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title: Ascertain the meaning of the construction "meni strAshno" when rende… — I know! The head — and happy, angry, b… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the meaning of the construction "meni strAshno" when rendered literally and in its customary sense. Exam question 2 of lesson 18 «I know! The head — and happy, angry, bored, scared» of the Ukrainian street course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 2 · I know! The head — and happy, angry, bored, scared

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Ascertain the meaning of the construction "meni strAshno" when rendered literally and in its customary sense.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, strAshno · **What happens:** ascertain, render, mean, sense · **To what, where:** meaning, construction

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 18 «I know! The head — and happy, angry, bored, scared» of the Ukrainian street 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/ukrainian-street/18-i-know-the-head-and-feelings/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:18-i-know-the-head-and-feelings:e2:1
# text = Ascertain the meaning of the construction "meni strAshno" when rendered literally and in its customary sense.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	meaning	meaning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	construction	construction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	meni	meni	X	FW	_	9	compound	_	_
9	strAshno	strashno	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	9	punct	_	_
11	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	12	advmod	_	_
12	rendered	render	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	advcl	_	_
13	literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the meaning of the construction |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meaning=Topic |
| 2 | **render** | participle | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | literally *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mean** |  |  | the construction |  |  |  |  | nom meaning «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **sense** |  | strAshno |  |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Literally "I frighten", meaning "I am frightening"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:18-i-know-the-head-and-feelings:e2:o1:1
# text = Literally "I frighten", meaning "I am frightening"
1	Literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	frighten	frighten	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	frightening	frightening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | literally *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | frightening *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Literally "I am glad", meaning "I am happy"

```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:18-i-know-the-head-and-feelings:e2:o2:1
# text = Literally "I am glad", meaning "I am happy"
1	Literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	glad	glad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
9	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | glad, literally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund | I *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Literally "to me it is boring", meaning "I am bored"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:18-i-know-the-head-and-feelings:e2:o3:1
# text = Literally "to me it is boring", meaning "I am bored"
1	Literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	boring	boring	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	bored	bored	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | it |  | me |  |  | boring, literally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | bored *property* | tree rules |

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

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Literally "to me it is frightening", meaning "I am scared"

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:ukrainian-street:18-i-know-the-head-and-feelings:e2:o4:1
# text = Literally "to me it is frightening", meaning "I am scared"
1	Literally	literally	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
2	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	frightening	frightening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	meaning	mean	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
11	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	am	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	scared	scared	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | it |  | me |  |  | frightening, literally *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** *in a quote* | present | I |  |  |  |  | scared *property* | tree rules |

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