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title: State the precise reason the old king gave for forbidding the prince… — Grimm's Tales, Cinderella, part 17: Ci… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the precise reason the old king gave for forbidding the prince to view the portrait in the final chamber. Exam question 3 of lesson 114 «Grimm's Tales, Cinderella, part 17: Cinderella goes to the feast three times, loses a golden slipper, and the prince seeks his bride; the old king makes fait
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# Exam question 3 · Grimm's Tales, Cinderella, part 17: Cinderella goes to the…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
State the precise reason the old king gave for forbidding the prince to view the portrait in the final chamber.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old king · **What happens:** give, forbid, view · **To what, where:** State, prince, portrait, final chamber

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 114 «Grimm's Tales, Cinderella, part 17: Cinderella goes to the feast three times, loses a golden slipper, and the prince seeks his bride; the old king makes faithful John promise to guard his son» 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/114-pg11027-part17/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:114-pg11027-part17:e3:1
# text = State the precise reason the old king gave for forbidding the prince to view the portrait in the final chamber.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	forbidding	forbid	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	view	view	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	portrait	portrait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the old king | State  the precise reason |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **forbid** | gerund | the old king *not said here* | the prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **view** | to-infinitive | the old king *not said here* | the portrait |  | the final chamber |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer portrait=Stimulus |

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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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The picture would stir a passion that would bring him to a faint and ruin.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:114-pg11027-part17:e3:o1:1
# text = The picture would stir a passion that would bring him to a faint and ruin.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	picture	picture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	stir	stir	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	passion	passion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	faint	faint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stir** | would | the picture | a passion |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus passion=Experiencer |
| 2 | **bring** | would | a passion | picture |  | a faint and ruin |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to faint=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The portrait would kindle a deep love in his heart that would plunge him into a swoon and peril, so the king forbade it for the sake of his safety

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:114-pg11027-part17:e3:o2:1
# text = The portrait would kindle a deep love in his heart that would plunge him into a swoon and peril, so the king forbade it for the sake of his safety
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	portrait	portrait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	kindle	kindle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	plunge	plunge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl:relcl	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	swoon	swoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	peril	peril	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
21	so	so	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	forbade	forbid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	sake	sake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	_
31	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kindle** | would | the portrait | a deep love |  | portrait's heart |  |  | vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition love=Patient |
| 2 | **plunge** | would | portrait's heart | portrait |  | a swoon and peril |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |
| 3 | **forbid** | past | the king | love |  |  |  | for the sake of king's safety | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The portrait would kindle a love that would plunge him into a swoon and peril

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:114-pg11027-part17:e3:o3:1
# text = The portrait would kindle a love that would plunge him into a swoon and peril
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	portrait	portrait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	kindle	kindle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	plunge	plunge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	swoon	swoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	peril	peril	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kindle** | would | the portrait | a love |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition love=Patient |
| 2 | **plunge** | would | a love | portrait |  | a swoon and peril |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The portrait would kindle a love that would plunge him into a swoon, and he would be lost to his kingdom, his father, and his duty forever after

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:114-pg11027-part17:e3:o4:1
# text = The portrait would kindle a love that would plunge him into a swoon, and he would be lost to his kingdom, his father, and his duty forever after
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	portrait	portrait	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	kindle	kindle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	plunge	plunge	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	swoon	swoon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
17	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	duty	duty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
30	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
31	after	after	ADP	IN	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kindle after** | would | the portrait | a love |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition love=Patient |
| 2 | **plunge** | would | a love | portrait |  | a swoon |  |  | vn meander-47.7-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location he=Theme |
| 3 | **lose** | would · passive |  | portrait |  |  |  | to portrait's kingdom and portrait's father | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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