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description: Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the figure of Woe in this narrative? Exam question 2 of lesson 451 «Russian Folk-Tales, Woe and the Peasant, part 43: the peasant buries Woe under a stone» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 2 · Russian Folk-Tales, Woe and the Peasant, part 43: the peas…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the figure of Woe in this narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, characteris, figure · **To what, where:** figure, narrative, Woe

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 451 «Russian Folk-Tales, Woe and the Peasant, part 43: the peasant buries Woe under a stone» 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/451-pg22373-part43/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately characterises the figure of Woe in this narrative?
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	characterises	characteris	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	figure	figure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Woe	Woe	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	15	det	_	_
15	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 | **characteris** | present |  | the figure of Woe |  | this narrative |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **figure** |  |  | Woe |  |  |  |  | nom figure «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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woe is a hidden thief who robs the peasant of his sheep and cart.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:e2:o1:1
# text = Woe is a hidden thief who robs the peasant of his sheep and cart.
1	Woe	woe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	robs	rob	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	peasant	peasant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Woe | a hidden thief |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rob** | present | a hidden thief | the peasant of peasant's sheep and cart |  |  |  |  | vn cheat-10.6.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peasant=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woe is a supernatural tempter that repeatedly lures the peasant into drink, debt, and loss until he has nothing left at all.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:e2:o2:1
# text = Woe is a supernatural tempter that repeatedly lures the peasant into drink, debt, and loss until he has nothing left at all.
1	Woe	woe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	supernatural	supernatural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tempter	tempter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	lures	lure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	peasant	peasant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	drink	drink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	debt	debt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
18	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
21	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	20	obj	_	_
22	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Woe | a supernatural tempter and loss |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **lure** | present | a supernatural tempter and loss | the peasant |  |  |  | into drink and debt *result*; repeatedly *property* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent peasant=Patient into drink=Result |
| 3 | **have** | present | peasant | nothing |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |
| 4 | **leave** | participle |  |  |  | all |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent at all=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woe is a personified misfortune that attaches itself to the peasant.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:e2:o3:1
# text = Woe is a personified misfortune that attaches itself to the peasant.
1	Woe	woe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	personified	personify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	attaches	attach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	itself	itself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	peasant	peasant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **personify** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Woe | a personified misfortune |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **attach** | present | a personified misfortune | Woe |  |  |  | to the peasant | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent itself=Patient to peasant=Co-Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Woe is a ghostly spirit of the plain who speaks through the peasant's own wife and forces him to sell his home and farm animals.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:e2:o4:1
# text = Woe is a ghostly spirit of the plain who speaks through the peasant's own wife and forces him to sell his home and farm animals.
1	Woe	woe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ghostly	ghostly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plain	plain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	peasant	peasant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	forces	force	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	conj	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nmod	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	sell	sell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	compound	_	_
26	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | Woe | a ghostly spirit |  |  |  | of the plain | tree rules |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | the plain |  |  |  |  | through the peasant's own wife  peasant and forces | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sell** | to-infinitive | the plain *not said here* | peasant's home and farm animals |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme |

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