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title: what was up with the axes, were they chopping by themselves? — Russian Folk-Tales, Emilian the Fool,… · tree and pragmatics
description: what was up with the axes, were they chopping by themselves? Test 5 · ★ of lesson 467 «Russian Folk-Tales, Emilian the Fool, part 59: the fool's pike-magic pails, sledge and cudgel make the town angry, so they plan a trick» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Test 5 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, Emilian the Fool, part 59: the fool's…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
what was up with the axes, were they chopping by themselves?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** axes · **What happens:** chop

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This is test 5 · ★ of lesson 467 «Russian Folk-Tales, Emilian the Fool, part 59: the fool's pike-magic pails, sledge and cudgel make the town angry, so they plan a trick» 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/467-pg22373-part59/#t5).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:467-pg22373-part59:t5:1
# text = what was up with the axes, were they chopping by themselves?
1	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	acl:relcl	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	axes	ax	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	chopping	chop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | past · progressive | axes *= ax* |  |  |  |  | by axes *= ax* | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by themselves=Location |

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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 -->
nah, they were just lying there, the fool had to chop everything himself with his hands

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:467-pg22373-part59:t5:o1:1
# text = nah, they were just lying there, the fool had to chop everything himself with his hands
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	6	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
4	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	just	just	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
7	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	chop	chop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	13	obj	_	_
15	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	14	nmod	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past · progressive | they |  |  | there |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **have** | past | the fool |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **chop** | to-infinitive | the fool *not said here* | everything |  |  |  | with fool's hands | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent everything=Patient with hand=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, one axe felled the trees and the other axe cut up the wood into logs for the fool

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:467-pg22373-part59:t5:o2:1
# text = yep, one axe felled the trees and the other axe cut up the wood into logs for the fool
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	felled	fell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
13	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	logs	log	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fell** | past | one axe | the trees |  | logs |  | for the fool | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut up** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **wood** |  | the other axe |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
yep, one felled, one cut up the wood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:467-pg22373-part59:t5:o3:1
# text = yep, one felled, one cut up the wood
1	yep	yep	INTJ	UH	_	4	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nsubj	_	_
4	felled	fell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	parataxis	_	_
8	up	up	ADP	RP	_	7	compound:prt	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fell** | past | one |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut up** | participle · passive |  | one |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary wood=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
nah, the fool did all the work

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:467-pg22373-part59:t5:o4:1
# text = nah, the fool did all the work
1	nah	nah	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fool	fool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	8	det:predet	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | the fool | all work |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Eventuality |

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