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title: Evaluate the justice of the punishment inflicted upon the head footm… — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of… · tree and pragmatics
description: Evaluate the justice of the punishment inflicted upon the head footman by the enchantress. Exam question 4 of lesson 1297 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of Norway: the prince forgets his wife, and she wins him back» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of Norway: the prince f…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Evaluate the justice of the punishment inflicted upon the head footman by the enchantress.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** evaluate, inflict · **To what, where:** justice, punishment

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1297 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Brown Bear of Norway: the prince forgets his wife, and she wins him back» 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/1297-pg3454-part22/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1297-pg3454-part22:e4:1
# text = Evaluate the justice of the punishment inflicted upon the head footman by the enchantress.
1	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	justice	justice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	inflicted	inflict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	footman	footman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	enchantress	enchantress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the justice of the punishment |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent justice=Theme |
| 2 | **inflict** | participle |  | the punishment *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the head footman by the enchantress | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The punishment is disproportionate, yet it is presented as a consequence of his presumption

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1297-pg3454-part22:e4:o1:1
# text = The punishment is disproportionate, yet it is presented as a consequence of his presumption
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	disproportionate	disproportionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	presumption	presumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the punishment |  |  |  |  | disproportionate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **present** | present · passive |  | punishment |  |  |  | as a consequence of his presumption | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **presume** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom presumption «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The punishment is disproportionate, yet it is presented as a consequence of his presumption towards the young woman and the household staff in the lodge

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1297-pg3454-part22:e4:o2:1
# text = The punishment is disproportionate, yet it is presented as a consequence of his presumption towards the young woman and the household staff in the lodge
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	disproportionate	disproportionate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
6	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	presumption	presumption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	staff	staff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	lodge	lodge	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** | present | the punishment |  |  |  |  | disproportionate *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **present** | present · passive |  | punishment |  | the lodge |  | as a consequence of his presumption towards the young woman and the household staff | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 3 | **presume** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  | towards the young woman | nom presumption «cognition transitive»: poss=agent towards=obl |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The punishment seems too heavy, though it follows from the footman's pride and rudeness in the house

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1297-pg3454-part22:e4:o3:1
# text = The punishment seems too heavy, though it follows from the footman's pride and rudeness in the house
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	seems	seem	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	too	too	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	footman	footman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	rudeness	rudeness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seem** | present | the punishment |  |  |  |  | heavy *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **follow** | present | punishment |  |  | the footman's pride and rudeness |  | in the house | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme in house=Location |
| 3 | **pride** |  | the footman |  |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The punishment is far too cruel, but the footman brought it on by his own vanity and arrogance

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1297-pg3454-part22:e4:o4:1
# text = The punishment is far too cruel, but the footman brought it on by his own vanity and arrogance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
5	too	too	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	footman	footman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	vanity	vanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	arrogance	arrogance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | the punishment |  |  |  |  | cruel, far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring on** | past | the footman | punishment |  |  |  | by footman's own vanity and arrogance | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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