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title: Identify the condition which the deceased queen imposed upon the kin… — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Winning of Olw… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the condition which the deceased queen imposed upon the king before he might lawfully take a second wife. Exam question 1 of lesson 1337 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Winning of Olwen, part 1: a queen's grave, a forgetful king, and a prophecy about Olwen» of the books course of Mova's primary sc
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# Exam question 1 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Winning of Olwen, part 1: a queen'…

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Identify the condition which the deceased queen imposed upon the king before he might lawfully take a second wife.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, condition, king · **What happens:** identify, decease, queen, impose, take · **To what, where:** condition, deceased queen, second wife

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1337 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Winning of Olwen, part 1: a queen's grave, a forgetful king, and a prophecy about Olwen» 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/1337-pg3454-part62/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:e1:1
# text = Identify the condition which the deceased queen imposed upon the king before he might lawfully take a second wife.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	deceased	decease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
8	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	lawfully	lawfully	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	amod	_	_
19	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the condition |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme |
| 2 | **decease** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn die-42.4 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **queen** |  | the condition |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **impose** | participle |  | the deceased queen *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the king | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **take** | might | king |  | a second wife |  |  | lawfully *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument wife=Destination |

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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 king must not marry until a rose blooms on her grave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:e1:o1:1
# text = The king must not marry until a rose blooms on her grave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	blooms	bloom	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **marry** | must | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **bloom** | present | a rose |  |  | rose's grave |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on grave=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The king was to keep a watchman by her grave until a briar grew there with two blossoms and then ride past it at dawn to confirm

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:e1:o2:1
# text = The king was to keep a watchman by her grave until a briar grew there with two blossoms and then ride past it at dawn to confirm
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	watchman	watchman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	briar	briar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	blossoms	blossom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	21	advmod	_	_
21	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
22	past	past	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
26	to	to	PART	TO	_	27	mark	_	_
27	confirm	confirm	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the king |  |  |  |  | by her grave; keep *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **grow** | past | a briar |  |  | there |  | with two blossoms | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **ride** | infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  | briar | then; dawn |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent past it=Trajectory |
| 4 | **confirm** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The king was to wait until a briar bore two blossoms upon her grave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:e1:o3:1
# text = The king was to wait until a briar bore two blossoms upon her grave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	until	until	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	briar	briar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bore	bore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	blossoms	blossom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the king |  |  |  | until a briar bore | upon her grave; two blossoms *obl:unmarked*; wait *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king was never to take another wife after she died in the cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1337-pg3454-part62:e1:o4:1
# text = The king was never to take another wife after she died in the cold
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	6	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	take	take	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	8	det	_	_
8	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	cold	cold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **is** | past | the king |  |  |  |  | take *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **die** | past | wife |  |  |  |  | in the cold | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in cold=Attribute |

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