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title: State the circumstances under which Katoma and Prince Ivan exchange… — Russian Fairy Tales, Katoma, Prince Iv… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the circumstances under which Katoma and Prince Ivan exchange their garments, and identify the reason Ivan gives for his distress. Exam question 2 of lesson 465 «Russian Fairy Tales, Katoma, Prince Ivan and the cows: Katoma swaps clothes with Prince Ivan and tears off a cow's hide» of the book
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# Exam question 2 · Russian Fairy Tales, Katoma, Prince Ivan and the cows: Kat…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
State the circumstances under which Katoma and Prince Ivan exchange their garments, and identify the reason Ivan gives for his distress.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Katoma, Ivan · **What happens:** state, exchange, identify, give, distress · **To what, where:** circumstances, garments, reason

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 465 «Russian Fairy Tales, Katoma, Prince Ivan and the cows: Katoma swaps clothes with Prince Ivan and tears off a cow's hide» 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/465-pg22373-part57/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:465-pg22373-part57:e2:1
# text = State the circumstances under which Katoma and Prince Ivan exchange their garments, and identify the reason Ivan gives for his distress.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
4	under	under	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
6	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	exchange	exchange	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	identify	identify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the circumstances |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent circumstance=Topic |
| 2 | **exchange** | present | Katoma and Prince Ivan | Katoma's garments |  | the circumstances |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garment=Theme |
| 3 | **identify** | infinitive | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 4 | **give** | present | Ivan | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | for Ivan's distress | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent reason=Theme for distress=Asset |
| 5 | **distress** |  | Ivan |  |  |  |  |  | nom distress «feeling transitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They exchange garments in the forest near the merchant's house, and Ivan regrets that Katoma is no longer alive to guide him.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:465-pg22373-part57:e2:o1:1
# text = They exchange garments in the forest near the merchant's house, and Ivan regrets that Katoma is no longer alive to guide him.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	exchange	exchange	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	regrets	regret	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	no	no	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	21	advmod	_	_
21	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	ccomp	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	guide	guide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	advcl	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exchange** | present | They | garments |  | the forest near the merchant's house |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garment=Theme |
| 2 | **regret** | present | Ivan |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | Katoma |  |  |  |  | alive, long *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **guide** | to-infinitive | Katoma *not said here* | Katoma |  |  |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They swap clothes on the road, and Ivan laments the herding.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:465-pg22373-part57:e2:o2:1
# text = They swap clothes on the road, and Ivan laments the herding.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swap	swap	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	laments	lament	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	herding	herding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swap** | present | They | clothes |  | the road |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Theme |
| 2 | **lament** | present | Ivan | the herding |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer herding=Stimulus |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They exchange garments on the road near the capital, and Ivan laments that Katoma is no longer living to spare him the herding.

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:465-pg22373-part57:e2:o3:1
# text = They exchange garments on the road near the capital, and Ivan laments that Katoma is no longer living to spare him the herding.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	exchange	exchange	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	capital	capital	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	laments	lament	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	parataxis	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
17	no	no	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	_
19	living	live	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	acl	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	spare	spare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	herding	herding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exchange** | present | They | garments |  | the road near the capital |  |  | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garment=Theme |
| 2 | **live** | present · progressive | Katoma | Ivan laments *not said here* |  |  |  | long *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **spare** | to-infinitive | Katoma *not said here* |  | Katoma |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent he=Recipient herding=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They exchange garments at the river near the palace, and Ivan mourns that Katoma is no longer alive to help him.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:465-pg22373-part57:e2:o4:1
# text = They exchange garments at the river near the palace, and Ivan mourns that Katoma is no longer alive to help him.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	exchange	exchange	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	near	near	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	Ivan	Ivan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	mourns	mourn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
15	Katoma	Katoma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
17	no	no	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	longer	long	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	_
19	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	ccomp	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
22	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exchange** | present | They | garments |  | the river |  | near the palace | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent garment=Theme |
| 2 | **mourn** | present | Ivan |  |  |  |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **is** | present | Katoma |  |  |  |  | alive, long *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **help** | to-infinitive | Katoma *not said here* |  | Katoma |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary |

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