rise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 high high ADV RB Degree=Pos 3 advmod _ _ 5 into into ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 sky sky NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 while while SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 witch witch NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 stayed stay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 stuck stick VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 advcl _ _ 13 down down ADP RP _ 12 compound:prt _ _ 14 on on ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 17 below below ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rise** | past | Prince Ivan | | | the sky | | high *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into sky=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **stick down** | past · passive | | the witch | | the earth | | below *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme on earth=Destination | ### Option 2 {#o2} The witch flew off and Ivan fell into the sea ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:446-pg22373-part38:e2:o2:1 # text = The witch flew off and Ivan fell into the sea 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 witch witch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 flew fly VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 off off ADP RP _ 3 compound:prt _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 6 Ivan Ivan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 into into ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 sea sea NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fly off** | past | the witch | | | | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **fall** | past | Ivan | | | | | into the sea *result* | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into sea=Result | ### Option 3 {#o3} Prince Ivan rose and flew over the mountains while the witch remained on earth, sinking deep into the mud ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:446-pg22373-part38:e2:o3:1 # text = Prince Ivan rose and flew over the mountains while the witch remained on earth, sinking deep into the mud 1 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 Ivan Ivan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 rose rise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 5 flew fly VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 6 over over ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 mountains mountain NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ 9 while while SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 witch witch NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ 12 remained remain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 acl _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 sinking sink VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 advcl _ _ 17 deep deep ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 18 into into ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 mud mud NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rise** | past | Prince Ivan | | | | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **fly** | past | Prince Ivan *not said here* | | | the mountains | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme over mountain=Location | | 3 | **remain** | participle | | the witch *not said here* | | earth | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on earth=Location | | 4 | **sink** | gerund | Prince Ivan *not said here* | | | the mud | | deep *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Prince Ivan rose and the witch remained on earth ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:446-pg22373-part38:e2:o4:1 # text = Prince Ivan rose and the witch remained on earth 1 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 compound _ _ 2 Ivan Ivan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 rose rise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 witch witch NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 remained remain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rise** | past | Prince Ivan | the witch | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location witch=Theme | | 2 | **remain** | participle | | the witch *not said here* | | earth | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on earth=Location | **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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