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title: Which phrase best characterises the physicians' response to the prin… — Yule-Tide Stories, The Prince and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which phrase best characterises the physicians' response to the princess's outburst? Exam question 3 of lesson 1155 «Yule-Tide Stories, The Prince and the Dove-Bride: the false bride is unmasked and both wicked women are sent away» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 3 · Yule-Tide Stories, The Prince and the Dove-Bride: the fals…

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Which phrase best characterises the physicians' response to the princess's outburst?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** phrase · **What happens:** characteris · **To what, where:** response

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1155 «Yule-Tide Stories, The Prince and the Dove-Bride: the false bride is unmasked and both wicked women are sent away» 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/1155-pg3027-part21/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1155-pg3027-part21:e3:1
# text = Which phrase best characterises the physicians' response to the princess's outburst?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	physicians	physician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	outburst	outburst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **characteris** | present | which phrase | the physicians's response |  |  |  | to the princess's outburst; well *property* | 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 {#o1}

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Amusement, and they stayed to watch the outburst.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1155-pg3027-part21:e3:o1:1
# text = Amusement, and they stayed to watch the outburst.
1	Amusement	amusement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	watch	watch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	outburst	outburst	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | Amusement |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **watch** | to-infinitive | Amusement *not said here* | the outburst |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outburst=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Offence and alarm, so that they withdrew from the chamber in haste, shaken by the princess's violent and insulting words.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1155-pg3027-part21:e3:o2:1
# text = Offence and alarm, so that they withdrew from the chamber in haste, shaken by the princess's violent and insulting words.
1	Offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	8	mark	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	withdrew	withdraw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	haste	haste	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	shaken	shake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	violent	violent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	insulting	insulting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	conj	_	_
23	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** | past | Offence and alarm |  |  | the chamber in haste |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from chamber=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **shake** | participle | Offence and alarm *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the princess's violent words | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by word=Location |
| 3 | **word** |  | the princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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Offence, so that they withdrew at once from the chamber

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1155-pg3027-part21:e3:o3:1
# text = Offence, so that they withdrew at once from the chamber
1	Offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	6	mark	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	withdrew	withdraw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** | past | Offence |  |  | the chamber |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from chamber=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Offence, so that they withdrew at once from the chamber and reported the rudeness to the king.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1155-pg3027-part21:e3:o4:1
# text = Offence, so that they withdrew at once from the chamber and reported the rudeness to the king.
1	Offence	offence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
3	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	6	mark	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	withdrew	withdraw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	6	obl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rudeness	rudeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **withdraw** | past | Offence |  |  | the chamber |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from chamber=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **report** | past | Offence *not said here* | the rudeness | the king |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent rudeness=Topic to king=Recipient |

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