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title: What was the principal purpose of the cripple's proposal concerning… — Russian Folk-Tales, Katoma, part 56: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the principal purpose of the cripple's proposal concerning the merchant's daughter? Exam question 2 of lesson 464 «Russian Folk-Tales, Katoma, part 56: the heroes trap the Baba Yaga and are healed» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the 
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# Exam question 2 · Russian Folk-Tales, Katoma, part 56: the heroes trap the B…

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What was the principal purpose of the cripple's proposal concerning the merchant's daughter?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** principal purpose, proposal, cripple · **What happens:** be, concern, purpose, propose · **To what, where:** daughter

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 464 «Russian Folk-Tales, Katoma, part 56: the heroes trap the Baba Yaga and are healed» 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/464-pg22373-part56/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e2:1
# text = What was the principal purpose of the cripple's proposal concerning the merchant's daughter?
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	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	cripple	cripple	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	proposal	proposal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	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 principal purpose of the cripple's proposal |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | the cripple's proposal *not said here* | the merchant's daughter |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus daughter=Experiencer |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | the cripple's proposal |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **propose** |  | the cripple |  |  |  |  |  | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: poss=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He proposed that they abduct her and keep her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e2:o1:1
# text = He proposed that they abduct her and keep her
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proposed	propose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	abduct	abduct	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **abduct** | present | they | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **keep** | infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He proposed that they hire a wagon, disguise themselves, and carry her off to a cave

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e2:o2:1
# text = He proposed that they hire a wagon, disguise themselves, and carry her off to a cave
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proposed	propose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hire	hire	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	disguise	disguise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hire** | present | they | a wagon |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wagon=Theme |
| 3 | **disguise** | infinitive | they *not said here* | themselves *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme themselves=Destination |
| 4 | **carry off** | infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  | a cave |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme to cave=Destination |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He proposed that they sneak into the merchant's house at night and abduct her with a cart

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e2:o3:1
# text = He proposed that they sneak into the merchant's house at night and abduct her with a cart
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proposed	propose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	sneak	sneak	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	abduct	abduct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | past | He |  |  |  | night |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **sneak** | present | they |  |  | the merchant's house |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into house=Destination |
| 3 | **abduct** | infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | with a cart | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hoped they would rescue her from town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:464-pg22373-part56:e2:o4:1
# text = He hoped they would rescue her from town
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hoped	hope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **rescue** | would | they | her *= she* |  | town |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent she=Theme from town=Source |

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