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title: With reference to the text, what action does the youngest bride take… — Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and… · tree and pragmatics
description: With reference to the text, what action does the youngest bride take in order to identify the Prince? Exam question 2 of lesson 426 «Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, part 18: the Prince sews magic robes and the brides recognise him» of the books course of Mova's primary school,
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# Exam question 2 · Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, par…

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With reference to the text, what action does the youngest bride take in order to identify the Prince?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action · **What happens:** do, take in, identify · **To what, where:** youngest bride, order, Prince

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 426 «Russian Wonder Tales, Prince Ivan and the Beast Norka, part 18: the Prince sews magic robes and the brides recognise him» 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/426-pg22373-part18/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e2:1
# text = With reference to the text, what action does the youngest bride take in order to identify the Prince?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obj	_	_
8	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	12	amod	_	_
12	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	identify	identify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | action | the youngest bride |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **take in** | present |  | order |  |  |  | with reference to the text | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |
| 3 | **identify** | to-infinitive |  | the Prince |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent prince=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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She sends her sisters to search every single house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e2:o1:1
# text = She sends her sisters to search every single house
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|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	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	search	search	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
8	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | She | her sisters |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Theme |
| 2 | **search** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | every single house |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent house=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She examines the beggars closely and notices a ring, then sends a servant to fetch the Prince from the tailor

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e2:o2:1
# text = She examines the beggars closely and notices a ring, then sends a servant to fetch the Prince from the tailor
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	examines	examine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	notices	notice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	tailor	tailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **examine** | present | She | the beggars |  |  |  | closely *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beggar=Theme |
| 2 | **notice** | present | She *not said here* | a ring |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus |
| 3 | **send** | present | She *not said here* | a servant |  |  | then |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Theme |
| 4 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the Prince |  |  |  | from the tailor | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent prince=Theme from tailor=Source |

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

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She examines the beggars closely and notices a ring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e2:o3:1
# text = She examines the beggars closely and notices a ring
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	examines	examine	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	notices	notice	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **examine** | present | She | the beggars |  |  |  | closely *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beggar=Theme |
| 2 | **notice** | present | She *not said here* | a ring |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She has the beggars all brought to the palace hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:426-pg22373-part18:e2:o4:1
# text = She has the beggars all brought to the palace hall
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	beggars	beggar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	all	all	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bring** | past | the beggars |  |  | the palace hall |  | all *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to hall=Destination |

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