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description: Which of the following best describes the faithful John's conduct in the matter of the locked chamber? Exam question 1 of lesson 115 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 18: the King sees a portrait, falls in love, and sails off with its princess» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 18: the King…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following best describes the faithful John's conduct in the matter of the locked chamber?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** John, locked chamber · **What happens:** follow, describe, lock, conduct, matter · **To what, where:** faithful conduct, matter

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 115 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 18: the King sees a portrait, falls in love, and sails off with its princess» 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/115-pg11027-part18/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:115-pg11027-part18:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the faithful John's conduct in the matter of the locked chamber?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
8	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
9	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 |  | John's faithful conduct |  | the matter of the locked chamber |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 3 | **lock** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **conduct** |  | John |  |  | the matter of the locked chamber |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent in=place |
| 5 | **matter** |  | the locked chamber |  |  |  |  |  | nom matter «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |

<!-- .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 -->
At first he hesitated and tried to dissuade the King, then reluctantly followed him in, though he had solemnly sworn to his late father never to allow the locked chamber to be opened by anyone.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:115-pg11027-part18:e1:o1:1
# text = At first he hesitated and tried to dissuade the King, then reluctantly followed him in, though he had solemnly sworn to his late father never to allow the locked chamber to be opened by anyone.
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	4	obl	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hesitated	hesitate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	dissuade	dissuade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	reluctantly	reluctantly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
19	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
20	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	solemnly	solemnly	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
25	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
27	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	29	advmod	_	_
28	to	to	PART	TO	_	29	mark	_	_
29	allow	allow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	32	amod	_	_
32	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	obj	_	_
33	to	to	PART	TO	_	35	mark	_	_
34	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	35	aux:pass	_	_
35	opened	open	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	32	acl	_	_
36	by	by	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
37	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	35	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
38	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hesitate** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn linger-53.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at first=Location |
| 2 | **try** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **dissuade** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  | the King |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5 «NP V NP PP.eventuality»: agent=Causer king=Beneficiary |
| 4 | **follow** | past | he *not said here* | King |  |  | then | reluctantly *property* | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 5 | **swear** | past · perfect | King |  |  |  |  | to King's late father; solemnly *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **not** **allow** | to-infinitive | King *not said here* | the locked chamber |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chamber=Beneficiary |
| 7 | **lock** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 8 | **open** | to-infinitive · passive | anyone | the locked chamber *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He argued bitterly, then left the court altogether, though he had sworn loyalty to the old King.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:115-pg11027-part18:e1:o2:1
# text = He argued bitterly, then left the court altogether, though he had sworn loyalty to the old King.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	argued	argue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bitterly	bitterly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
15	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **argue** *speech: disagree* | past | He |  |  |  |  | bitterly *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **leave** | past |  | the court |  |  | then | altogether *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Theme |
| 3 | **swear** | past · perfect | he | loyalty |  |  |  | to the old King | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent loyalty=Eventuality |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He initially resisted, then complied with the King's wish, though he had sworn an oath to his late father.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:115-pg11027-part18:e1:o3:1
# text = He initially resisted, then complied with the King's wish, though he had sworn an oath to his late father.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	initially	initially	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	resisted	resist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	complied	comply	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resist** | past | He |  |  |  |  | initially *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **comply** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then | with the King's wish | tree rules |
| 3 | **swear** | past · perfect | King | a oath |  |  |  | to King's late father | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent oath=Eventuality |
| 4 | **wish** |  | the King |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He resisted the King's wish at first, then gave way completely, though he had sworn an oath to his late father to guard the room and never to let anyone enter it, even the King himself.

<!-- fold The tree, 37 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:115-pg11027-part18:e1:o4:1
# text = He resisted the King's wish at first, then gave way completely, though he had sworn an oath to his late father to guard the room and never to let anyone enter it, even the King himself.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resisted	resist	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	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	completely	completely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
19	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	late	late	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	32	cc	_	_
30	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	32	advmod	_	_
31	to	to	PART	TO	_	32	mark	_	_
32	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	conj	_	_
33	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	32	obj	_	_
34	enter	enter	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	32	xcomp	_	_
35	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	39	punct	_	_
37	even	even	ADV	RB	_	39	advmod	_	_
38	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	39	det	_	_
39	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	parataxis	_	_
40	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	39	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
41	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resist** | past | He | the King's wish |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | He *not said here* | way |  |  | then | completely *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme |
| 3 | **swear** | past · perfect | King | a oath |  |  |  | to King's late father | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent oath=Eventuality |
| 4 | **guard** | to-infinitive | King *not said here* | the room |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Beneficiary |
| 5 | **not** **let** | to-infinitive | King *not said here* | anyone |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **enter** | infinitive | anyone *not said here* | room |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Destination |
| 7 | **wish** |  | the King |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

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