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# Exam question 1 · Japanese Fairy Tales, Princess Moonlight, part 18: the sui…

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In what manner did the Emperor first attempt to obtain an audience with the Princess?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, obtain · **To what, where:** Emperor first attempt, manner, audience

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1358 «Japanese Fairy Tales, Princess Moonlight, part 18: the suitors fail, the Emperor comes, the Princess tells her secret» 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/1358-pg4018-part18/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1358-pg4018-part18:e1:1
# text = In what manner did the Emperor first attempt to obtain an audience with the Princess?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	Emperor	Emperor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Emperor first attempt |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attempt=Eventuality |
| 2 | **obtain** | to-infinitive |  | a audience |  |  |  | with the Princess | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset audience=Theme |

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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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He had his messenger deliver a gift of silk and gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1358-pg4018-part18:e1:o1:1
# text = He had his messenger deliver a gift of silk and gold
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	messenger	messenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	deliver	deliver	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deliver** | present | his messenger | a gift of silk and gold |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient |
| 3 | **gift** |  |  | silk and gold |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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

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He dispatched a Court lady to assess her beauty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1358-pg4018-part18:e1:o2:1
# text = He dispatched a Court lady to assess her beauty
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dispatched	dispatch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	assess	assess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dispatch** | past | He | a Court lady |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lady=Patient |
| 2 | **assess** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her beauty |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beauty=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He sent a palace officer to observe her quietly at home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1358-pg4018-part18:e1:o3:1
# text = He sent a palace officer to observe her quietly at home
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	officer	officer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	observe	observe	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | He | a palace officer |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent officer=Theme |
| 2 | **observe** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  | home |  | quietly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent she=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He rode to her house disguised as a hunter and demanded an immediate audience with the lady inside

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1358-pg4018-part18:e1:o4:1
# text = He rode to her house disguised as a hunter and demanded an immediate audience with the lady inside
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hunter	hunter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	audience	audience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	inside	inside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | He |  |  | her house |  | inside *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to house=Trajectory |
| 2 | **disguise** | participle |  | her house *not said here* |  |  |  | as a hunter | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | He *not said here* | a immediate audience |  |  |  | with the lady | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme audience=Precondition |

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