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title: Which response did the King make to his daughter's distress? — Household Tales, The Travels of Tom Th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which response did the King make to his daughter's distress? Exam question 1 of lesson 124 «Household Tales, The Travels of Tom Thumb, part 27: the Frog becomes a Prince, Henry's bands break, and Tom Thumb ends up in a cow» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 1 · Household Tales, The Travels of Tom Thumb, part 27: the Fr…

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Which response did the King make to his daughter's distress?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** response, daughter · **What happens:** do, distress · **To what, where:** King make

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 124 «Household Tales, The Travels of Tom Thumb, part 27: the Frog becomes a Prince, Henry's bands break, and Tom Thumb ends up in a cow» 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/124-pg11027-part27/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:e1:1
# text = Which response did the King make to his daughter's distress?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	response	response	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	6	det	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	make	make	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	distress	distress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which response | the King make |  |  |  | to response's daughter's distress | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent make=Eventuality |
| 2 | **distress** |  | response's daughter |  |  |  |  |  | nom distress «feeling transitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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He ordered her to apologise to the servants of the court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:e1:o1:1
# text = He ordered her to apologise to the servants of the court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	apologise	apologise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | He |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **apologise** *speech: apologize* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the servants of the court | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He praised her for her courage and then ordered the frog be fed a feast of flies and cakes in the great hall

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:e1:o2:1
# text = He praised her for her courage and then ordered the frog be fed a feast of flies and cakes in the great hall
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	praised	praise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	frog	frog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	flies	fly	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **praise** | past | He | her *= she* |  |  |  | for her courage | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent she=Theme for courage=Attribute |
| 2 | **order** | past |  |  | the frog |  | then |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frog=Theme |
| 3 | **feed** | infinitive · passive |  | a feast of flies and cakes |  | the great hall |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: feast=Value in hall=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He banished the Frog from the palace grounds and forbade her from ever leaving her chamber again without a guard

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:e1:o3:1
# text = He banished the Frog from the palace grounds and forbade her from ever leaving her chamber again without a guard
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	banished	banish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	grounds	grounds	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	forbade	forbid	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	14	advmod	_	_
14	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	again	again	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
18	without	without	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **banish** | past | He | the Frog |  | the palace grounds |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent frog=Theme from grounds=Source |
| 2 | **forbid** | past | He *not said here* | Frog |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer she=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | gerund | He *not said here* | Frog's chamber |  |  | ever; again | without a guard | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chamber=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He rebuked her for disregarding the Frog, who had assisted her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:124-pg11027-part27:e1:o4:1
# text = He rebuked her for disregarding the Frog, who had assisted her
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rebuked	rebuke	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	disregarding	disregard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Frog	Frog	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	assisted	assist	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rebuke** | past | He | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **disregard** | gerund | He *not said here* | the Frog |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent frog=Theme |
| 3 | **assist** | past · perfect | the Frog |  | Frog |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |

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