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title: Explain the significance of the witch's decision to turn her daughte… — Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the significance of the witch's decision to turn her daughter away from the King's gaze. Exam question 3 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, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 3 · Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes bac…

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Explain the significance of the witch's decision to turn her daughter away from the King's gaze.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, witch, King · **What happens:** explain, turn, decide, gaze · **To what, where:** significance, daughter

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e3:1
# text = Explain the significance of the witch's decision to turn her daughter away from the King's gaze.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	gaze	gaze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the significance of the witch's decision |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic |
| 2 | **turn** | to-infinitive | you *not said here* | her daughter |  |  |  | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme daughter=Result |
| 3 | **decide** |  | the witch |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **gaze** |  | the King |  |  |  |  |  | nom gaze «act 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 {#o1}

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It was a scheme intended to hide the girl's blind eye and continue the deceit

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e3:o1:1
# text = It was a scheme intended to hide the girl's blind eye and continue the deceit
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	scheme	scheme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	continue	continue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	deceit	deceit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a scheme |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **intend** | participle |  | a scheme *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **hide** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the girl's blind eye |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 4 | **continue** | infinitive |  | the deceit |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent deceit=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She did it to keep the King from noticing that her daughter was unfit for court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e3:o2:1
# text = She did it to keep the King from noticing that her daughter was unfit for court
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	noticing	notice	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
14	unfit	unfit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	ccomp	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the King |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme |
| 3 | **notice** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **is** | past | her daughter |  |  |  |  | for court; unfit *property* | tree rules |

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

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It was an act of deception designed to conceal the daughter's missing eye and sustain the fraud

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e3:o3:1
# text = It was an act of deception designed to conceal the daughter's missing eye and sustain the fraud
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	deception	deception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	designed	design	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	missing	missing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	sustain	sustain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fraud	fraud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a act |  |  |  | of deception | tree rules |
| 2 | **design** | participle |  | a act *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **conceal** | to-infinitive |  | the daughter's missing eye |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 4 | **sustain** | present |  | the fraud |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent fraud=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hid her shame

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e3:o4:1
# text = She hid her shame
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | She | her shame |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shame=Patient |
| 2 | **shame** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom shame «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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