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title: What was the purpose of the handkerchief presented to Prince Ivan by… — Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the purpose of the handkerchief presented to Prince Ivan by Marya Morevna? Exam question 4 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 
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# Exam question 4 · Russian Folk-Tales, Marya Morevna, part 21: Ivan is slain…

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What was the purpose of the handkerchief presented to Prince Ivan by Marya Morevna?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** purpose, handkerchief · **What happens:** be, present, purpose · **To what, where:** handkerchief

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e4:1
# text = What was the purpose of the handkerchief presented to Prince Ivan by Marya Morevna?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl:agent	_	_
11	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Marya	Marya	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	Morevna	Morevna	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	flat	_	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** | past | the purpose of the handkerchief |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **present** | participle |  | the handkerchief *not said here* |  |  |  | by Marya | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | the handkerchief |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=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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It raised a lofty bridge over the fiery river when waved three times

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e4:o1:1
# text = It raised a lofty bridge over the fiery river when waved three times
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lofty	lofty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fiery	fiery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	11	advmod	_	_
11	waved	wave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
12	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | It | a lofty bridge |  | the fiery river |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bridge=Theme over river=Destination |
| 2 | **wave** | participle |  |  |  |  | time |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It lifted a bridge over the water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e4:o2:1
# text = It lifted a bridge over the water
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lifted	lift	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	over	over	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | It | a bridge |  | the water |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bridge=Theme over water=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It raised a lofty bridge over the fiery river and guarded him from the flames

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e4:o3:1
# text = It raised a lofty bridge over the fiery river and guarded him from the flames
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lofty	lofty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fiery	fiery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	guarded	guard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	flames	flame	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | It | a lofty bridge |  | the fiery river |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bridge=Theme over river=Destination |
| 2 | **guard** | past |  |  | him *= he* |  |  | from the flames | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary from flame=Theme |

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

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It raised a lofty bridge over the fiery river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:429-pg22373-part21:e4:o4:1
# text = It raised a lofty bridge over the fiery river
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	lofty	lofty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	bridge	bridge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	fiery	fiery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **raise** | past | It | a lofty bridge |  | the fiery river |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bridge=Theme over river=Destination |

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