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description: In what manner does the Pope respond when the old man inquires, on the gallows, as to who consumed the loaves? Exam question 1 of lesson 487 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Pope and the Old Man: the Pope fails to revive the Princess, is nearly hanged, and is saved by the old man» of the books course of Mov
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Pope and the Old Man: the Pope fai…

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In what manner does the Pope respond when the old man inquires, on the gallows, as to who consumed the loaves?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old man · **What happens:** do, inquire, consume · **To what, where:** Pope respond, manner, gallows, loaves

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 487 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Pope and the Old Man: the Pope fails to revive the Princess, is nearly hanged, and is saved by the old man» 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/487-pg22373-part79/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:e1:1
# text = In what manner does the Pope respond when the old man inquires, on the gallows, as to who consumed the loaves?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Pope	Pope	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	respond	respond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	12	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	inquires	inquire	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	gallows	gallows	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	consumed	consume	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	loaves	loaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the Pope respond |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respond=Eventuality |
| 2 | **inquire** *speech: other* | present | the old man | the gallows |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent gallows=Recipient |
| 3 | **consume** | past |  | the loaves |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Asset |

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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 {#o1}

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He stays silent and refuses to answer the old man's question

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:e1:o1:1
# text = He stays silent and refuses to answer the old man's question
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | He |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **refuse** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the old man's question |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |
| 4 | **question** |  | the old man |  |  |  |  |  | nom question «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He keeps denying it and asks the King for mercy in court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:e1:o2:1
# text = He keeps denying it and asks the King for mercy in court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	denying	deny	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deny** | gerund | He *not said here* | it |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 3 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | He *not said here* |  | the King |  |  | for mercy in court | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent king=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He repeatedly denies the act, invoking Heaven as witness, and begs the old man for mercy and forgiveness

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:e1:o3:1
# text = He repeatedly denies the act, invoking Heaven as witness, and begs the old man for mercy and forgiveness
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	denies	deny	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	invoking	invoke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	begs	beg	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deny** | present | He | the act |  |  |  | repeatedly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent act=Eventuality |
| 2 | **invoke** | gerund | He *not said here* | Heaven |  |  |  | as witness | tree rules |
| 3 | **beg** *speech: request* | present | He *not said here* |  | the old man |  |  | for mercy and forgiveness | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent man=Recipient for mercy=Topic |

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

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He repeatedly denies the act, invoking Heaven as witness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:e1:o4:1
# text = He repeatedly denies the act, invoking Heaven as witness
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	denies	deny	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	invoking	invoke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
8	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deny** | present | He | the act |  |  |  | repeatedly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent act=Eventuality |
| 2 | **invoke** | gerund | He *not said here* | Heaven |  |  |  | as witness | tree rules |

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