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title: What condition did Prince Ivan fulfil in order to receive the heroic… — Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: What condition did Prince Ivan fulfil in order to receive the heroic steed from the Baba Yaga? Exam question 3 of lesson 429 «Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, part 21: Ivan is slain and revived, then tricks the Baba Yaga's mares and is helped by the creatures he spared» of the books course of Mova
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# Exam question 3 · Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, part 21: Ivan is slain…

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What condition did Prince Ivan fulfil in order to receive the heroic steed from the Baba Yaga?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** condition, Prince Ivan · **What happens:** do, fulfil, receive · **To what, where:** order, heroic steed, Baba Yaga

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 429 «Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, part 21: Ivan is slain and revived, then tricks the Baba Yaga's mares and is helped by the creatures he spared» 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/429-pg22373-part21/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e3:1
# text = What condition did Prince Ivan fulfil in order to receive the heroic steed from the Baba Yaga?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	fulfil	fulfil	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	heroic	heroic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	steed	steed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Baba	Baba	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Yaga	Yaga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | what condition |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fulfil** | present | Prince Ivan |  |  | order |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **receive** | to-infinitive | Prince Ivan *not said here* | the heroic steed |  | the Baba Yaga |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent steed=Theme from yaga=Source |

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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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He agreed to guard her mares for a week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e3:o1:1
# text = He agreed to guard her mares for a week
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mares	mare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **guard** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  | her mares |  | week |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mare=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He undertook to tend her mares for three days

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e3:o2:1
# text = He undertook to tend her mares for three days
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	undertook	undertake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	tend	tend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mares	mare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **tend** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her mares |  |  | day |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mare=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He undertook to tend her mares for three days and bring back the lion cub safely

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e3:o3:1
# text = He undertook to tend her mares for three days and bring back the lion cub safely
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	undertook	undertake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	tend	tend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mares	mare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
12	back	back	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	cub	cub	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	safely	safely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **tend** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her mares |  |  | day |  | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mare=Theme |
| 3 | **bring back** | infinitive | He *not said here* | the lion cub |  |  |  | safely *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent cub=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He undertook to tend her mares for three days and three nights without rest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e3:o4:1
# text = He undertook to tend her mares for three days and three nights without rest
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	undertook	undertake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	tend	tend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	mares	mare	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **tend** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her mares |  |  | day | without rest | vn caring-75.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mare=Theme |

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