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description: Which of the following occasioned the release of the rich moujik from the depths of hell? Exam question 4 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 que
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# Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Fiddler: the fiends, a bridge and…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following occasioned the release of the rich moujik from the depths of hell?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** occasion · **To what, where:** release

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e4:1
# text = Which of the following occasioned the release of the rich moujik from the depths of hell?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
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	aux:pass	_	_
5	occasioned	occasion	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	moujik	moujik	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	depths	depth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	hell	hell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **occasion** | gerund · passive |  | the release of the rich moujik from the depths of hell |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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The prayer of a child born to a maid who had neither eaten nor drunk for three years while the Fiddler played

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e4:o1:1
# text = The prayer of a child born to a maid who had neither eaten nor drunk for three years while the Fiddler played
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	15	cc	_	_
15	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	conj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
19	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Fiddler	Fiddler	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
22	played	play	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | participle |  | the prayer of a child *not said here* |  |  |  | to a maid | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **eat** | past · perfect | a maid | the Fiddler |  |  | year | neither *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **drink** | participle | a maid *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **play** | past | the prayer of a child |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **pray** |  | a child |  |  |  |  |  | nom prayer «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prayer of a child who had neither eaten nor drunk for three years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e4:o2:1
# text = The prayer of a child who had neither eaten nor drunk for three years
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	11	cc	_	_
11	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · perfect | a child |  |  |  | year | neither *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink** | participle | a child *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pray** |  | a child |  |  |  |  |  | nom prayer «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prayer of a monk who had fasted for seven long years in prayer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e4:o3:1
# text = The prayer of a monk who had fasted for seven long years in prayer
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monk	monk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	fasted	fast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
11	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fast** | past · perfect | a monk |  |  | prayer | year |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **pray** |  | a monk |  |  |  |  |  | nom prayer «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The prayer of a child who had neither eaten nor drunk for three years and who was born to a maid in the village

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:476-pg22373-part68:e4:o4:1
# text = The prayer of a child who had neither eaten nor drunk for three years and who was born to a maid in the village
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	neither	neither	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	eaten	eat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	11	cc	_	_
11	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past · perfect | a child |  |  |  | year | neither *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink** | participle | a child *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **bear** | past · passive |  |  |  | the village |  | to a maid | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **pray** |  | a child |  |  |  |  |  | nom prayer «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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