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title: Identify the day on which John was to attempt the first riddle, and… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the day on which John was to attempt the first riddle, and the assembly that would be present to witness the trial. Exam question 4 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
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Travelling Companion, part 219…

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Identify the day on which John was to attempt the first riddle, and the assembly that would be present to witness the trial.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, John, assembly · **What happens:** identify, be

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e4:1
# text = Identify the day on which John was to attempt the first riddle, and the assembly that would be present to witness the trial.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	attempt	attempt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	parataxis	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
12	riddle	riddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	assembly	assembly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
18	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
19	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	cop	_	_
20	present	present	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	acl:relcl	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	advcl	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	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* |  |  |  | day |  | vn empathize-88.2 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **is** | past | John |  |  |  |  | the assembly *obl*; attempt *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | would | the assembly |  |  |  |  | the trial *obl:unmarked*; present *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 next day, with the judges, the counsellors, the old king, the princess and every noble and guest of the entire kingdom gathered to witness the trial

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e4:o1:1
# text = The next day, with the judges, the counsellors, the old king, the princess and every noble and guest of the entire kingdom gathered to witness the trial
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	counsellors	counsellor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	noble	noble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	guest	guest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
27	gathered	gather	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past | the next day with the judges and the counsellors and the old king and the princess and every noble and guest of the entire kingdom | witness |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent witness=Beneficiary trial=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The following morning, with the royal family and all the townspeople watching

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e4:o2:1
# text = The following morning, with the royal family and all the townspeople watching
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	amod	_	_
3	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	12	det:predet	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	townspeople	townspeople	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
13	watching	watch	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
```

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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 | **watch** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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

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The next day, with the judges and the whole of the counsellors present

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e4:o3:1
# text = The next day, with the judges and the whole of the counsellors present
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	counsellors	counsellor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	present	present	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | present |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The next day, with the judges, the whole of the counsellors and every townsperson who wished to watch the trial in the great hall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1008-pg27200-part219:e4:o4:1
# text = The next day, with the judges, the whole of the counsellors and every townsperson who wished to watch the trial in the great hall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	counsellors	counsellor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	townsperson	townsperson	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
17	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | every townsperson |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | every townsperson *not said here* | the trial |  | the great hall |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trial=Theme |

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