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title: What is the principal purpose of the copeck taper offered by the Mou… — Slavonic Myths, Elijah the Prophet and… · tree and pragmatics
description: What is the principal purpose of the copeck taper offered by the Moujik? Exam question 2 of lesson 484 «Slavonic Myths, Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas: a field, a sale, and two candles» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 2 · Slavonic Myths, Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas: a field,…

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What is the principal purpose of the copeck taper offered by the Moujik?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** principal purpose, copeck taper · **What happens:** be, offer, purpose · **To what, where:** copeck taper

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 484 «Slavonic Myths, Elijah the Prophet and Nicholas: a field, a sale, and two candles» 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/484-pg22373-part76/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:484-pg22373-part76:e2:1
# text = What is the principal purpose of the copeck taper offered by the Moujik?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|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	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	copeck	copeck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	taper	taper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Moujik	Moujik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the principal purpose of the copeck taper |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **offer** | participle |  | the copeck taper *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Moujik | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | the copeck taper |  |  |  |  |  | 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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To honour St. Nicholas with a modest gift, and to thank him for the warning about the sheaves.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:484-pg22373-part76:e2:o1:1
# text = To honour St. Nicholas with a modest gift, and to thank him for the warning about the sheaves.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	honour	honour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	St.	St.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:desc	_	_
4	Nicholas	Nicholas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	modest	modest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	thank	thank	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	warning	warning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	about	about	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sheaves	sheaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** | to-infinitive |  | Nicholas  St. |  |  |  | with a modest gift | tree rules |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* | to-infinitive |  |  | Nicholas |  |  | for the warning about the sheaves | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme for warning=Attribute |

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

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To honour St. Nicholas with a modest gift.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:484-pg22373-part76:e2:o2:1
# text = To honour St. Nicholas with a modest gift.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	honour	honour	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	St.	St.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:desc	_	_
4	Nicholas	Nicholas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	modest	modest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** | to-infinitive |  | Nicholas  St. |  |  |  | with a modest gift | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To ward off Elijah's anger with a bribe.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:484-pg22373-part76:e2:o3:1
# text = To ward off Elijah's anger with a bribe.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	ward	ward	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	Elijah	Elijah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bribe	bribe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ward off** | to-infinitive |  | Elijah's anger |  |  |  | with a bribe | tree rules |
| 2 | **anger** |  | Elijah |  |  |  |  |  | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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To honour St. Elijah with a modest gift of candle, and to settle the debt owed to the Priest for the corn sold earlier.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:484-pg22373-part76:e2:o4:1
# text = To honour St. Elijah with a modest gift of candle, and to settle the debt owed to the Priest for the corn sold earlier.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	honour	honour	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
3	St.	St.	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod:desc	_	_
4	Elijah	Elijah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	modest	modest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	candle	candle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	settle	settle	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	debt	debt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
17	owed	owe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Priest	Priest	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
24	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	ccomp	_	_
25	earlier	early	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	24	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	14	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **honour** | to-infinitive |  | Elijah  St. |  |  |  | with a modest gift of candle | tree rules |
| 2 | **settle** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **owe** | participle |  | the debt *not said here* | the Priest |  |  | for the corn | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to priest=Goal |
| 4 | **sell** | past | the debt |  |  |  |  | early *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **gift** |  |  | candle |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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