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description: Which folk-tale does the author cite as an instance of the Queen-Mother being abducted by the Whirlwind? Exam question 3 of lesson 433 «Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and the Bride: Ivan gets to the church first and marries the bride» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 3 · Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and the Bride: Ivan gets t…

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Which folk-tale does the author cite as an instance of the Queen-Mother being abducted by the Whirlwind?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** folk, Whirlwind · **What happens:** do, abduct, instance · **To what, where:** author cite, Queen Mother

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 433 «Russian Folk-Tales, Prince Ivan and the Bride: Ivan gets to the church first and marries the bride» 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/433-pg22373-part25/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:433-pg22373-part25:e3:1
# text = Which folk-tale does the author cite as an instance of the Queen-Mother being abducted by the Whirlwind?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	folk	folk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	cite	cite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	instance	instance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	abducted	abduct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	Whirlwind	whirlwind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | which folk and tale | the author cite |  |  |  | as a instance of the Queen Mother | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cite=Eventuality |
| 2 | **abduct** | gerund · passive | the Whirlwind | the Queen Mother *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **instance** |  |  | the Queen Mother |  |  |  |  | nom instance «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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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The old tale of the Queen-Mother and the Whirlwind that the author recalls from childhood

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:433-pg22373-part25:e3:o1:1
# text = The old tale of the Queen-Mother and the Whirlwind that the author recalls from childhood
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	6	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Whirlwind	whirlwind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	recalls	recall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	childhood	childhood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recall** | present | the old tale of the Queen Mother and the Whirlwind |  |  | childhood |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from childhood=Source |
| 2 | **tell** |  | the Queen Mother and the Whirlwind |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The tale of Prince Arikad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:433-pg22373-part25:e3:o2:1
# text = The tale of Prince Arikad
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:desc	_	_
5	Arikad	Arikad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** |  | Arikad  Prince |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The story of Prince Koshchei

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:433-pg22373-part25:e3:o3:1
# text = The story of Prince Koshchei
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:desc	_	_
5	Koshchei	Koshchei	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The story of Prince Ivan

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:433-pg22373-part25:e3:o4:1
# text = The story of Prince Ivan
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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