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title: What moral principle is conveyed by the concluding verses concerning… — Perrault's Popular Tales, Blue Beard,… · tree and pragmatics
description: What moral principle is conveyed by the concluding verses concerning civil behaviour? Exam question 4 of lesson 1079 «Perrault's Popular Tales, Blue Beard, part 4: a rude girl's words turn to toads, and Blue Beard finds blood on the key» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Exam question 4 · Perrault's Popular Tales, Blue Beard, part 4: a rude girl'…

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What moral principle is conveyed by the concluding verses concerning civil behaviour?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** concluding verses · **What happens:** convey, concern · **To what, where:** moral principle, civil behaviour

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1079 «Perrault's Popular Tales, Blue Beard, part 4: a rude girl's words turn to toads, and Blue Beard finds blood on the key» 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/1079-pg29021-part4/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:e4:1
# text = What moral principle is conveyed by the concluding verses concerning civil behaviour?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	moral	moral	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	principle	principle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	concluding	concluding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	verses	verse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	civil	civil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	behaviour	behaviour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | present · passive | the concluding verses | moral principle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | the concluding verses *not said here* | civil behaviour |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus behaviour=Experiencer |

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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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Courtesy eventually receives due reward, while rudeness and nosiness bring ruin upon the one who indulges them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:e4:o1:1
# text = Courtesy eventually receives due reward, while rudeness and nosiness bring ruin upon the one who indulges them
1	Courtesy	courtesy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	eventually	eventually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
8	rudeness	rudeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	nosiness	nosiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	bring	bring	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	indulges	indulge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | Courtesy | due reward |  |  |  | eventually *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reward=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | present | rudeness and nosiness | ruin |  |  |  | upon the one | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent ruin=Theme |
| 3 | **indulge** | present | the one | rudeness |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Pride always comes before the fall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:e4:o2:1
# text = Pride always comes before the fall
1	Pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | present | Pride |  |  | the fall |  | always *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before fall=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Courtesy eventually receives its due reward, and wicked speech is punished with serpents and toads in the end

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:e4:o3:1
# text = Courtesy eventually receives its due reward, and wicked speech is punished with serpents and toads in the end
1	Courtesy	courtesy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	eventually	eventually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	serpents	serpent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | Courtesy | Courtesy's due reward |  |  |  | eventually *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reward=Theme |
| 2 | **punish** | present · passive |  | wicked speech |  |  | in the end | with serpents and toads | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme PP.attribute»: subject=Patient with serpent=Theme |
| 3 | **reward** |  | Courtesy |  |  |  |  |  | nom reward «event transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Courtesy eventually receives due reward

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1079-pg29021-part4:e4:o4:1
# text = Courtesy eventually receives due reward
1	Courtesy	courtesy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	eventually	eventually	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	receives	receive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	due	due	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | present | Courtesy | due reward |  |  |  | eventually *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reward=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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