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description: Which task did the dragon first set Ivan, and what was required of him in performing it? Exam question 4 of lesson 1127 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Magic Egg, part 33: the egg breaks, the dragon claims Ivan, and his three tasks begin» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Magic Egg, part 33: the egg breaks…

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Which task did the dragon first set Ivan, and what was required of him in performing it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** task, dragon · **What happens:** do, set, require, perform · **To what, where:** dragon, Ivan

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1127 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Magic Egg, part 33: the egg breaks, the dragon claims Ivan, and his three tasks begin» 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/1127-pg29672-part33/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1127-pg29672-part33:e4:1
# text = Which task did the dragon first set Ivan, and what was required of him in performing it?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	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	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	advmod	_	_
7	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
16	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	performing	perform	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which task | the dragon |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Eventuality |
| 2 | **set** | past | the dragon *not said here* | Ivan |  |  |  | first *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient ivan=Result |
| 3 | **require** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | of task | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |
| 4 | **perform** | gerund |  | dragon |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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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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Feed the oxen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1127-pg29672-part33:e4:o1:1
# text = Feed the oxen
1	Feed	feed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	oxen	oxen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | imperative | you *not said here* | the oxen |  |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oxen=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Chop the wood for winter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1127-pg29672-part33:e4:o2:1
# text = Chop the wood for winter
1	Chop	chop	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chop** | imperative | you *not said here* | the wood |  |  | winter |  | vn carve-21.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wood=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Weed and sow the meadow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1127-pg29672-part33:e4:o3:1
# text = Weed and sow the meadow
1	Weed	weed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	sow	sow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	conj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	meadow	meadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sow** | present |  | the meadow |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent meadow=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Plough the dark field

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1127-pg29672-part33:e4:o4:1
# text = Plough the dark field
1	Plough	plough	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plough** | imperative | you *not said here* | the dark field |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_instr-10.4.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent field=Initial\_Location |

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