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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes bac…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following best describes the course of events in the passage concerning the restoration of the Queen to her former position?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** passage · **What happens:** follow, describe, concern · **To what, where:** course, restoration

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 100 «Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes back to life and the witch is punished» 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/100-pg11027-part3/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the course of events in the passage concerning the restoration of the Queen to her former position?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	restoration	restoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
22	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	position	position	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the course of events in the passage |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the passage *not said here* | the restoration of the Queen |  |  |  | to her former position | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus restoration=Experiencer |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen, having been revived through divine intervention, was acknowledged by her husband upon the third visitation

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e1:o1:1
# text = The Queen, having been revived through divine intervention, was acknowledged by her husband upon the third visitation
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	revived	revive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	divine	divine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	intervention	intervention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	amod	_	_
19	visitation	visitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revive** | gerund · perfect · passive |  | the Queen *not said here* |  | divine intervention |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V» |
| 2 | **acknowledge** | past · passive | Queen's husband | the Queen |  |  |  | upon the third visitation | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Following a lengthy series of nightly trials, the Queen, having been miraculously restored to life by God's mercy, was finally recognised and welcomed back by her husband at the close of the story

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e1:o2:1
# text = Following a lengthy series of nightly trials, the Queen, having been miraculously restored to life by God's mercy, was finally recognised and welcomed back by her husband at the close of the story
1	Following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	lengthy	lengthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	series	series	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	nightly	nightly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	trials	trial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	aux	_	_
13	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	miraculously	miraculously	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	25	aux:pass	_	_
24	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
25	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	conj	_	_
28	back	back	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
29	by	by	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	_
31	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
32	at	at	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	_
35	of	of	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **restore** | gerund · perfect · passive | God's mercy | a lengthy series of nightly trials *not said here* | life |  |  | miraculously *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to life=Recipient |
| 3 | **recognise** | past · passive |  |  |  |  |  | follow a lengthy series of nightly trials; finally *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING» |
| 4 | **welcome back** | participle |  |  |  | the close of the story |  | by her husband | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by husband=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen, having been healed by the bath, was recognised by the King after her third night visit

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e1:o3:1
# text = The Queen, having been healed by the bath, was recognised by the King after her third night visit
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	healed	heal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl:agent	_	_
16	after	after	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
18	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	amod	_	_
19	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **heal** | gerund · perfect · passive | the bath | the Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **recognise** | past · passive | the King | the Queen |  |  | after Queen's night visit |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer subject=Stimulus |
| 3 | **visit** |  | Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom visit «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Queen, having been revived by the bath and the witch's downfall, was at last acknowledged by the King, who had watched her closely over three nights of searching in the palace

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e1:o4:1
# text = The Queen, having been revived by the bath and the witch's downfall, was at last acknowledged by the King, who had watched her closely over three nights of searching in the palace
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	revived	revive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	downfall	downfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
19	acknowledged	acknowledge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
25	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	watched	watch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	22	acl	_	_
27	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
28	closely	closely	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
29	over	over	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	31	nummod	_	_
31	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	26	obl	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	searching	searching	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	_
34	in	in	ADP	IN	_	36	case	_	_
35	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	36	det	_	_
36	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revive** | gerund · perfect · passive | the bath and the witch's downfall | the Queen *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | past | the Queen |  |  |  |  | last *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **acknowledge** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **watch** | past · perfect | the King | her *= she* |  | the palace | night | closely *property* | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

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