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description: Which of the following accurately describes the conduct of the prince toward the voice issuing from the cask? Exam question 1 of lesson 1760 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prince frees a fish, a fox and a wolf, then serves the old woman» of the books course of Mova's primary 
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# Exam question 1 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prin…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following accurately describes the conduct of the prince toward the voice issuing from the cask?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** voice · **What happens:** follow, describe, issue, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, cask, prince

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1760 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prince frees a fish, a fox and a wolf, then serves the old woman» 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/1760-pg641-part11/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the conduct of the prince toward the voice issuing from the cask?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	issuing	issue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cask	cask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 | **describe** | present |  | the conduct of the prince toward the voice |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 3 | **issue** | gerund | the voice *not said here* |  |  | the cask |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **conduct** |  |  | the prince toward the voice |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He poured water over the cask at each request, though the voice never thanked him for any of it

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e1:o1:1
# text = He poured water over the cask at each request, though the voice never thanked him for any of it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	poured	pour	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	over	over	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cask	cask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	thanked	thank	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	15	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pour** | past | He | water |  | the cask |  | at each request | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient |
| 2 | **not** **thank** *speech: thank* | past | the voice |  | him *= he* |  |  | for any | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme for any=Attribute |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He complied with its petitions for water only after the voice promised him a magic horse, which then turned out to be a dragon in disguise, leaving him with nothing

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e1:o2:1
# text = He complied with its petitions for water only after the voice promised him a magic horse, which then turned out to be a dragon in disguise, leaving him with nothing
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	complied	comply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	petitions	petition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	iobj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
20	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	out	out	ADP	RP	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
23	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	cop	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	xcomp	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
30	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	obj	_	_
31	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	29	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **comply** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with its petitions; for water | tree rules |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | the voice | a magic horse | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal horse=Theme |
| 3 | **turn out** | past | a magic horse |  |  |  | then |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | to-infinitive | a magic horse *not said here* | a dragon |  | disguise |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **leave** | gerund | the voice *not said here* |  | horse |  |  | with nothing | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Recipient with nothing=Theme |
| 6 | **petition** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  |  | nom petition «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He gave the voice water three times, and each time he also tied a red ribbon to the cask, uncovered its lid, and whispered a prayer to the river spirits for its safety

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e1:o3:1
# text = He gave the voice water three times, and each time he also tied a red ribbon to the cask, uncovered its lid, and whispered a prayer to the river spirits for its safety
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	also	also	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	ribbon	ribbon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	cask	cask	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
22	uncovered	uncover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
23	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	lid	lid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	33	advcl	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	prayer	prayer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
33	spirits	spirit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
34	for	for	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	36	nmod:poss	_	_
36	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | He | the voice water |  |  | time |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 2 | **tie** | past | he | a red ribbon |  |  |  | to the cask | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent ribbon=Patient to cask=Co-Patient |
| 3 | **uncover** | past | each time | cask's lid |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | past |  | a prayer | the river |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent prayer=Topic to river=Recipient |
| 5 | **spirit** | present |  |  |  |  |  | for river's safety | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He complied with each of its three petitions for water, though each compliance caused a hoop to burst

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e1:o4:1
# text = He complied with each of its three petitions for water, though each compliance caused a hoop to burst
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	complied	comply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	petitions	petition	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	compliance	compliance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hoop	hoop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	burst	burst	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **comply** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with each | tree rules |
| 2 | **cause** | past | each compliance | a hoop |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **burst** | to-infinitive | a hoop *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **petition** |  | its *= it* |  |  |  |  | for water | nom petition «communication transitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

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