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title: According to the narrative, what instruction did the Bad One issue t… — Indian Fairy Tales, Ball-Carrier, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: According to the narrative, what instruction did the Bad One issue to Lung Woman before departing to fetch the water-demons? Exam question 3 of lesson 1210 «Indian Fairy Tales, Ball-Carrier, part 11: the boy is fattened up for a feast» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 3 · Indian Fairy Tales, Ball-Carrier, part 11: the boy is fatt…

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According to the narrative, what instruction did the Bad One issue to Lung Woman before departing to fetch the water-demons?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** accord, depart, fetch · **To what, where:** water demons

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1210 «Indian Fairy Tales, Ball-Carrier, part 11: the boy is fattened up for a feast» 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/1210-pg3282-part11/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1210-pg3282-part11:e3:1
# text = According to the narrative, what instruction did the Bad One issue to Lung Woman before departing to fetch the water-demons?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	8	obj	_	_
7	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	Bad	Bad	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	12	compound	_	_
11	One	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	flat	_	_
12	issue	issue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	Lung	Lung	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	Woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	departing	depart	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	21	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	demons	demon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **depart** | past · do-support |  |  |  |  |  | accord the narrative | tree rules |
| 3 | **fetch** | to-infinitive |  | the water demons |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent demon=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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To clean the hut and close the door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1210-pg3282-part11:e3:o1:1
# text = To clean the hut and close the door
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	clean	clean	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	close	close	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | to-infinitive |  | the hut |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent hut=Patient |
| 2 | **close** | infinitive |  | the door |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That she should fill the kettle, hang it over the fire, and refrain from tasting the broth

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1210-pg3282-part11:e3:o2:1
# text = That she should fill the kettle, hang it over the fire, and refrain from tasting the broth
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	hang	hang	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	refrain	refrain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
16	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	tasting	taste	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	acl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	broth	broth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | should | That | the kettle |  |  |  | refrain *obl* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent kettle=Patient |
| 2 | **hang** | infinitive | That *not said here* | kettle |  | the fire |  |  | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme over fire=Destination |
| 3 | **taste** | gerund | refrain *not said here* | the broth |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme broth=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To feed the boy and sleep early

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1210-pg3282-part11:e3:o3:1
# text = To feed the boy and sleep early
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	feed	feed	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	early	early	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | to-infinitive |  |  | the boy |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient |
| 2 | **sleep** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

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That she should prepare the kettle and refrain from tasting the broth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1210-pg3282-part11:e3:o4:1
# text = That she should prepare the kettle and refrain from tasting the broth
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	prepare	prepare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kettle	kettle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	refrain	refrain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	tasting	taste	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	broth	broth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prepare** | should | That | the kettle and refrain |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kettle=Patient |
| 2 | **taste** | gerund | That *not said here* | the broth |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Theme broth=Attribute |

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