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title: What reason did the raven give the poor brother for leaving the vill… — Russian Folk-Tales, The Forty-First Br… · tree and pragmatics
description: What reason did the raven give the poor brother for leaving the village, and what was his intended destination? Exam question 4 of lesson 1129 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Forty-First Brother: the foal saves the brothers from Wednesday and the youngest wins the Tsar's favour» of the books course of Mova
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# Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, The Forty-First Brother: the foal save…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What reason did the raven give the poor brother for leaving the village, and what was his intended destination?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** reason, raven · **What happens:** do, give, leave, intend, be · **To what, where:** poor brother, village, intended destination

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1129 «Russian Folk-Tales, The Forty-First Brother: the foal saves the brothers from Wednesday and the youngest wins the Tsar's favour» 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/1129-pg29672-part35/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1129-pg29672-part35:e4:1
# text = What reason did the raven give the poor brother for leaving the village, and what was his intended destination?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	reason	reason	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	raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	20	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	destination	destination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | reason |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | the raven | the poor brother |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent brother=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | gerund | the raven *not said here* | the village |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent village=Theme |
| 4 | **intend** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is a** | past |  | raven's intended destination |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The village was cursed; he went to a rich town with good wells

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1129-pg29672-part35:e4:o1:1
# text = The village was cursed; he went to a rich town with good wells
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	7	punct	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	wells	well	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | past · passive |  | the village |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | past | he |  |  | a rich town with good wells |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to town=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No luck or happiness there, and the wells had all gone dry that spring; another village by the sea where he would prosper with his family and cattle

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1129-pg29672-part35:e4:o2:1
# text = No luck or happiness there, and the wells had all gone dry that spring; another village by the sea where he would prosper with his family and cattle
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wells	well	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	all	all	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
13	dry	dry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	xcomp	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	spring	spring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
17	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
22	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	25	advmod	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	prosper	prosper	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	acl:relcl	_	_
26	with	with	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | past · perfect | the wells |  |  |  |  | all, dry *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **prosper** | would | he |  |  |  |  | with his family and cattle | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No luck or happiness there, since the whole village was cursed by a witch; another village beyond the mountains where he would prosper greatly and live to be old

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1129-pg29672-part35:e4:o3:1
# text = No luck or happiness there, since the whole village was cursed by a witch; another village beyond the mountains where he would prosper greatly and live to be old
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
17	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
19	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nmod	_	_
22	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	25	advmod	_	_
23	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	_
24	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
25	prosper	prosper	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
26	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	conj	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
30	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	31	cop	_	_
31	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | past · passive | a witch | the whole village |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **prosper** | would | no luck or happiness |  |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **live** | infinitive | no luck or happiness *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | to-infinitive | no luck or happiness *not said here* |  |  |  |  | old *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
No luck or happiness there; another village where he would prosper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1129-pg29672-part35:e4:o4:1
# text = No luck or happiness there; another village where he would prosper
1	No	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	2	det	_	_
2	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	;	;	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	12	advmod	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
11	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	prosper	prosper	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prosper** | would | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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