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title: What is the principal purpose of the impet's bargain with the young… — English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: What is the principal purpose of the impet's bargain with the young woman? Exam question 3 of lesson 1943 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must spin five skeins a day or lose her head, and a little black impet offers to help» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with t
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# Exam question 3 · English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must…

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What is the principal purpose of the impet's bargain with the young woman?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** principal purpose, bargain, impet · **What happens:** be, purpose, bargain

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1943 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must spin five skeins a day or lose her head, and a little black impet offers to help» 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/1943-pg7439-part2/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e3:1
# text = What is the principal purpose of the impet's bargain with the young woman?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	impet	impet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the principal purpose of the impet's bargain with the young woman |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **purpose** |  | the impet's bargain with the young woman |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **bargain** |  | the impet |  |  |  |  | with the young woman | nom bargain «communication intransitive»: poss=agent with=obl |

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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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To trick her into marrying the impet for its gain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e3:o1:1
# text = To trick her into marrying the impet for its gain
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	trick	trick	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	marrying	marry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	impet	impet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	gain	gain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trick** | to-infinitive |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 2 | **marry** | gerund |  | the impet |  |  |  | for impet's gain | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent impet=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name, so that the king would be forced to keep his promise to her

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e3:o2:1
# text = To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name, so that the king would be forced to keep his promise to her
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spin	spin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	yarn	yarn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	guessing	guess	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	acl	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spin** | to-infinitive |  | her yarn |  | return |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent yarn=Theme |
| 2 | **guess** | gerund | her *= she* | return's name |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 3 | **force** | would · passive |  | the king |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | king's promise | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 5 | **yarn** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom yarn «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **name** |  | return |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 7 | **promise** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name, while also collecting her first-born child as a further payment

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e3:o3:1
# text = To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name, while also collecting her first-born child as a further payment
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spin	spin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	yarn	yarn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	guessing	guess	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	also	also	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	collecting	collect	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
17	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	20	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	born	bear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	further	further	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spin** | to-infinitive |  | her yarn |  | return |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent yarn=Theme |
| 2 | **guess** | gerund | her *= she* | return's name |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 3 | **collect** | gerund |  | her first born child |  |  |  | as a further payment | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent child=Theme |
| 4 | **bear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 5 | **yarn** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom yarn «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **name** |  | return |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e3:o4:1
# text = To spin her yarn in return for her guessing its name
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	spin	spin	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	yarn	yarn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	guessing	guess	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spin** | to-infinitive |  | her yarn |  | return |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent yarn=Theme |
| 2 | **guess** | gerund | her *= she* | return's name |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent name=Theme |
| 3 | **yarn** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom yarn «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **name** |  | return |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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