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title: Which object did the bride specifically request from her parents as… — Fairy Book, The Rover of the Plain, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which object did the bride specifically request from her parents as her personal servant? Exam question 1 of lesson 1168 «Fairy Book, The Rover of the Plain, part 34: a proud king's magic is ruined, and a bride asks for a buffalo» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, The Rover of the Plain, part 34: a proud king'…

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Which object did the bride specifically request from her parents as her personal servant?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** bride

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1168 «Fairy Book, The Rover of the Plain, part 34: a proud king's magic is ruined, and a bride asks for a buffalo» 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/1168-pg3027-part34/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:e1:1
# text = Which object did the bride specifically request from her parents as her personal servant?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	specifically	specifically	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	parents	parent	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	personal	personal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which object | the bride |  |  |  | as object's personal servant; request from object's parents *obl* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bride=Eventuality |

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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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the buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain, along with all of the herd that followed him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:e1:o1:1
# text = the buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain, along with all of the herd that followed him
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rover	Rover	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Plain	Plain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	along	along	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	herd	herd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	nsubj	_	_
18	followed	follow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  | the buffalo *not said here* |  |  |  | as the Rover of the Plain | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as rover=Attribute |
| 2 | **follow** | past | the herd | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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

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the buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:e1:o2:1
# text = the buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Rover	Rover	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Plain	Plain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  | the buffalo *not said here* |  |  |  | as the Rover of the Plain | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as rover=Attribute |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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the horse known as the Wind of the East

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:e1:o3:1
# text = the horse known as the Wind of the East
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  | the horse *not said here* |  |  |  | as the Wind of the East | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as wind=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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the great black buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain, who was her family's prize animal

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1168-pg3027-part34:e1:o4:1
# text = the great black buffalo known as the Rover of the Plain, who was her family's prize animal
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Rover	Rover	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Plain	Plain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **know** | participle |  | the great black buffalo and her family's prize animal *not said here* |  |  |  | as the Rover of the Plain | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer as rover=Attribute |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the great black buffalo and her family's prize animal | her family's prize animal |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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