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description: Which gift did the Fairy bestow upon the eldest princess, and what was its condition? Exam question 1 of lesson 1086 «Perrault's Tales, Riquet with the Tuft, part 11: the two princesses and Riquet's bargain» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 1 · Perrault's Tales, Riquet with the Tuft, part 11: the two p…

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Which gift did the Fairy bestow upon the eldest princess, and what was its condition?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** gift · **What happens:** bestow, be · **To what, where:** condition

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1086 «Perrault's Tales, Riquet with the Tuft, part 11: the two princesses and Riquet's bargain» 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/1086-pg29021-part11/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1086-pg29021-part11:e1:1
# text = Which gift did the Fairy bestow upon the eldest princess, and what was its condition?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	bestow	bestow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bestow** | past · do-support | which gift |  |  |  |  | upon the eldest princess | tree rules |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | Fairy's condition |  |  |  |  | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She bestowed the power to render handsome the person who best pleased her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1086-pg29021-part11:e1:o1:1
# text = She bestowed the power to render handsome the person who best pleased her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bestowed	bestow	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	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	render	render	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	handsome	handsome	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	12	advmod	_	_
12	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bestow** | past | She | the power |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **render** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **handsome** | infinitive | She *not said here* | the person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She bestowed the power to render handsome the person who best pleased her, on one condition only

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1086-pg29021-part11:e1:o2:1
# text = She bestowed the power to render handsome the person who best pleased her, on one condition only
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bestowed	bestow	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	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	render	render	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	handsome	handsome	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	12	advmod	_	_
12	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	nummod	_	_
17	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
18	only	only	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bestow** | past | She | the power |  | one condition |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **render** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **handsome** | infinitive | She *not said here* | the person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She gave the power to make handsome whoever pleased her most

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1086-pg29021-part11:e1:o3:1
# text = She gave the power to make handsome whoever pleased her most
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	gave	give	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	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	handsome	handsome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	whoever	whoever	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | She | the power |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent power=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her most |  |  |  | handsome *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She bestowed the power to render handsome the person who best pleased her, though she was forbidden to use it in the palace

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1086-pg29021-part11:e1:o4:1
# text = She bestowed the power to render handsome the person who best pleased her, though she was forbidden to use it in the palace
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bestowed	bestow	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	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	render	render	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	handsome	handsome	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	12	advmod	_	_
12	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	acl	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bestow** | past | She | the power |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **render** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **handsome** | infinitive | She *not said here* | the person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **forbid** | past · passive |  | person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **use** | to-infinitive |  | power |  | the palace |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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