--- title: What evidence finally confirmed the identity of the true hero? — Fairy Book, The Red Knight: the prince… · tree and pragmatics description: What evidence finally confirmed the identity of the true hero? Exam question 3 of lesson 1230 «Fairy Book, The Red Knight: the prince proves his deeds and the wicked knight is hanged» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1230-pg3282-part31/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Fairy Book, The Red Knight: the prince…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1230-pg3282-part31/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Fairy Book, The Red Knight: the prince proves his deeds an… What evidence finally confirmed the identity of the true hero? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** evidence · **What happens:** confirm · **To what, where:** identity This is exam question 3 of lesson 1230 «Fairy Book, The Red Knight: the prince proves his deeds and the wicked knight is hanged» 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/1230-pg3282-part31/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1230-pg3282-part31:e3:1 # text = What evidence finally confirmed the identity of the true hero? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 4 obj _ _ 2 evidence evidence NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 finally finally ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 confirmed confirm VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 identity identity NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 hero hero NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **confirm** | past | evidence | the identity of the true hero | | | | finally *property* | tree rules | 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} The sword was engraved with his name ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1230-pg3282-part31:e3:o1:1 # text = The sword was engraved with his name 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 engraved engrave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **engrave** | past · passive | | the sword | | | | with his name | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with name=Theme | | 2 | **name** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} The mermaid testified before the court ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1230-pg3282-part31:e3:o2:1 # text = The mermaid testified before the court 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 mermaid mermaid NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 testified testify VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 before before ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **testify** *speech: other* | participle | | the mermaid *not said here* | | | before the court | | vn lecture-37.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} A letter sealed by the king was produced ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1230-pg3282-part31:e3:o3:1 # text = A letter sealed by the king was produced 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 letter letter NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 sealed seal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux:pass _ _ 8 produced produce VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seal** | participle | | a letter *not said here* | | | | by the king | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **produce** | past · passive | | a letter | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The two halves of the broken gold ring fitted exactly ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1230-pg3282-part31:e3:o4:1 # text = The two halves of the broken gold ring fitted exactly 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 3 nummod _ _ 3 halves half NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 amod _ _ 7 gold gold NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 8 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 9 fitted fit VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 10 exactly exactly ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | participle | | | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **fit** | participle | the two halves of the broken gold ring | | | | | exactly *property* | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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