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title: Which of the six brothers is commanded to ascend the pillar in order… — Russian Fairy Tales, The Seven Simons,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the six brothers is commanded to ascend the pillar in order to observe and report upon events? Exam question 1 of lesson 667 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Seven Simons, part 7: the six brothers show their trades to the king, and he calls them to his counsellors» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Seven Simons, part 7: the six bro…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the six brothers is commanded to ascend the pillar in order to observe and report upon events?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** command, ascend, observe, report · **To what, where:** pillar · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 667 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Seven Simons, part 7: the six brothers show their trades to the king, and he calls them to his counsellors» 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/667-pg2435-part7/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:667-pg2435-part7:e1:1
# text = Which of the six brothers is commanded to ascend the pillar in order to observe and report upon events?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	commanded	command	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	ascend	ascend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	pillar	pillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	15	mark	_	_
13	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	fixed	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	observe	observe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
18	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **command** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  | of the six brothers | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: which=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **ascend** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the pillar |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme pillar=Trajectory |
| 3 | **observe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **report** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | upon events | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: 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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The second Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar and see and hear, and report every event to the royal court at dawn each day.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:667-pg2435-part7:e1:o1:1
# text = The second Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar and see and hear, and report every event to the royal court at dawn each day.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	bidden	bid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	pillar	pillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
22	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	det	_	_
23	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
28	at	at	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
29	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
30	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	31	det	_	_
31	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | present · passive | the king | the second Simon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | the pillar |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location pillar=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **hear** | infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **report** | infinitive | the king *not said here* | every event | the royal court |  | dawn; day |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent event=Topic to court=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The third Simon, who is bidden by the king to sail the wonder-ship across.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:667-pg2435-part7:e1:o2:1
# text = The third Simon, who is bidden by the king to sail the wonder-ship across.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	bidden	bid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	sail	sail	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	wonder	wonder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
17	across	across	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | present · passive | the king | the third Simon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sail** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | the wonder ship |  |  |  | across *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme ship=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The seventh Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar in place of his brother, and to observe and report upon every event in the kingdom.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:667-pg2435-part7:e1:o3:1
# text = The seventh Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar in place of his brother, and to observe and report upon every event in the kingdom.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	bidden	bid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	pillar	pillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	observe	observe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	report	report	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	conj	_	_
26	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	28	det	_	_
28	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
29	in	in	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | present · passive | the king | the seventh Simon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | the pillar |  | place of king's brother |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location pillar=Theme |
| 3 | **observe** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **report** | infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon every event in the kingdom | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The second Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar and see and hear.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:667-pg2435-part7:e1:o4:1
# text = The second Simon, who is bidden by the king to climb the pillar and see and hear.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	bidden	bid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	climb	climb	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	pillar	pillar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | present · passive | the king | the second Simon |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **climb** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | the pillar |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location pillar=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **hear** | infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

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