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title: Why did the king finally surrender the real table to Jack? — Fairy Tales, Jack and the Magic Table:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did the king finally surrender the real table to Jack? Exam question 3 of lesson 1167 «Fairy Tales, Jack and the Magic Table: Jack takes three magic gifts, tricks his way to the top, and wins the king's daughter» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Jack and the Magic Table: Jack takes three ma…

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Why did the king finally surrender the real table to Jack?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, surrender · **To what, where:** king, real table, Jack

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1167 «Fairy Tales, Jack and the Magic Table: Jack takes three magic gifts, tricks his way to the top, and wins the king's daughter» 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/1167-pg3027-part33/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1167-pg3027-part33:e3:1
# text = Why did the king finally surrender the real table to Jack?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	surrender	surrender	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the king |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Eventuality |
| 2 | **surrender** | present |  | the real table | Jack |  |  | finally *property* | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent table=Theme to jack=Recipient |

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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 {#o1}

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Jack's hussars marched straight into his hall and took it.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1167-pg3027-part33:e3:o1:1
# text = Jack's hussars marched straight into his hall and took it.
1	Jack	Jack	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	hussars	hussar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	marched	march	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | past | Jack's hussars | Jack's hall |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme hall=Trajectory |
| 2 | **take** | past | Jack's hussars *not said here* | hall |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He was surrounded by ten thousand horsemen and archers and his own chamberlain betrayed him.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1167-pg3027-part33:e3:o2:1
# text = He was surrounded by ten thousand horsemen and archers and his own chamberlain betrayed him.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	horsemen	horseman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	archers	archer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	chamberlain	chamberlain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	betrayed	betray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | past · passive | thousand horsemen and archers | He |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **betray** | past | his own chamberlain | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was surrounded by ten thousand horsemen and archers.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1167-pg3027-part33:e3:o3:1
# text = He was surrounded by ten thousand horsemen and archers.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	compound	_	_
6	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	horsemen	horseman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:agent	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	archers	archer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surround** | past · passive | thousand horsemen and archers | He |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme subject=Co-Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Ten thousand men arrived but he had no soldiers left.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1167-pg3027-part33:e3:o4:1
# text = Ten thousand men arrived but he had no soldiers left.
1	Ten	ten	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	compound	_	_
2	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | thousand men |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | past | he | no soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Patient |
| 3 | **leave** | participle |  | no soldiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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