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title: What penalty does the old woman's arrangement impose upon any servan… — Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Empero… · tree and pragmatics
description: What penalty does the old woman's arrangement impose upon any servant who fails to guard the mare? Exam question 3 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, wit
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# Exam question 3 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Dragon Emperor, part 11: the prin…

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What penalty does the old woman's arrangement impose upon any servant who fails to guard the mare?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** arrangement, servant, old woman · **What happens:** impose, fail, guard, arrange · **To what, where:** mare

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e3:1
# text = What penalty does the old woman's arrangement impose upon any servant who fails to guard the mare?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	penalty	penalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	impose	impose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	12	det	_	_
12	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	fails	fail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	mare	mare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | present · do-support | the old woman's arrangement |  |  |  |  | upon any servant | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fail** | present | any servant |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **guard** | to-infinitive | any servant *not said here* |  | the mare |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mare=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **arrange** |  | the old woman |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrangement «cognition transitive»: 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 -->
Forfeiture of the servant's head, as evidenced by the heads displayed upon the palings

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e3:o1:1
# text = Forfeiture of the servant's head, as evidenced by the heads displayed upon the palings
1	Forfeiture	forfeiture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	evidenced	evidence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	displayed	display	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	palings	paling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evidence** | participle | Forfeiture of the servant's head *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the heads | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **display** | past | Forfeiture of the servant's head |  |  |  |  | upon the palings | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **forfeit** |  |  | the servant's head |  |  |  |  | nom forfeiture «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Dismissal without pay, with the servant's name carved into the palings as a warning

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e3:o2:1
# text = Dismissal without pay, with the servant's name carved into the palings as a warning
1	Dismissal	dismissal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	without	without	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	carved	carve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	palings	paling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carve** | past | Dismissal without pay |  |  | the palings |  | as a warning | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **name** |  | the servant |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Being sold to the dragon-emperor as a servant for the rest of his days, with no hope of ever returning home to his family or village

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e3:o3:1
# text = Being sold to the dragon-emperor as a servant for the rest of his days, with no hope of ever returning home to his family or village
1	Being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	aux:pass	_	_
2	sold	sell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	20	det	_	_
20	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
21	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	23	advmod	_	_
23	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	acl	_	_
24	home	home	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
28	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | gerund · passive |  |  | the dragon emperor |  |  | as a servant; for the rest of his days; with no hope | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: to emperor=Recipient for rest=Asset |
| 2 | **return** | gerund | no hope *not said here* |  |  |  | ever | to his family or village *result*; home *property* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to family=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A year of hard labour in the old woman's stables, followed by a public pardon at the palace gate

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1760-pg641-part11:e3:o4:1
# text = A year of hard labour in the old woman's stables, followed by a public pardon at the palace gate
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	hard	hard	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	stables	stable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	pardon	pardon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | participle |  | a year of hard labour in the old woman's stables *not said here* |  |  |  | by a public pardon at the palace gate | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by pardon=Location |

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