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description: Which of the following did the crab-fairy decree concerning the princess? Exam question 1 of lesson 1171 «d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a windowless palace, a sick prince» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Exam question 1 · d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a window…

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Which of the following did the crab-fairy decree concerning the princess?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fairy decree · **What happens:** follow, concern · **To what, where:** princess

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1171 «d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a windowless palace, a sick prince» 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/1171-pg3027-part37/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e1:1
# text = Which of the following did the crab-fairy decree concerning the princess?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
7	crab	crab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	fairy	fairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	decree	decree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	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 | **concern** | gerund | the fairy decree *not said here* | the princess |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus princess=Experiencer |

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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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That she must not be crowned before her twentieth birthday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e1:o1:1
# text = That she must not be crowned before her twentieth birthday
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	crowned	crown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	twentieth	twentieth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **crown** | must · passive |  | That |  |  | before her twentieth birthday |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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That she must be kept from all men and women of the court until her eighteenth birthday arrives

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e1:o2:1
# text = That she must be kept from all men and women of the court until her eighteenth birthday arrives
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	women	woman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	eighteenth	eighteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	arrives	arrive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | must · passive |  | That |  |  |  | from all men and women of the court | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Beneficiary from man=Eventuality |
| 2 | **arrive** | present | her eighteenth birthday |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she must not see daylight before her fifteenth birthday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e1:o3:1
# text = That she must not see daylight before her fifteenth birthday
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	daylight	daylight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	fifteenth	fifteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **see** | must | she | That |  |  | before her fifteenth birthday |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she must not hear music before her fifteenth birthday

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e1:o4:1
# text = That she must not hear music before her fifteenth birthday
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	fifteenth	fifteenth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	birthday	birthday	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hear** | must | she | That |  |  | before her fifteenth birthday |  | tree rules |

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