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description: What reason does the narrative give for the Prince's reluctance to disclose his identity to the beggar? Exam question 3 of lesson 1715 «Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and Militza, part 39: Iwanich frees a hare, breaks a forbidden door and becomes a witch's servant» of the books course of Mova's primar
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# Exam question 3 · Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and Militza, part 39: Iwanich…

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What reason does the narrative give for the Prince's reluctance to disclose his identity to the beggar?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** reason, narrative · **What happens:** do, give, disclose · **To what, where:** identity, beggar

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1715 «Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and Militza, part 39: Iwanich frees a hare, breaks a forbidden door and becomes a witch's servant» 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/1715-pg640-part39/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:e3:1
# text = What reason does the narrative give for the Prince's reluctance to disclose his identity to the beggar?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	reluctance	reluctance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	disclose	disclose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	identity	identity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | what reason |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | present | the narrative |  |  |  |  | for the Prince's reluctance | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for reluctance=Asset |
| 3 | **disclose** | to-infinitive | the narrative *not said here* | narrative's identity | the beggar |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent identity=Topic to beggar=Recipient |

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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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He was afraid the beggar would tell the witch who he really was there.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:e3:o1:1
# text = He was afraid the beggar would tell the witch who he really was there.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	afraid	afraid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	really	really	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | afraid *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | would | the beggar |  | the witch |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent witch=Recipient |
| 3 | **is** | past | the witch |  |  |  |  | there *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He was ashamed of having opened the forbidden door and losing his bride, and did not want the beggar to know.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:e3:o2:1
# text = He was ashamed of having opened the forbidden door and losing his bride, and did not want the beggar to know.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	forbidden	forbidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	losing	lose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	want	want	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	know	know	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | ashamed *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | He *not said here* | the forbidden door |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **open** | participle | the forbidden door *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **lose** | gerund | He *not said here* | his bride |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Eventuality |
| 5 | **not** **want** | past · do-support | He *not said here* | the beggar |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **know** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the beggar *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The narrative records that the beggar did not recognise Iwanich at all.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:e3:o3:1
# text = The narrative records that the beggar did not recognise Iwanich at all.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	narrative	narrative	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	records	record	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	recognise	recognise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	Iwanich	Iwanich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **recognise** | past · do-support | the beggar | the narrative records |  | all |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wished to keep his true rank secret from strangers he met on the road.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1715-pg640-part39:e3:o4:1
# text = He wished to keep his true rank secret from strangers he met on the road.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
6	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	rank	rank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	met	meet	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his true rank secret |  | strangers |  |  | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer secret=Beneficiary from stranger=Eventuality |
| 3 | **meet** | past | he | strangers *not said here* |  | the road |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Co-Agent |

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