--- title: With reference to the Viatka variant, explain the significance of th… — Russian Folk-Tales, Woe the Woeful, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: With reference to the Viatka variant, explain the significance of the moujik's discovery of the gold at the roadside. Exam question 3 of lesson 452 «Russian Folk-Tales, Woe the Woeful, part 44: the rich brother drowns Woe, then Need, Kruchina and the Zluidni turn up in other tales» of the books cour --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/452-pg22373-part44/e3/) [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, Woe the Woeful, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/452-pg22373-part44/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Russian Folk-Tales, Woe the Woeful, part 44: the rich brot… With reference to the Viatka variant, explain the significance of the moujik's discovery of the gold at the roadside. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, moujik · **What happens:** explain, discover · **To what, where:** significance, roadside, gold This is exam question 3 of lesson 452 «Russian Folk-Tales, Woe the Woeful, part 44: the rich brother drowns Woe, then Need, Kruchina and the Zluidni turn up in other tales» 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/452-pg22373-part44/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:452-pg22373-part44:e3:1 # text = With reference to the Viatka variant, explain the significance of the moujik's discovery of the gold at the roadside. 1 With with ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 reference reference NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 Viatka Viatka PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 variant variant NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 8 explain explain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 significance significance NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 moujik moujik NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 14 's 's PART POS _ 13 case _ _ 15 discovery discovery NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 19 at at ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 roadside roadside NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the significance of the moujik's discovery of the gold | | the roadside | | with reference to the Viatka variant | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic | | 2 | **discover** | | the moujik | the gold | | | | | nom discovery «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} It rewarded him for following Need's advice, and it is the basis of his later fortune ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:452-pg22373-part44:e3:o1:1 # text = It rewarded him for following Need's advice, and it is the basis of his later fortune 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 rewarded reward VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 for for SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 6 Need Need PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 12 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 basis basis NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 17 later late ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 18 amod _ _ 18 fortune fortune NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reward** | past | It | | him *= he* | | | | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | | Need's advice | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme | | 3 | **is a** | present | advice | the basis | | | | of Need's later fortune | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} It rewarded him for following Need's advice, and it is the basis of his later fortune and of the rich brother's envy ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:452-pg22373-part44:e3:o2:1 # text = It rewarded him for following Need's advice, and it is the basis of his later fortune and of the rich brother's envy 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 rewarded reward VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 for for SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 5 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 6 Need Need PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 11 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 12 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 basis basis NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 17 later late ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 18 amod _ _ 18 fortune fortune NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 rich rich ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 24 's 's PART POS _ 23 case _ _ 25 envy envy NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **reward** | past | It | | him *= he* | | | | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | | Need's advice | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme | | 3 | **is a** | present | advice | the basis | | | | of Need's later fortune and the rich brother's envy | tree rules | | 4 | **envy** | | the rich brother | | | | | | nom envy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} It shows the gold was stolen from a rich merchant who lived near the road ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:452-pg22373-part44:e3:o3:1 # text = It shows the gold was stolen from a rich merchant who lived near the road 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 stolen steal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 rich rich ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 merchant merchant NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 11 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 12 nsubj _ _ 12 lived live VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 acl:relcl _ _ 13 near near ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 road road NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | It | | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **steal** | past · passive | | the gold | | a rich merchant | | | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from merchant=Source | | 3 | **live** | past | a rich merchant | | | the road | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near road=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} It proves that Need helped the poor and that the horse was a gift ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:452-pg22373-part44:e3:o4:1 # text = It proves that Need helped the poor and that the horse was a gift 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 proves prove VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 Need Need PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 helped help VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 ccomp _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 gift gift NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **prove** | present | It | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **help** | past | Need | the poor | | | | | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent poor=Beneficiary | | 3 | **is a** | past | the horse | a gift | | | | | tree rules | **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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