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title: To what extent did the Queen's indulgence contribute to the Princess… — The Yellow Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwar… · tree and pragmatics
description: To what extent did the Queen's indulgence contribute to the Princess's vanity, as evidenced by the text? Exam question 1 of lesson 1421 «The Yellow Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 1: a proud princess and a queen's bargain with a dwarf» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depend
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# Exam question 1 · The Yellow Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 1: a proud p…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To what extent did the Queen's indulgence contribute to the Princess's vanity, as evidenced by the text?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** indulgence · **What happens:** contribute, evidence

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1421 «The Yellow Fairy Book, The Yellow Dwarf, part 1: a proud princess and a queen's bargain with a dwarf» 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/1421-pg503-part8/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1421-pg503-part8:e1:1
# text = To what extent did the Queen's indulgence contribute to the Princess's vanity, as evidenced by the text?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	obl	_	_
3	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	indulgence	indulgence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	contribute	contribute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	vanity	vanity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	evidenced	evidence	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contribute** | past · do-support | the Queen's indulgence |  |  |  |  | to the Princess's vanity | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to what=Recipient |
| 2 | **evidence** | participle | the Queen's indulgence *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the text | vn patent-101 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The indulgence was partial, because the Queen's gifts were modest and her daughter was rarely flattered at court.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1421-pg503-part8:e1:o1:1
# text = The indulgence was partial, because the Queen's gifts were modest and her daughter was rarely flattered at court.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indulgence	indulgence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	partial	partial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
6	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
11	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	modest	modest	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	rarely	rarely	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	flattered	flatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the indulgence |  |  |  |  | partial *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the Queen's gifts |  |  |  |  | modest *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **flatter** | past · passive |  | her daughter |  | court |  | rarely *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 4 | **gift** |  | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her, and her ladies repeated the praise every single day at court.

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1421-pg503-part8:e1:o2:1
# text = The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her, and her ladies repeated the praise every single day at court.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indulgence	indulgence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	decisive	decisive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	caresses	caress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	flatteries	flattery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
17	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	20	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	too	too	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	ccomp	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	ladies	lady	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	nsubj	_	_
27	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obj	_	_
30	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	32	det	_	_
31	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl:unmarked	_	_
33	at	at	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
35	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the indulgence |  |  |  |  | decisive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **persuade** | past | the Queen's caresses and flatteries |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | her daughter |  |  |  |  | for her *= she*; good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **repeat** | past | her ladies | the praise |  |  | day |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent praise=Eventuality |
| 5 | **caress** |  | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom caress «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her, and the whole court echoed the same praise in every feast and procession.

<!-- fold The tree, 34 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1421-pg503-part8:e1:o3:1
# text = The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her, and the whole court echoed the same praise in every feast and procession.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indulgence	indulgence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	decisive	decisive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	caresses	caress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	flatteries	flattery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
17	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	20	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	too	too	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	ccomp	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	27	amod	_	_
27	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	echoed	echo	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
30	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	31	amod	_	_
31	praise	praise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obj	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	34	det	_	_
34	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
35	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	36	cc	_	_
36	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
37	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the indulgence |  |  |  |  | decisive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **persuade** | past | the Queen's caresses and flatteries |  |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | her daughter |  |  |  |  | for her *= she*; good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **echo** | past | the whole court | the same praise |  | every feast and procession |  |  | vn sound\_existence-47.4 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location praise=Theme |
| 5 | **caress** |  | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom caress «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1421-pg503-part8:e1:o4:1
# text = The indulgence was decisive, since the Queen's caresses and flatteries persuaded her daughter that nothing was too good for her
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	indulgence	indulgence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	decisive	decisive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
6	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	caresses	caress	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	flatteries	flattery	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	nsubj	_	_
17	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	20	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
19	too	too	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	acl:relcl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the indulgence |  |  |  |  | decisive *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **persuade** | past | the Queen's caresses and flatteries | her daughter |  |  |  | for her *= she* | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent daughter=Patient |
| 3 | **is** | past | her daughter |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **caress** |  | the Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom caress «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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