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title: yo, the peasant's bro was so stingy, bruh — Russian Folk-Tales, Woe and the Peasan… · tree and pragmatics
description: yo, the peasant's bro was so stingy, bruh Test 1 · ★ 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 pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wron
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# Test 1 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, Woe and the Peasant, part 43: the peas…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yo, the peasant's bro was so stingy, bruh

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** bro · **What happens:** be

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This is test 1 · ★ 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. 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/#t1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:t1:1
# text = yo, the peasant's bro was so stingy, bruh
1	yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	peasant	peasant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	bro	bro	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	stingy	stingy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
11	bruh	bruh	INTJ	UH	_	9	discourse	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the peasant's bro |  |  |  |  | stingy *property* | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he fed all the merchants and then gave his poor brother a loaf of bread and a lecture about work

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:t1:o1:1
# text = he fed all the merchants and then gave his poor brother a loaf of bread and a lecture about work
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	iobj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	loaf	loaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lecture	lecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
19	about	about	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | he | all merchants |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent merchant=Recipient |
| 2 | **give** | past | he *not said here* | a loaf of bread and a lecture about work | his poor brother |  | then |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent brother=Recipient loaf=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he gave the guests fine food but nothing for him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:t1:o2:1
# text = he gave the guests fine food but nothing for him
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	6	conj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | he | fine food | the guests |  |  | for him *= he* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent guest=Recipient food=Theme for he=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he kept the good food for guests and forgot his poor brother

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:t1:o3:1
# text = he kept the good food for guests and forgot his poor brother
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | he | the good food |  |  |  | for guests | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Theme |
| 2 | **forget** | past | he *not said here* | his poor brother |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he fed the guests but ignored his poor brother totally

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:451-pg22373-part43:t1:o4:1
# text = he fed the guests but ignored his poor brother totally
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	totally	totally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | he |  | the guests |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guest=Recipient |
| 2 | **ignore** | past | he *not said here* | his poor brother |  |  |  | totally *property* | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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