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description: Which of the following describes the condition imposed upon Iktomi by the peacock, and which of the following describes the consequence of its violation? Exam question 1 of lesson 1267 «Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a peacock, then an arrow, then a fawn, and loses each chanc
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# Exam question 1 · Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a p…

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Which of the following describes the condition imposed upon Iktomi by the peacock, and which of the following describes the consequence of its violation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** consequence · **What happens:** follow, be, impose, describe, violate · **To what, where:** condition, consequence

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1267 «Iktomi, Iktomi and the Fawn, part 2: Iktomi begs to be a peacock, then an arrow, then a fawn, and loses each chance» 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/1267-pg338-part4/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the condition imposed upon Iktomi by the peacock, and which of the following describes the consequence of its violation?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	case	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	peacock	peacock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	nsubj	_	_
20	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	violation	violation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the condition | tree rules |
| 3 | **impose** | participle |  | the condition *not said here* |  |  |  | upon Iktomi; by the peacock | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **describe** | present |  | the consequence of consequence's violation |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent consequence=Theme |
| 6 | **violate** |  | consequence |  |  |  |  |  | nom violation «act 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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The condition forbids flight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:e1:o1:1
# text = The condition forbids flight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forbids	forbid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forbid** | present | the condition | flight |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer flight=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The condition forbids flight, and violation returns Iktomi to his former self

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:e1:o2:1
# text = The condition forbids flight, and violation returns Iktomi to his former self
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forbids	forbid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	violation	violation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
9	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forbid** | present | the condition | flight |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer flight=Theme |
| 2 | **return** | present | violation | Iktomi |  | violation's former self |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent iktomi=Theme to self=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The condition forbids singing, and violation sends Iktomi back to the forest floor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:e1:o3:1
# text = The condition forbids singing, and violation sends Iktomi back to the forest floor
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	forbids	forbid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	singing	sing	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	violation	violation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	Iktomi	Iktomi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forbid** | present | the condition |  |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | gerund | the condition *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **send back** | present | violation | Iktomi |  | the forest floor |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent iktomi=Theme to floor=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Violation restores his former self

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1267-pg338-part4:e1:o4:1
# text = Violation restores his former self
1	Violation	violation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	restores	restore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | present | Violation | Violation's former self |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent self=Theme |

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