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title: Which course of action does the king recommend to his daughter in re… — Violet Fairy Book, Wali Dâd, part 58:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which course of action does the king recommend to his daughter in reply to the gifts? Exam question 1 of lesson 1257 «Violet Fairy Book, Wali Dâd, part 58: gifts pile up, the old man tries to drown himself, and two Peris appear» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 1 · Violet Fairy Book, Wali Dâd, part 58: gifts pile up, the o…

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Which course of action does the king recommend to his daughter in reply to the gifts?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** course · **What happens:** recommend · **To what, where:** daughter, reply

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1257 «Violet Fairy Book, Wali Dâd, part 58: gifts pile up, the old man tries to drown himself, and two Peris appear» 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/1257-pg3282-part58/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e1:1
# text = Which course of action does the king recommend to his daughter in reply to the gifts?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	course	course	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	recommend	recommend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recommend** | present · do-support | which course of action |  | king's daughter | reply to the gifts |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to daughter=Recipient |

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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 advises her to return a present so magnificent that the giver will be ashamed to send anything further

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e1:o1:1
# text = He advises her to return a present so magnificent that the giver will be ashamed to send anything further
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	advises	advise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|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	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	magnificent	magnificent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	giver	giver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
15	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	17	obj	_	_
19	further	further	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advise** *speech: other* | present | He | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **return** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | a present |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | future | the giver |  |  |  |  | ashamed *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **send** | to-infinitive | the giver *not said here* | anything |  |  |  | further *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anything=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He advises her to return a present so generous that the sender will be too embarrassed to reply

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e1:o2:1
# text = He advises her to return a present so generous that the sender will be too embarrassed to reply
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	advises	advise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|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	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	generous	generous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	sender	sender	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
15	too	too	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	embarrassed	embarrassed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	reply	reply	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advise** *speech: other* | present | He | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **return** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | a present |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | future | the sender |  |  |  |  | embarrassed *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **reply** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | the sender *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He tells her to send back a gift so costly that the prince will be ashamed to write again

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e1:o3:1
# text = He tells her to send back a gift so costly that the prince will be ashamed to write again
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	costly	costly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	advcl	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
14	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	cop	_	_
16	ashamed	ashamed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	write	write	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	again	again	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | He |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **send back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a gift |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | future | the prince |  |  |  |  | ashamed *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **write** | to-infinitive | the prince *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He tells her to send back silver

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1257-pg3282-part58:e1:o4:1
# text = He tells her to send back silver
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tells	tell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present | He |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **send back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | silver |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent silver=Theme |

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