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title: What is the consequence for the eldest daughter who seizes the goose? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Golden Goose,… · tree and pragmatics
description: What is the consequence for the eldest daughter who seizes the goose? Exam question 4 of lesson 111 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Golden Goose, part 14: the Wolf is caught and Little Red-Cap is eaten, then Dummerly finds a golden goose» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Golden Goose, part 14: the Wolf i…

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What is the consequence for the eldest daughter who seizes the goose?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** eldest daughter · **What happens:** be, seize · **To what, where:** consequence, goose

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 111 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Golden Goose, part 14: the Wolf is caught and Little Red-Cap is eaten, then Dummerly finds a golden goose» 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/111-pg11027-part14/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:111-pg11027-part14:e4:1
# text = What is the consequence for the eldest daughter who seizes the goose?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	seizes	seize	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the consequence |  |  |  | for the eldest daughter | tree rules |
| 2 | **seize** | present | the eldest daughter | the goose |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goose=Theme |

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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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She is glued to the goose and must follow it back to the palace forever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:111-pg11027-part14:e4:o1:1
# text = She is glued to the goose and must follow it back to the palace forever
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	glued	glue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	follow	follow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **glue** | present · passive |  | She |  |  |  | to the goose; forever *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to goose=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **follow back** | must |  | goose |  | the palace |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme to palace=Trajectory |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She is fastened to the bird and cannot release it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:111-pg11027-part14:e4:o2:1
# text = She is fastened to the bird and cannot release it
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	release	release	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | present · passive |  | She |  |  |  | to the bird | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to bird=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **not** **release** | can |  | bird |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer it=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is fastened to the goose and dragged along behind every person she meets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:111-pg11027-part14:e4:o3:1
# text = She is fastened to the goose and dragged along behind every person she meets
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	fastened	fasten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	dragged	drag	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	along	along	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | present · passive |  | She |  |  |  | to the goose | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: subject=Patient to goose=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **drag** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | behind every person; along *property* | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind person=Location |
| 3 | **meet** | present | person | every person *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent person=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She is carried off by the bird into the forest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:111-pg11027-part14:e4:o4:1
# text = She is carried off by the bird into the forest
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|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	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	off	off	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry off** | present · passive | the bird | She |  | the forest |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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