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title: Identify the principal provision by which the Ruska Pravda is distin… — Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the M… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal provision by which the Ruska Pravda is distinguished. Exam question 2 of lesson 42 «Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the Mongols» of the history course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's choice was wrong
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# Exam question 2 · Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the Mongols

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Identify the principal provision by which the Ruska Pravda is distinguished.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Ruska Pravda · **What happens:** identify, be · **To what, where:** principal provision

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 42 «Volodymyr, Yaroslav the Wise and the Mongols» of the history 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/history/42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal provision by which the Ruska Pravda is distinguished.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	provision	provision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Ruska	Ruska	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Pravda	Pravda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	distinguished	distinguished	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the principal provision |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent provision=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present | the Ruska Pravda |  |  |  |  | distinguished *property* | tree rules |

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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 establishment of the Zaporizhian Sich upon the islands of the lower Dnipro River

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:e2:o1:1
# text = The establishment of the Zaporizhian Sich upon the islands of the lower Dnipro River
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	establishment	establishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	Zaporizhian	Zaporizhian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Sich	Sich	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	islands	island	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
13	Dnipro	Dnipro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	River	River	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** |  |  | the Zaporizhian Sich |  |  |  | upon the islands of the lower Dnipro River | nom establishment «act transitive»: of=patient upon=obl |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The abolition of all monarchy in Rus

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:e2:o2:1
# text = The abolition of all monarchy in Rus
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	abolition	abolition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
5	monarchy	monarchy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Rus	Rus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **abolish** |  |  | all monarchy in Rus |  |  |  |  | nom abolition «act transitive»: of=patient |

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

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The substitution of monetary fines for blood revenge in respect of many offences

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:e2:o3:1
# text = The substitution of monetary fines for blood revenge in respect of many offences
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	substitution	substitution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	monetary	monetary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fines	fine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	revenge	revenge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	offences	offence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **substitute** |  | monetary fines for blood revenge in respect of many offences |  |  |  |  |  | nom substitution «event intransitive»: of=agent |
| 2 | **respect** |  |  | many offences |  |  |  |  | nom respect «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The prohibition of trade with Byzantium

```conllu
# sent_id = question:history:42-volodymyr-yaroslav-the-wise-and-the-mongols:e2:o4:1
# text = The prohibition of trade with Byzantium
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prohibition	prohibition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	trade	trade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Byzantium	Byzantium	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prohibit** |  |  | trade |  |  |  | with Byzantium | nom prohibition «communication transitive»: of=patient with=obl |

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