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description: Which of the following best describes the reason the Queen-mother gave for her cruelty towards the young Queen's family? Exam question 4 of lesson 1082 «Perrault's Fairy Tales, Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part 7: the Ogress-Queen orders her grandchildren and daughter-in-law to be eaten, the clerk s
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# Exam question 4 · Perrault's Fairy Tales, Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part…

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Which of the following best describes the reason the Queen-mother gave for her cruelty towards the young Queen's family?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Queen mother · **What happens:** follow, describe, give · **To what, where:** reason

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1082 «Perrault's Fairy Tales, Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part 7: the Ogress-Queen orders her grandchildren and daughter-in-law to be eaten, the clerk saves them, and she orders a tub of snakes for them all» 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/1082-pg29021-part7/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1082-pg29021-part7:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the reason the Queen-mother gave for her cruelty towards the young Queen's family?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	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	12	det	_	_
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	cruelty	cruelty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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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 | **describe** | present |  | the reason |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **give** | past | the Queen mother | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | for mother's cruelty; towards the young Queen's family | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent reason=Theme for cruelty=Asset |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She had an Ogreish appetite for fresh meat.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1082-pg29021-part7:e4:o1:1
# text = She had an Ogreish appetite for fresh meat.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Ogreish	ogreish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	appetite	appetite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	fresh	fresh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | a Ogreish appetite |  |  |  | for fresh meat | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent appetite=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She hated the Queen.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1082-pg29021-part7:e4:o2:1
# text = She hated the Queen.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hated	hate	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	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | past | She | the Queen |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer queen=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had been told by the clerk that the children were the cause of the war and must die.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1082-pg29021-part7:e4:o3:1
# text = She had been told by the clerk that the children were the cause of the war and must die.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	war	war	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	die	die	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive | the clerk | She |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the children | the cause |  |  |  | of the war | tree rules |
| 3 | **die** | must | the clerk *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She wished to rule the kingdom alone.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1082-pg29021-part7:e4:o4:1
# text = She wished to rule the kingdom alone.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	rule	rule	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **rule** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the kingdom |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme |

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