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description: Which of the following describes the young man's situation before his marriage to the old woman? Exam question 1 of lesson 1280 «Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prince: a condemned youth wins a strange marriage and proves he is the king's true son» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prince: a condemned yout…

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Which of the following describes the young man's situation before his marriage to the old woman?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** man · **What happens:** follow, describe, marry · **To what, where:** situation

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1280 «Fairy Book, The Old Woman and the Prince: a condemned youth wins a strange marriage and proves he is the king's true son» 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/1280-pg3454-part5/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the young man's situation before his marriage to the old woman?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	situation	situation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | **describe** | present |  | the young man's situation |  |  | before man's marriage to the old woman |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent situation=Theme |
| 3 | **marry** |  | man |  |  |  |  | to the old woman | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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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 was a soldier awaiting pay after a long campaign in the north

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:e1:o1:1
# text = He was a soldier awaiting pay after a long campaign in the north
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	awaiting	await	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	acl	_	_
6	pay	pay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	campaign	campaign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a soldier |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **await** | gerund | a soldier *not said here* | pay |  |  | after a long campaign in the north |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He was a condemned prisoner awaiting trial for high treason against the heir

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:e1:o2:1
# text = He was a condemned prisoner awaiting trial for high treason against the heir
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	prisoner	prisoner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	awaiting	await	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	treason	treason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	against	against	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	heir	heir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **condemn** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn suspect-81 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | He | a condemned prisoner |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **await** | gerund | a condemned prisoner *not said here* | trial |  |  |  | for high treason; against the heir | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was a servant who had been wrongly accused of theft in the palace

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:e1:o3:1
# text = He was a servant who had been wrongly accused of theft in the palace
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
8	wrongly	wrongly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	accused	accuse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	theft	theft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a servant |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **accuse** | past · perfect · passive |  | a servant |  | the palace |  | of theft; wrongly *property* | vn suspect-81 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme of theft=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was a free farmer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1280-pg3454-part5:e1:o4:1
# text = He was a free farmer
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | He | a free farmer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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