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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Wild Swans, part 234: Eliza sp…

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Explain the significance of the king's distress, as evidenced by his darkening brow and his restless nights.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, king · **What happens:** explain, evidence, darken, distress · **To what, where:** significance · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1023 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Wild Swans, part 234: Eliza spins nettles in silence, is taken to the king's castle, and is made queen while she still cannot speak.» 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/1023-pg27200-part234/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:e4:1
# text = Explain the significance of the king's distress, as evidenced by his darkening brow and his restless nights.
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	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	evidenced	evidence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	ccomp	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
14	darkening	darken	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	15	amod	_	_
15	brow	brow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	restless	restless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	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 king's distress |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **evidence** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by king's darkening brow and king's restless nights | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **darken** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **distress** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom distress «feeling transitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He is troubled by the crown and what the archbishop told him about her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:e4:o1:1
# text = He is troubled by the crown and what the archbishop told him about her
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	troubled	trouble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	archbishop	archbishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	iobj	_	_
13	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trouble** | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  | by the crown | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the archbishop |  | him *= he* |  |  | about her *= she* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient what=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He doubts the innocence of his bride and suspects her nocturnal conduct, so he has her watched by guards in the castle

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:e4:o2:1
# text = He doubts the innocence of his bride and suspects her nocturnal conduct, so he has her watched by guards in the castle
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	doubts	doubt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	innocence	innocence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	suspects	suspect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	nocturnal	nocturnal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
18	watched	watch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doubt** | present | He | the innocence of his bride |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent innocence=Theme |
| 2 | **suspect** | present | He *not said here* | bride's nocturnal conduct |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent conduct=Attribute |
| 3 | **have** | present | he | bride's watched guards |  | the castle |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Patient |
| 4 | **watch** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **conduct** |  | bride |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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He doubts the innocence of his bride and suspects her nocturnal conduct

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:e4:o3:1
# text = He doubts the innocence of his bride and suspects her nocturnal conduct
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	doubts	doubt	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	innocence	innocence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	suspects	suspect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	nocturnal	nocturnal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **doubt** | present | He | the innocence of his bride |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent innocence=Theme |
| 2 | **suspect** | present | He *not said here* | bride's nocturnal conduct |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent conduct=Attribute |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | bride |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He worries about the wedding feast and guests

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1023-pg27200-part234:e4:o4:1
# text = He worries about the wedding feast and guests
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worries	worry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worry** | present | He |  |  |  |  | about the wedding feast and guests | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus what S»: agent=Experiencer about feast=Stimulus |

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