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title: Describe the conclusion reached by the protagonist regarding the gif… — Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud b… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the conclusion reached by the protagonist regarding the gift of riches, and the object she returns to the fairy. Exam question 4 of lesson 1329 «Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magic gifts and chooses an honest life» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with t
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# Exam question 4 · Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magi…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Describe the conclusion reached by the protagonist regarding the gift of riches, and the object she returns to the fairy.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, object · **What happens:** describe, reach, regard, return, gift · **To what, where:** conclusion, riches

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1329 «Breton Fairy Tales, Tephany: a proud beauty loses her magic gifts and chooses an honest life» 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/1329-pg3454-part54/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:e4:1
# text = Describe the conclusion reached by the protagonist regarding the gift of riches, and the object she returns to the fairy.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the conclusion |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conclusion=Theme |
| 2 | **reach** | participle |  | the conclusion *not said here* |  |  |  | by the protagonist regard the gift of riches | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **return** | present | the object |  |  |  |  | to the fairy *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to fairy=Result |
| 5 | **gift** |  |  | riches |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She decides that wealth is not worth the price, so she gives back the feather, the pin, and the box, keeping only the pearls to share with her family.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:e4:o1:1
# text = She decides that wealth is not worth the price, so she gives back the feather, the pin, and the box, keeping only the pearls to share with her family.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decides	decide	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
14	back	back	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
25	keeping	keep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	parataxis	_	_
26	only	only	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	pearls	pearl	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	obj	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
30	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	advcl	_	_
31	with	with	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
32	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	_
33	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | wealth |  |  |  |  | worth *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **give back** | present | she | the feather and the pin and the box |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme |
| 4 | **keep** | gerund |  | the pearls |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pearl=Theme |
| 5 | **share** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with her family | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She rejects riches and returns the feather, the pin and the box.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:e4:o2:1
# text = She rejects riches and returns the feather, the pin and the box.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rejects	reject	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | present | She | riches |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rich=Theme |
| 2 | **return** | present | She *not said here* | the feather and the pin and the box |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She refuses wealth and gives back the feather and box.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:e4:o3:1
# text = She refuses wealth and gives back the feather and box.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | present | She | wealth |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wealth=Theme |
| 2 | **give back** | present | She *not said here* | the feather and box |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She firmly rejects all the riches and promises of a grand life, and she returns the feather, the copper pin, and the small box to the fairy at once.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1329-pg3454-part54:e4:o4:1
# text = She firmly rejects all the riches and promises of a grand life, and she returns the feather, the copper pin, and the small box to the fairy at once.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	rejects	reject	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	promises	promise	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	feather	feather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	pin	pin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
28	to	to	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nmod	_	_
31	at	at	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
32	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | present | She | all riches and promises of a grand life |  |  |  | firmly *property* | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rich=Theme |
| 2 | **return** | present | she | the feather and the copper pin |  |  |  | the small box to the fairy *obl* | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent feather=Theme |
| 3 | **promise** |  |  | a grand life |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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