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description: Which means did the blind hero employ in order to procure his daily sustenance? Exam question 1 of lesson 464 «Russian Folk-Tales, Katoma, part 56: the heroes trap the Baba Yaga and are healed» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Folk-Tales, Katoma, part 56: the heroes trap the B…

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Which means did the blind hero employ in order to procure his daily sustenance?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** mean, do, procure · **To what, where:** blind hero employ, daily sustenance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 464 «Russian Folk-Tales, Katoma, part 56: the heroes trap the Baba Yaga and are healed» 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/464-pg22373-part56/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e1:1
# text = Which means did the blind hero employ in order to procure his daily sustenance?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
6	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	employ	employ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
9	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	fixed	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	procure	procure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	sustenance	sustenance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | the blind hero employ |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent employ=Eventuality |
| 3 | **procure** | to-infinitive |  | his daily sustenance |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sustenance=Theme |

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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 -->
He followed the sound of animals in the trees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e1:o1:1
# text = He followed the sound of animals in the trees
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	followed	follow	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	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | past | He | the sound of animals in the trees |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He used a long spear to kill animals that wandered close to his hut

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e1:o2:1
# text = He used a long spear to kill animals that wandered close to his hut
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	spear	spear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wandered	wander	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	close	close	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | past | He | a long spear |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spear=Patient |
| 2 | **kill** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | animals |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent animal=Theme |
| 3 | **wander** | past | animals |  |  | his hut |  | close *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to hut=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He waited quietly each morning until animals walked past and then caught them by hand

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e1:o3:1
# text = He waited quietly each morning until animals walked past and then caught them by hand
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
9	past	past	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	caught	catch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | past | He |  |  |  | morning | quietly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **walk** | past | animals |  |  |  |  | past *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **catch** | past | He *not said here* | animals *= animal* |  |  | then | by hand | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He detected by smell the animals passing near him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e1:o4:1
# text = He detected by smell the animals passing near him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	detected	detect	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	smell	smell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
7	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **detect** | participle | He |  |  |  |  | by smell and the animals | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund | the animals *not said here* |  |  |  |  | near him *= he* | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme near he=Location |

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