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title: Which of the following was the stated purpose of the bridge ordered… — Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler: the f… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following was the stated purpose of the bridge ordered by the Emperor? Exam question 3 of lesson 476 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler: the fiends, a bridge and a rich moujik's release» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 3 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler: the fiends, a bridge and…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following was the stated purpose of the bridge ordered by the Emperor?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, state, be, order · **To what, where:** bridge

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 476 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler: the fiends, a bridge and a rich moujik's release» 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/476-pg22373-part68/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e3:1
# text = Which of the following was the stated purpose of the bridge ordered by the Emperor?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Emperor	Emperor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | of the stated purpose; of the bridge | tree rules |
| 4 | **order** | participle |  | the bridge *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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To connect the two villages and allow trade among the poor folk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e3:o1:1
# text = To connect the two villages and allow trade among the poor folk
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	connect	connect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	villages	village	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	allow	allow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	among	among	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **connect** | to-infinitive |  | the two villages |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent village=Patient |
| 2 | **allow** | present |  | trade |  |  |  | among the poor folk | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trade=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To shorten the road to town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e3:o2:1
# text = To shorten the road to town
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	shorten	shorten	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shorten** | to-infinitive |  | the road |  |  |  | to town | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent road=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To help the poor cross the river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e3:o3:1
# text = To help the poor cross the river
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	help	help	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	cross	cross	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | to-infinitive |  | the poor |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent poor=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 2 | **cross** | infinitive | the poor *not said here* | the river |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent river=Patient |

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

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To shorten a journey of some fifty versts to a distance of five

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e3:o4:1
# text = To shorten a journey of some fifty versts to a distance of five
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	shorten	shorten	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
7	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	versts	verst	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shorten** | to-infinitive |  | a journey of some fifty versts |  |  |  | to a distance of five | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent journey=Patient |
| 2 | **journey** |  |  | some fifty versts |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: of=patient |

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