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title: Explain the purpose for which Florea proposed to carry the magic wat… — Roumanian Fairy Tales, Petru and the F… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the purpose for which Florea proposed to carry the magic water on Petru's behalf. Exam question 4 of lesson 1783 «Roumanian Fairy Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, part 34: Petru beats the giant, takes the magic water, and meets his brothers.» of the books course of Mova's primary scho
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# Exam question 4 · Roumanian Fairy Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, pa…

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Explain the purpose for which Florea proposed to carry the magic water on Petru's behalf.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Florea · **What happens:** explain, propose, carry · **To what, where:** purpose, magic water, behalf

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1783 «Roumanian Fairy Tales, Petru and the Fairy of the Dawn, part 34: Petru beats the giant, takes the magic water, and meets his brothers.» 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/1783-pg641-part34/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e4:1
# text = Explain the purpose for which Florea proposed to carry the magic water on Petru's behalf.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	Florea	Florea	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	proposed	propose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	Petru	Petru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	behalf	behalf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the purpose |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purpose=Topic |
| 2 | **propose** | past | Florea |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **carry** | to-infinitive | Florea *not said here* | the magic water |  | Petru's behalf |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

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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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To prevent Petru from being robbed of the water on the road by his jealous brothers and the wicked giant

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e4:o1:1
# text = To prevent Petru from being robbed of the water on the road by his jealous brothers and the wicked giant
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Petru	Petru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	robbed	rob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	jealous	jealous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | to-infinitive |  | Petru |  | the road |  | by Petru's jealous brothers and the wicked giant | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer petru=Theme |
| 2 | **rob** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  | of the water | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: of water=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To prevent Petru from being robbed of the water on the long dusty road that runs past the castle walls

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e4:o2:1
# text = To prevent Petru from being robbed of the water on the long dusty road that runs past the castle walls
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Petru	Petru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	robbed	rob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
13	dusty	dusty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
16	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	past	past	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | to-infinitive |  | Petru |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer petru=Theme |
| 2 | **rob** | gerund · passive |  |  |  | the long dusty road |  | of the water | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: of water=Source |
| 3 | **run** | present | the long dusty road |  |  | the castle walls |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme past wall=Trajectory |

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

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To prevent Petru from being robbed of the water on the road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e4:o3:1
# text = To prevent Petru from being robbed of the water on the road
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	prevent	prevent	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Petru	Petru	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	robbed	rob	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | to-infinitive |  | Petru |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer petru=Theme |
| 2 | **rob** | gerund · passive |  |  |  | the road |  | of the water | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: of water=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To make sure the brothers got the water first

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1783-pg641-part34:e4:o4:1
# text = To make sure the brothers got the water first
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
3	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive | the brothers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **get** | past | the brothers | the water |  |  |  | first *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer water=Stimulus |

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