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title: With reference to the passage, what did the princess declare from th… — Book of Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: With reference to the passage, what did the princess declare from the platform? Exam question 1 of lesson 1303 «Book of Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son: the princess saves the true winner and chooses him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questi
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# Exam question 1 · Book of Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son: the princess saves th…

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With reference to the passage, what did the princess declare from the platform?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** princess · **What happens:** declare · **To what, where:** platform

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1303 «Book of Tales, Ian the Fisher's Son: the princess saves the true winner and chooses him» 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/1303-pg3454-part28/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1303-pg3454-part28:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, what did the princess declare from the platform?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	obj	_	_
8	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	declare	declare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	platform	platform	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past · do-support | the princess |  |  | the platform |  | with reference to the passage | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Attribute |

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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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That the sentenced man had won and should go free at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1303-pg3454-part28:e1:o1:1
# text = That the sentenced man had won and should go free at once
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	sentenced	sentence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	won	win	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	xcomp	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sentence** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | past · perfect | That |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go** | should | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at once=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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That the condemned man was the true victor, so the gallows must be torn down and the whole court must apologize

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1303-pg3454-part28:e1:o2:1
# text = That the condemned man was the true victor, so the gallows must be torn down and the whole court must apologize
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	gallows	gallows	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	torn	tear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
16	down	down	ADP	RP	_	15	compound:prt	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
21	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
22	apologize	apologize	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
```

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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 | That | the true victor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **tear down** | must · passive |  | the gallows |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **apologize** *speech: apologize* | must | the whole court |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That he was innocent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1303-pg3454-part28:e1:o3:1
# text = That he was innocent
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	innocent	innocent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | That |  |  |  |  | innocent *property* | tree rules |

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

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That the condemned man was the true victor and must be released

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1303-pg3454-part28:e1:o4:1
# text = That the condemned man was the true victor and must be released
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	true	true	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
```

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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 | That | the true victor |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **release** | must · passive | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING» |

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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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