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title: What undertaking did the Prince make before departing from his mothe… — Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, part 7:… · tree and pragmatics
description: What undertaking did the Prince make before departing from his mother's presence? Exam question 4 of lesson 1823 «Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, part 7: the Prince learns the Magician's secret and sets out for the parrot» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 4 · Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, part 7: the Prince learns th…

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What undertaking did the Prince make before departing from his mother's presence?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Prince · **What happens:** undertake, do, make, depart · **To what, where:** presence

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1823 «Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, part 7: the Prince learns the Magician's secret and sets out for the parrot» 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/1823-pg7128-part7/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e4:1
# text = What undertaking did the Prince make before departing from his mother's presence?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	undertaking	undertake	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	departing	depart	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **make** | present | the Prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **depart** | gerund | the Prince *not said here* |  |  | Prince's mother's presence |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from presence=Initial\_Location |

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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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That he would return after the parrot was obtained, with the whole family freed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e4:o1:1
# text = That he would return after the parrot was obtained, with the whole family freed
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	freed	free	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | would | That |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **obtain** | past · passive |  | the parrot |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **free** | past | the whole family |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That he would return after the parrot was obtained and bring his mother the Princess

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e4:o2:1
# text = That he would return after the parrot was obtained and bring his mother the Princess
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | would | That |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **obtain** | past · passive |  | the parrot |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **bring** | infinitive | That *not said here* | the Princess | parrot's mother |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent mother=Destination princess=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To go and return when the parrot was caught

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e4:o3:1
# text = To go and return when the parrot was caught
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	go	go	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	return	return	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
5	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **return** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **catch** | past · passive |  | the parrot |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That he would return after the parrot was obtained

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e4:o4:1
# text = That he would return after the parrot was obtained
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	parrot	parrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | would | That |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **obtain** | past · passive |  | the parrot |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Theme |

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