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title: What precise condition did the king impose upon the youth in exchang… — The Violet Fairy Book, How the Dragon… · tree and pragmatics
description: What precise condition did the king impose upon the youth in exchange for his life? Exam question 2 of lesson 1613 «The Violet Fairy Book, How the Dragon Was Tricked, part 2: a clever youth tricks a king, a shepherd and a dragon» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree
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# Exam question 2 · The Violet Fairy Book, How the Dragon Was Tricked, part 2:…

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What precise condition did the king impose upon the youth in exchange for his life?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** impose · **To what, where:** exchange

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1613 «The Violet Fairy Book, How the Dragon Was Tricked, part 2: a clever youth tricks a king, a shepherd and a dragon» 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/1613-pg5615-part2/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1613-pg5615-part2:e2:1
# text = What precise condition did the king impose upon the youth in exchange for his life?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obl	_	_
2	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	impose	impose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | past · do-support | the king |  |  | exchange |  | upon the youth; for king's life | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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That he should procure the dragon's flying horse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1613-pg5615-part2:e2:o1:1
# text = That he should procure the dragon's flying horse
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	procure	procure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **procure** | should | That | the dragon's flying horse |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |
| 2 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That he should procure the dragon's flying horse within two years or be executed at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1613-pg5615-part2:e2:o2:1
# text = That he should procure the dragon's flying horse within two years or be executed at once
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	procure	procure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
10	within	within	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
13	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **procure** | should | That | the dragon's flying horse |  |  | year |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |
| 2 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **execute** | infinitive · passive | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP» |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That he should travel far beyond the mountains and procure the dragon's flying horse for him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1613-pg5615-part2:e2:o3:1
# text = That he should travel far beyond the mountains and procure the dragon's flying horse for him
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	travel	travel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
6	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	procure	procure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | should | That |  |  | the mountains |  | far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme beyond mountain=Trajectory |
| 2 | **procure** | infinitive | That *not said here* | the dragon's flying horse |  |  |  | for horse | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent horse=Theme for he=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **fly** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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That he should return with the princess's crown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1613-pg5615-part2:e2:o4:1
# text = That he should return with the princess's crown
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | should | That |  |  |  |  | with the princess's crown | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **crown** |  | the princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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