--- title: Which of the following correctly states the reason the King caused t… — Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beau… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following correctly states the reason the King caused the Princess to be carried to the finest apartment? Exam question 2 of lesson 1081 «Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part 6: the Princess pricks her hand, the palace falls asleep, and the Prince finds her awake» --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1081-pg29021-part6/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beau…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1081-pg29021-part6/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part… Which of the following correctly states the reason the King caused the Princess to be carried to the finest apartment? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** King · **What happens:** follow, state, cause, carry · **To what, where:** reason, Princess, finest apartment This is exam question 2 of lesson 1081 «Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part 6: the Princess pricks her hand, the palace falls asleep, and the Prince finds her awake» 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/1081-pg29021-part6/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:e2:1 # text = Which of the following correctly states the reason the King caused the Princess to be carried to the finest apartment? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 2 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 nsubj _ _ 5 correctly correctly ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 states state VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 caused cause VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 acl:relcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 15 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 acl _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 finest fine ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 20 amod _ _ 20 apartment apartment NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 21 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **state** *speech: other* | present | | the reason | | | | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | | 3 | **cause** | past | the King | the Princess | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition princess=Patient | | 4 | **carry** | to-infinitive · passive | the King *not said here* | the Princess *not said here* | | the finest apartment | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: to apartment=Destination | 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} He wanted to hide her from the spindle ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:e2:o1:1 # text = He wanted to hide her from the spindle 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 hide hide VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 spindle spindle NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want** | past | He | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **hide** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* | | the spindle | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent she=Patient from spindle=Beneficiary | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He recalled the prediction of the Fairies ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:e2:o2:1 # text = He recalled the prediction of the Fairies 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 recalled recall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 prediction prediction NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Fairies Fairy PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **recall** | past | He | the prediction of the Fairies | | | | | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prediction=Theme | | 2 | **predict** | | | the Fairies | | | | | nom prediction «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} He wished to keep her safe from his guards ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:e2:o3:1 # text = He wished to keep her safe from his guards 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 safe safe ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 guards guard NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wish** | past | He | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* | | | | safe *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He remembered a proclamation about spindles ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:e2:o4:1 # text = He remembered a proclamation about spindles 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 remembered remember VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 proclamation proclamation NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 about about ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 spindles spindle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remember** | past | He | a proclamation | | | | about spindles | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent proclamation=Theme | **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. 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