---
title: Which of the following best describes the agreement made between Bea… — Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier g… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the agreement made between Bearskin and the youngest daughter through the division of the ring? Exam question 1 of lesson 113 «Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier gets his human shape back and claims his bride, and Cinderella begins» of the books course of Mova
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/113-pg11027-part16/e1/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier g…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/113-pg11027-part16/) / e1

# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier gets his human shape…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following best describes the agreement made between Bearskin and the youngest daughter through the division of the ring?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** agreement · **What happens:** follow, describe, make · **To what, where:** division

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 1 of lesson 113 «Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier gets his human shape back and claims his bride, and Cinderella begins» 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/113-pg11027-part16/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the agreement made between Bearskin and the youngest daughter through the division of the ring?
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	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	between	between	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Bearskin	Bearskin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	15	amod	_	_
15	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	through	through	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	division	division	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | 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 |  |  |  |  |  | of the best | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **make** | past | the agreement |  |  | the division of the ring |  | between Bearskin | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a mutual pledge, sealed by the exchange of halves and a long journey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e1:o1:1
# text = a mutual pledge, sealed by the exchange of halves and a long journey
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mutual	mutual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pledge	pledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	halves	half	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | participle |  | a mutual pledge *not said here* |  |  |  | by the exchange of halves and a long journey | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **exchange** |  |  | halves |  |  |  |  | nom exchange «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a mutual pledge, sealed by the exchange of halves

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e1:o2:1
# text = a mutual pledge, sealed by the exchange of halves
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	mutual	mutual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	pledge	pledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	halves	half	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | participle |  | a mutual pledge *not said here* |  |  |  | by the exchange of halves | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **exchange** |  |  | halves |  |  |  |  | nom exchange «phenomenon transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
an oath of loyalty, witnessed by the king

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e1:o3:1
# text = an oath of loyalty, witnessed by the king
1	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	witnessed	witness	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **witness** | participle |  | a oath of loyalty *not said here* |  |  |  | by the king | vn captain-29.8-1 «NP V PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a binding contract of shared ownership

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e1:o4:1
# text = a binding contract of shared ownership
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	binding	binding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	contract	contract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	shared	share	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	ownership	ownership	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **contract** |  |  | shared ownership |  |  |  |  | nom contract «communication transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier g…, test 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/113-pg11027-part16/t14/)
- next →: [Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier g…, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/113-pg11027-part16/e2/)
- ↑ back to [Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier gets his human shape back and claims his bride, and Cinderella begins](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/113-pg11027-part16/)