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# Exam question 4 · Blue Fairy Book, Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princ…

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Which of the following correctly describes the Prince's attitude towards the flattery that he received?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** he · **What happens:** follow, describe, receive · **To what, where:** flattery

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1417 «Blue Fairy Book, Prince Hyacinth and the Dear Little Princess, part 4: the Prince meets the old Fairy in a cave and she talks on about noses» 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/1417-pg503-part4/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1417-pg503-part4:e4:1
# text = Which of the following correctly describes the Prince's attitude towards the flattery that he received?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	attitude	attitude	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	flattery	flattery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  |  |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **receive** | past | he | the flattery *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flattery=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He decided to reward every flatterer generously at court, though he never noticed they were mocking him all along

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1417-pg503-part4:e4:o1:1
# text = He decided to reward every flatterer generously at court, though he never noticed they were mocking him all along
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	reward	reward	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	flatterer	flatterer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	generously	generously	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	noticed	notice	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	mocking	mock	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	ccomp	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	all	all	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	along	along	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decide** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **reward** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | every flatterer |  | court |  | generously *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent flatterer=Recipient |
| 3 | **not** **notice** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **mock** | past · progressive | they | him *= he* |  |  |  | along *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He resolved to reject all flattery forever, and to punish every courtier who dared to praise him in any way

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1417-pg503-part4:e4:o2:1
# text = He resolved to reject all flattery forever, and to punish every courtier who dared to praise him in any way
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	reject	reject	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	flattery	flattery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	13	det	_	_
13	courtier	courtier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	dared	dare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	praise	praise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reject** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | all flattery |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flattery=Theme |
| 3 | **punish** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | every courtier |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent courtier=Patient |
| 4 | **dare** | past | every courtier |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **praise** | to-infinitive | every courtier *not said here* | him *= he* |  | any way |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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

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He resolved to reject all flattery, unaware that he was himself mocked

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1417-pg503-part4:e4:o3:1
# text = He resolved to reject all flattery, unaware that he was himself mocked
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	reject	reject	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	flattery	flattery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	unaware	unaware	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	13	nsubj	_	_
13	mocked	mock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reject** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | all flattery |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flattery=Theme |
| 3 | **mock** | past · passive |  | he |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He resolved to ignore flattery, since he was sure no one would dare mock him

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1417-pg503-part4:e4:o4:1
# text = He resolved to ignore flattery, since he was sure no one would dare mock him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	ignore	ignore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	flattery	flattery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	dare	dare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	ccomp	_	_
15	mock	mock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **ignore** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | flattery |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flattery=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **dare** | would | no one |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **mock** | infinitive | no one *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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