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title: State the condition by which a suitor might obtain the princess's ha… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the condition by which a suitor might obtain the princess's hand in marriage, and the penalty imposed upon one who failed. Exam question 3 of lesson 1008 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling Companion, part 219: John meets the princess and sees the garden of dead suitors» of the books cours
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling Companion, part 219…

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State the condition by which a suitor might obtain the princess's hand in marriage, and the penalty imposed upon one who failed.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, suitor, penalty · **What happens:** state, obtain, impose, fail · **To what, where:** condition, hand, marriage

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1008 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling Companion, part 219: John meets the princess and sees the garden of dead suitors» 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/1008-pg27200-part219/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e3:1
# text = State the condition by which a suitor might obtain the princess's hand in marriage, and the penalty imposed upon one who failed.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	suitor	suitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	penalty	penalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
20	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
21	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	24	obl	_	_
23	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
24	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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 condition |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent condition=Topic |
| 2 | **obtain** | might | a suitor | the princess's hand |  | marriage |  | by the condition | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset hand=Theme |
| 3 | **impose** | participle | the penalty |  |  |  |  |  | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **fail** | past |  |  |  |  |  | upon one | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He must answer three riddles set by the king's council, and failure meant being sent into exile forever

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e3:o1:1
# text = He must answer three riddles set by the king's council, and failure meant being sent into exile forever
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	riddles	riddle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
16	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	ccomp	_	_
18	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	exile	exile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
20	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | must | He | three riddles |  |  |  |  | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent riddle=Eventuality |
| 2 | **set** | participle |  | three riddles *not said here* |  |  |  | by the king's council | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by council=Destination |
| 3 | **mean** | past | failure |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **send** | gerund · passive |  |  |  | exile |  | forever *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP» |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He must guess three things she had thought of, and failure meant being hanged or beheaded

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e3:o2:1
# text = He must guess three things she had thought of, and failure meant being hanged or beheaded
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	thought	think	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	hanged	hange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	ccomp	_	_
16	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	beheaded	behead	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | must | He | three things |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Theme |
| 2 | **think of** *speech: other* | past · perfect | she | three things *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot thing=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | past | failure |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **hange** | gerund · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **behead** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He must guess three of her private thoughts within the set time, and those who failed to guess correctly were executed at dawn in the great courtyard before the royal family

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e3:o3:1
# text = He must guess three of her private thoughts within the set time, and those who failed to guess correctly were executed at dawn in the great courtyard before the royal family
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	within	within	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	set	set	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
15	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	22	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	failed	fail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	courtyard	courtyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
29	before	before	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | must | He | three of her private thoughts |  |  | time |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent three=Theme |
| 2 | **fail** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **not** **guess** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **execute** | past · passive |  | those |  |  | before the royal family; dawn |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 5 | **think** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He must guess the thoughts of her royal guards, and failure meant being thrown into the cold dungeon below

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e3:o4:1
# text = He must guess the thoughts of her royal guards, and failure meant being thrown into the cold dungeon below
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	thoughts	thought	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	meant	mean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	thrown	throw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	dungeon	dungeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	below	below	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **guess** | must | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **throw** | past · passive |  | the thoughts of her royal guards |  |  |  | into the cold dungeon *result*; below *property* | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Theme into dungeon=Result |
| 3 | **think** |  |  | her royal guards |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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