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title: Which of the following describes the place to which the fiddler desc… — Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler in Hel… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the place to which the fiddler descended after his fall through the earth? Exam question 1 of lesson 475 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler in Hell, part 1: a fiddler sinks into hell and finds a tormented rich moujik» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler in Hell, part 1: a fiddler…

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Which of the following describes the place to which the fiddler descended after his fall through the earth?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** fiddler · **What happens:** follow, describe, descend · **To what, where:** place, earth

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 475 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler in Hell, part 1: a fiddler sinks into hell and finds a tormented rich moujik» 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/475-pg22373-part67/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:475-pg22373-part67:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the place to which the fiddler descended after his fall through the earth?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fiddler	fiddler	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	descended	descend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	through	through	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | **describe** | present |  | the place |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent place=Theme |
| 3 | **descend** | past | the fiddler |  |  | the earth | after fiddler's fall | to the place | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme to which=Initial\_Location through earth=Destination |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Hell, where the rich moujik was being tormented

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:475-pg22373-part67:e1:o1:1
# text = Hell, where the rich moujik was being tormented
1	Hell	hell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	moujik	moujik	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	tormented	torment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **torment** | past · passive |  | the rich moujik |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Hell, where the old woman was being tormented

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:475-pg22373-part67:e1:o2:1
# text = Hell, where the old woman was being tormented
1	Hell	hell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	tormented	torment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **torment** | past · passive |  | the old woman |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A deep underground hell, full of fire, where the rich moujik was being tormented by many fiends and horses

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:475-pg22373-part67:e1:o3:1
# text = A deep underground hell, full of fire, where the rich moujik was being tormented by many fiends and horses
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	underground	underground	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	hell	hell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	moujik	moujik	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	tormented	torment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	fiends	fiend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **torment** | past · passive | many fiends and horses | the rich moujik |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Hell, where the rich moujik was being tormented by fiends and horses without end

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:475-pg22373-part67:e1:o4:1
# text = Hell, where the rich moujik was being tormented by fiends and horses without end
1	Hell	hell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
3	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	9	advmod	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	moujik	moujik	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	tormented	torment	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	appos	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	fiends	fiend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **torment** | past · passive | fiends and horses | the rich moujik |  |  | without end |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

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