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title: Which of the following most accurately states the moral conveyed by… — Blue Fairy Book, East of the Sun and W… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following most accurately states the moral conveyed by the Fairy's remarks to the Prince at the close of this part? Exam question 4 of lesson 1418 «Blue Fairy Book, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 5: the White Bear takes the youngest daughter home to her family, but she must 
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# Exam question 4 · Blue Fairy Book, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, par…

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Which of the following most accurately states the moral conveyed by the Fairy's remarks to the Prince at the close of this part?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Fairy · **What happens:** follow, state, convey, remark · **To what, where:** moral, close · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1418 «Blue Fairy Book, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 5: the White Bear takes the youngest daughter home to her family, but she must keep a promise» 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/1418-pg503-part5/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1418-pg503-part5:e4:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately states the moral conveyed by the Fairy's remarks to the Prince at the close of this part?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	moral	moral	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	remarks	remark	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	24	det	_	_
24	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the moral |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent moral=Topic |
| 3 | **convey** | participle |  | the moral *not said here* |  | the close of this part |  | by the Fairy's remarks to the Prince | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **remark** |  | the Fairy |  |  |  |  | to the Prince | nom remark «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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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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Pride keeps us from seeing our own faults clearly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1418-pg503-part5:e4:o1:1
# text = Pride keeps us from seeing our own faults clearly
1	Pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	seeing	see	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	faults	fault	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
9	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | Pride | us |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Theme |
| 2 | **see** | gerund | Pride *not said here* | our own faults |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fault=Stimulus |
| 3 | **fault** |  | our |  |  |  |  |  | nom fault «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Self-love stops us from ever admitting our wrongs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1418-pg503-part5:e4:o2:1
# text = Self-love stops us from ever admitting our wrongs
1	Self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	8	advmod	_	_
8	admitting	admit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
9	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	wrongs	wrong	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | Self love | us |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality we=Eventuality |
| 2 | **admit** *speech: other* | gerund | Self love *not said here* | our wrongs |  |  | ever |  | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wrong=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Self-love prevents us from recognising our own defects, so we must listen to honest friends who warn us

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1418-pg503-part5:e4:o3:1
# text = Self-love prevents us from recognising our own defects, so we must listen to honest friends who warn us
1	Self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	prevents	prevent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	recognising	recognise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	defects	defect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	listen	listen	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	honest	honest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	friends	friend	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
20	warn	warn	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	acl:relcl	_	_
21	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | present | Self love | us |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer we=Theme |
| 2 | **recognise** | gerund | Self love *not said here* | our own defects |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer defect=Stimulus |
| 3 | **listen** | must | we |  |  |  |  | to honest friends | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to friend=Theme |
| 4 | **warn** *speech: warn* | present | honest friends |  | us |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent we=Recipient |

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

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Self-love prevents us from recognising our own defects

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1418-pg503-part5:e4:o4:1
# text = Self-love prevents us from recognising our own defects
1	Self	self	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	prevents	prevent	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	recognising	recognise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
8	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	defects	defect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | present | Self love | us |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer we=Theme |
| 2 | **recognise** | gerund | Self love *not said here* | our own defects |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer defect=Stimulus |

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