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title: Which of the following describes the youngest princess's chosen husb… — Fairy Book, Toueno-Boueno, part 20: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the youngest princess's chosen husband? Exam question 4 of lesson 1295 «Fairy Book, Toueno-Boueno, part 20: the boy tricks the farmers and sends them to their deaths in the river, and a new tale, The Brown Bear of Norway, begins» of the books course of Mova's primary
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Book, Toueno-Boueno, part 20: the boy tricks the far…

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Which of the following describes the youngest princess's chosen husband?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, choose · **To what, where:** chosen husband

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1295 «Fairy Book, Toueno-Boueno, part 20: the boy tricks the farmers and sends them to their deaths in the river, and a new tale, The Brown Bear of Norway, begins» 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/1295-pg3454-part20/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1295-pg3454-part20:e4:1
# text = Which of the following describes the youngest princess's chosen husband?
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	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	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 youngest princess's chosen husband |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent husband=Theme |
| 3 | **choose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=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 {#o1}

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The Brown Bear of Norway, an enchanted prince who lived under the ice

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1295-pg3454-part20:e4:o1:1
# text = The Brown Bear of Norway, an enchanted prince who lived under the ice
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **live** | past | a enchanted prince |  |  | the ice |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme under ice=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Brown Bear of Norway, an enchanted prince

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1295-pg3454-part20:e4:o2:1
# text = The Brown Bear of Norway, an enchanted prince
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Brown Wolf of Sweden, a wandering king

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1295-pg3454-part20:e4:o3:1
# text = The Brown Wolf of Sweden, a wandering king
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Brown	Brown	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Wolf	Wolf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Sweden	Sweden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	wandering	wonder	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	amod	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The Brown Bear of Norway, a cursed prince who could take any shape he liked

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1295-pg3454-part20:e4:o4:1
# text = The Brown Bear of Norway, a cursed prince who could take any shape he liked
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	14	det	_	_
14	shape	shape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	liked	like	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **curse** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **take** | could | a cursed prince | any shape |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme |
| 3 | **like** | past | Norway | any shape *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot shape=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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