--- title: the Pope said the Devil got hold of him, a total excuse, right? — Russian Folk-Tales, The Pope and the O… · tree and pragmatics description: the Pope said the Devil got hold of him, a total excuse, right? Test 9 · ★ 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, with the dependency tree and pra --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/487-pg22373-part79/t9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Russian Folk-Tales, The Pope and the O…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/487-pg22373-part79/) / t9 # Test 9 · ★ · Russian Folk-Tales, The Pope and the Old Man: the Pope fai… the Pope said the Devil got hold of him, a total excuse, right? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Pope, Devil · **What happens:** say, get, hold · **To what, where:** hold, Pope · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is test 9 · ★ 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. 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/#t9). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:t9:1 # text = the Pope said the Devil got hold of him, a total excuse, right? 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Pope Pope PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Devil Devil PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 got get VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 hold hold NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 total total ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 excuse excuse NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 14 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 15 right right INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Pope | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **get** | past | the Devil | hold of Pope and a total excuse | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hold=Stimulus | | 3 | **hold** | | | Pope | | | | | nom hold «act transitive»: of=patient | 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} yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:t9:o1:1 # text = yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame 1 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 trying try VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 dodge dodge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 blame blame NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | past · progressive | he | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **dodge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the blame | | | | | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent blame=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} yeah, he was just making stuff up ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:t9:o2:1 # text = yeah, he was just making stuff up 1 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 6 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 5 just just ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 making make VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 7 stuff stuff NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 8 up up ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make up** | past · progressive | he | stuff | | | | | vn comprise-107.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme stuff=Pivot | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame for eating the loaves and get off the hook ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:t9:o3:1 # text = yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame for eating the loaves and get off the hook 1 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 trying try VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 dodge dodge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 blame blame NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 for for SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 eating eat VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 loaves loaf NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 obj _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 16 off off ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 hook hook NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | past · progressive | he | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **dodge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the blame | | | | | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent blame=Location | | 3 | **eat** | gerund | he *not said here* | the loaves | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Patient | | 4 | **get off** | infinitive | he *not said here* | the hook | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer hook=Stimulus | ### Option 4 {#o4} yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame, and the devil didn't even do anything there, bro ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:487-pg22373-part79:t9:o4:1 # text = yeah, he was trying to dodge the blame, and the devil didn't even do anything there, bro 1 yeah yeah INTJ UH _ 5 discourse _ SpaceAfter=No 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 trying try VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 dodge dodge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 xcomp _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 blame blame NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 devil Devil PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 14 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ SpaceAfter=No 15 n't not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 16 even even ADV RB _ 17 advmod _ _ 17 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 18 anything anything PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 17 obj _ _ 19 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 17 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 bro bro NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **try** | past · progressive | he | | | | | | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality | | 2 | **dodge** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the blame | | | | | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent blame=Location | | 3 | **not** **do** | past · do-support | the devil | anything | | there | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Eventuality | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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