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title: Which of the following describes the object into which the princess… — Indian Fairy Tales, The Princess of Ra… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the object into which the princess was placed by the jogi and the king? Exam question 1 of lesson 1282 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Princess of Rahmatabad, part 7: the chest in the river and the prince who opened it» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 1 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Princess of Rahmatabad, part 7: th…

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Which of the following describes the object into which the princess was placed by the jogi and the king?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** jogi · **What happens:** follow, describe, place · **To what, where:** object, princess

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1282 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Princess of Rahmatabad, part 7: the chest in the river and the prince who opened it» 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/1282-pg3454-part7/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1282-pg3454-part7:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the object into which the princess was placed by the jogi and the king?
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	7	det	_	_
7	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	jogi	jogi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	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 object |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 3 | **place** | past · passive | the jogi and the king | the princess |  | the object |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |

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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 {#o1}

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A trunk made to keep out all water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1282-pg3454-part7:e1:o1:1
# text = A trunk made to keep out all water
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trunk	trunk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a trunk *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **keep out** | to-infinitive |  | all water |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A wooden box

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1282-pg3454-part7:e1:o2:1
# text = A wooden box
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A box fitted with iron bands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1282-pg3454-part7:e1:o3:1
# text = A box fitted with iron bands
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	fitted	fit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	bands	band	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | participle |  | a box *not said here* |  |  |  | with iron bands | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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

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A chest, made so that neither air nor water could penetrate it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1282-pg3454-part7:e1:o4:1
# text = A chest, made so that neither air nor water could penetrate it
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
5	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	fixed	_	_
7	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	8	det	_	_
8	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	10	cc	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	penetrate	penetrate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a chest *not said here* |  |  |  | so neither air nor water | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **penetrate** | could | a chest | water |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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