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title: Which faithful companion of the Prince declined to remain with him a… — Russian Fairy Tales, The Golden Mermai… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which faithful companion of the Prince declined to remain with him after their final parting? Exam question 4 of lesson 1935 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Golden Mermaid: the Prince catches the mermaid, but his jealous brothers kill him and the wolf brings him back to life» of the books course of Mova's
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# Exam question 4 · Russian Fairy Tales, The Golden Mermaid: the Prince catche…

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Which faithful companion of the Prince declined to remain with him after their final parting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** faithful companion, their · **What happens:** companion, decline, not remain, part

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1935 «Russian Fairy Tales, The Golden Mermaid: the Prince catches the mermaid, but his jealous brothers kill him and the wolf brings him back to life» 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/1935-pg7277-part72/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1935-pg7277-part72:e4:1
# text = Which faithful companion of the Prince declined to remain with him after their final parting?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	declined	decline	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
12	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	parting	parting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **companion** |  |  |  |  |  |  | of the Prince | tree rules |
| 2 | **decline** | past | faithful companion |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **remain** | to-infinitive | faithful companion *not said here* |  |  |  | after their final parting | with companion | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **part** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom parting «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 {#o1}

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The wolf, who had been the Prince's faithful friend since the prison road and who disappeared into the thicket after the feast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1935-pg7277-part72:e4:o1:1
# text = The wolf, who had been the Prince's faithful friend since the prison road and who disappeared into the thicket after the feast
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	since	since	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	disappeared	disappear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	into	into	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	after	after	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past · perfect | the wolf and the Prince's faithful friend | the Prince's faithful friend |  |  | since the prison road |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **disappear** | past | the wolf and the Prince's faithful friend |  |  | the thicket | after the feast |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The wolf, who ran off into the woods

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1935-pg7277-part72:e4:o2:1
# text = The wolf, who ran off into the woods
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	off	off	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run off** | past | the wolf |  |  |  |  | into the woods *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme into wood=Result |

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

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The wolf, who vanished into the thicket

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1935-pg7277-part72:e4:o3:1
# text = The wolf, who vanished into the thicket
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	vanished	vanish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **vanish** | past | the wolf |  |  | the thicket |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The mermaid, who had come on board to look at the silks, and then left the Prince on the shore to weep alone

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1935-pg7277-part72:e4:o4:1
# text = The mermaid, who had come on board to look at the silks, and then left the Prince on the shore to weep alone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	mermaid	mermaid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	board	board	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	look	look	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	silks	silk	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
17	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	weep	weep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
25	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past · perfect | the mermaid |  |  | board |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on board=Location |
| 2 | **look** | to-infinitive | the mermaid *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at the silks | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at silk=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | past | the mermaid | the Prince |  | the shore | then |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent prince=Theme on shore=Location |
| 4 | **weep** | to-infinitive | the mermaid *not said here* |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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