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title: What admonition did the birds deliver to the youth regarding the mai… — Household Tales, The Youth and the Wit… · tree and pragmatics
description: What admonition did the birds deliver to the youth regarding the maiden's hospitality? Exam question 3 of lesson 1680 «Household Tales, The Youth and the Witch-maiden, part 4: the birds lead him to the moonlit spring» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 3 · Household Tales, The Youth and the Witch-maiden, part 4: t…

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What admonition did the birds deliver to the youth regarding the maiden's hospitality?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** admonition, birds · **What happens:** do, deliver, regard · **To what, where:** youth

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1680 «Household Tales, The Youth and the Witch-maiden, part 4: the birds lead him to the moonlit spring» 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/1680-pg640-part4/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1680-pg640-part4:e3:1
# text = What admonition did the birds deliver to the youth regarding the maiden's hospitality?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	admonition	admonition	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	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	deliver	deliver	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	hospitality	hospitality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | what admonition |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deliver** | present | the birds |  |  | the youth regard the maiden's hospitality |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to youth=Destination |
| 3 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: 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 {#o1}

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He must shed no blood at all in her house, lest he forfeit his immortal soul forever.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1680-pg640-part4:e3:o1:1
# text = He must shed no blood at all in her house, lest he forfeit his immortal soul forever.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	shed	shed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	forfeit	forfeit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	immortal	immortal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shed** | must | He | no blood |  | all |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location blood=Source |
| 2 | **forfeit** | infinitive | he | his immortal soul |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent soul=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He must shed no blood, lest he forfeit his soul.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1680-pg640-part4:e3:o2:1
# text = He must shed no blood, lest he forfeit his soul.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	shed	shed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	forfeit	forfeit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shed** | must | He | no blood |  |  |  |  | vn substance\_emission-43.4-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location blood=Source |
| 2 | **forfeit** | infinitive | he | his soul |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent soul=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He must drink no wine, lest he lose his way.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1680-pg640-part4:e3:o3:1
# text = He must drink no wine, lest he lose his way.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | must | He | no wine |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wine=Patient |
| 2 | **lose** | infinitive | he | his way |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He must speak no word, lest he be trapped.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1680-pg640-part4:e3:o4:1
# text = He must speak no word, lest he be trapped.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	trapped	trap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | must | He | no word |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trap** | infinitive · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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