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title: Which of the following accurately describes the state of the faithfu… — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately describes the state of the faithful John immediately after he had concluded his final declaration before the King? Exam question 1 of lesson 116 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is turned to stone, then brought back to life with blood; three pr
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is t…

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Which of the following accurately describes the state of the faithful John immediately after he had concluded his final declaration before the King?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he, his · **What happens:** follow, describe, conclude, declare · **To what, where:** state, final declaration

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 116 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is turned to stone, then brought back to life with blood; three princes set out for the water of life» 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/116-pg11027-part19/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the state of the faithful John immediately after he had concluded his final declaration before the King?
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	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
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	8	det	_	_
8	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	John	John	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
14	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	concluded	conclude	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	declaration	declaration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	before	before	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 |  | the state of the faithful John |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent state=Theme |
| 3 | **conclude** | past · perfect | he | his final declaration |  |  | before the King | immediately *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent declaration=Theme |
| 4 | **declare** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom declaration «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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He had been sent to prison and was waiting for execution

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e1:o1:1
# text = He had been sent to prison and was waiting for execution
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	prison	prison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	conj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	execution	execution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · perfect · passive |  | He |  | prison |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to prison=Destination |
| 2 | **wait** | past · progressive |  |  |  |  |  | for execution | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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He had been transformed into stone and remained motionless

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e1:o2:1
# text = He had been transformed into stone and remained motionless
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	remained	remain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	motionless	motionless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | past · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  | into stone *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into stone=Result |
| 2 | **remain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | motionless *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He had been transformed into stone, and the crows flew off to the mountains where they waited for the King's sons to return

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e1:o3:1
# text = He had been transformed into stone, and the crows flew off to the mountains where they waited for the King's sons to return
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crows	crow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
16	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	advmod	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	waited	wait	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	's	's	PART	POS	_	21	case	_	_
23	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | past · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  | into stone *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into stone=Result |
| 2 | **fly off** | past | the crows |  |  |  |  | to the mountains *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to mountain=Result |
| 3 | **wait** | past | crows *= crow* |  |  |  |  | for the King's sons | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **return** | to-infinitive | crows *= crow* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He had been transformed into stone, and the Queen was at once overcome with grief and went to pray for his soul in the church

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e1:o4:1
# text = He had been transformed into stone, and the Queen was at once overcome with grief and went to pray for his soul in the church
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	14	obl	_	_
14	overcome	overcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **transform** | past · perfect · passive |  | He |  |  |  | into stone *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: subject=Patient into stone=Result |
| 2 | **overcome** | past · passive |  | the Queen |  |  |  | with grief | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **go** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7 «NP V S-Quote»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **pray** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the church |  | for his soul | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for soul=Theme |

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