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description: Which of the following accurately identifies the agreement by which the king secured passage to his family, namely the oath sworn to the dragon? Exam question 1 of lesson 1182 «Fairy Book, Muffette, the dragon's dinner and the prince's sword: the princess is saved from a monster» of the books course
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, Muffette, the dragon's dinner and the prince's…

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Which of the following accurately identifies the agreement by which the king secured passage to his family, namely the oath sworn to the dragon?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** follow, identify, secure, swear · **To what, where:** agreement, passage, oath

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1182 «Fairy Book, Muffette, the dragon's dinner and the prince's sword: the princess is saved from a monster» 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/1182-pg3027-part48/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1182-pg3027-part48:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately identifies the agreement by which the king secured passage to his family, namely the oath sworn to the dragon?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	agreement	agreement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	secured	secure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
19	namely	namely	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
22	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl	_	_
23	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **identify** | present |  | the agreement and the oath |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent agreement=Theme |
| 3 | **secure** | past | the king | passage |  |  |  | by the agreement and the oath; to king's family | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent passage=Patient to family=Co-Patient |
| 4 | **swear** | participle |  | the oath *not said here* |  |  |  | to the dragon | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He swore by his crown and sceptre to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1182-pg3027-part48:e1:o1:1
# text = He swore by his crown and sceptre to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sceptre	sceptre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	provide	provide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
17	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by his crown and sceptre | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **provide** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a dinner of the food |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dinner=Theme |
| 3 | **crown** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He swore by his crown and sceptre to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of, and to give his daughter as a bride

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1182-pg3027-part48:e1:o2:1
# text = He swore by his crown and sceptre to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of, and to give his daughter as a bride
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sceptre	sceptre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	provide	provide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
17	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	18	advmod	_	_
18	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
23	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
24	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
26	as	as	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by his crown and sceptre | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **provide** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a dinner of the food |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dinner=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | dragon's daughter |  |  |  | as a bride | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme |
| 4 | **crown** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He swore by his crown, sceptre and kingdom to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of, sealed before all his court and the giant

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1182-pg3027-part48:e1:o3:1
# text = He swore by his crown, sceptre and kingdom to provide a dinner of the food the dragon never tired of, sealed before all his court and the giant
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	sceptre	sceptre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	provide	provide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	appos	_	_
19	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	acl	_	_
24	before	before	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	27	det:predet	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by his crown and kingdom | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **provide** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a dinner of the food |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition dinner=Theme |
| 3 | **seal** | participle |  | the dragon *not said here* |  |  | before dragon's court |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **crown** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He swore by his sword and shield to offer a dinner of the food the dragon loved most

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1182-pg3027-part48:e1:o4:1
# text = He swore by his sword and shield to offer a dinner of the food the dragon loved most
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swore	swear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	shield	shield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	offer	offer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
18	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by his sword and shield | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **offer** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a dinner of the food |  |  |  | most *obl* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent dinner=Theme |
| 3 | **love** | past | the dragon | the food *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer food=Stimulus |

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