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# Test 2 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, The Moujik and the Corpse, part 70: th…

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Yo, the corpse wants its lid back, so what's the moujik's flex?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** corpse · **What happens:** want back, be · **To what, where:** lid, flex

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This is test 2 · ★ of lesson 478 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Moujik and the Corpse, part 70: the moujik wins back the coffin-lid and saves two dead lads» 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/478-pg22373-part70/#t2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:478-pg22373-part70:t2:1
# text = Yo, the corpse wants its lid back, so what's the moujik's flex?
1	Yo	yo	INTJ	UH	_	5	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	corpse	corpse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	moujik	moujik	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	flex	flex	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want back** | present | the corpse | corpse's lid |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot lid=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | present |  | the moujik's flex |  |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He makes it spill the healing secret

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:478-pg22373-part70:t2:o1:1
# text = He makes it spill the healing secret
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	spill	spill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	healing	healing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | He | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **spill** | infinitive |  | the healing secret |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location secret=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He pretends to return the lid but makes it reveal the healing secret first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:478-pg22373-part70:t2:o2:1
# text = He pretends to return the lid but makes it reveal the healing secret first
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pretends	pretend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	reveal	reveal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	healing	healing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pretend** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **return** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the lid |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lid=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | present | He *not said here* | lid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **reveal** | infinitive | lid *not said here* | the healing secret |  |  |  | first *property* | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He tells it a lie about the lid

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:478-pg22373-part70:t2:o3:1
# text = He tells it a lie about the lid
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lie	lie	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	about	about	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | He | a lie | it |  |  | about the lid | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent it=Recipient lie=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He grabs the lid and refuses to return it until it tells him everything about healing

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:478-pg22373-part70:t2:o4:1
# text = He grabs the lid and refuses to return it until it tells him everything about healing
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grabs	grab	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	12	obj	_	_
15	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	healing	healing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grab** | present | He | the lid |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lid=Theme |
| 2 | **refuse** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **return** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | lid |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | lid | everything | him *= he* |  |  | about healing | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient everything=Topic |

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