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description: Identify the penalty which the witch declares shall befall the Prince should any animal escape from his care. Exam question 1 of lesson 1716 «Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and the Witch's Horses, part 40: the fish, the eagle and the fox help Iwanich get the horses back» of the books course of Mova's 
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and the Witch's Horses, part…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Identify the penalty which the witch declares shall befall the Prince should any animal escape from his care.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, witch, penalty, Prince, animal · **What happens:** identify, declare, befall, escape, care · **To what, where:** penalty, care

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1716 «Russian Fairy Tales, Iwanich and the Witch's Horses, part 40: the fish, the eagle and the fox help Iwanich get the horses back» 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/1716-pg640-part40/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1716-pg640-part40:e1:1
# text = Identify the penalty which the witch declares shall befall the Prince should any animal escape from his care.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	penalty	penalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	declares	declare	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	ccomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
13	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | present | the witch | the penalty |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Attribute |
| 3 | **befall** | shall | the penalty |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **escape** | should | the Prince |  |  | animal's care |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from care=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **care** |  | animal |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His head shall be displayed upon a spike.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1716-pg640-part40:e1:o1:1
# text = His head shall be displayed upon a spike.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	displayed	display	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	spike	spike	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **display** | shall · passive |  | His head |  |  |  | upon a spike | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He shall be driven from the kingdom and forbidden ever to return to his homeland.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1716-pg640-part40:e1:o2:1
# text = He shall be driven from the kingdom and forbidden ever to return to his homeland.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	9	advmod	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
13	to	to	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	homeland	homeland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | shall · passive |  | He |  | the kingdom |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme from kingdom=Trajectory |
| 2 | **forbid** | participle |  |  |  |  | ever |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Causer clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **return** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to his homeland *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to homeland=Result |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He shall be bound in iron chains and cast into the dungeon beneath the castle.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1716-pg640-part40:e1:o3:1
# text = He shall be bound in iron chains and cast into the dungeon beneath the castle.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	chains	chain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	dungeon	dungeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | shall · passive |  | He |  |  |  | in iron chains | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in chain=Theme |
| 2 | **cast** | participle |  |  |  | the dungeon |  | beneath the castle | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into dungeon=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He shall be cast into the deep sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1716-pg640-part40:e1:o4:1
# text = He shall be cast into the deep sea.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast** | shall · passive |  | He |  | the deep sea |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into sea=Product |

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