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title: Explain why Beauty resolves to accompany her father to the castle. — Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain why Beauty resolves to accompany her father to the castle. Exam question 3 of lesson 1438 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 25: the stolen rose and the Beast's bargain» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 25: the stolen ros…

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Explain why Beauty resolves to accompany her father to the castle.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Beauty · **What happens:** explain, resolve, accompany · **To what, where:** father, castle

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1438 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 25: the stolen rose and the Beast's bargain» 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/1438-pg503-part25/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e3:1
# text = Explain why Beauty resolves to accompany her father to the castle.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
3	Beauty	Beauty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	resolves	resolve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	accompany	accompany	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **resolve** | present | Beauty |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **accompany** | to-infinitive | Beauty *not said here* | Beauty's father |  | the castle |  |  | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent father=Theme to castle=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She intends to marry the Beast so she can gain riches and power for the entire merchant family and end their poverty for good

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e3:o1:1
# text = She intends to marry the Beast so she can gain riches and power for the entire merchant family and end their poverty for good
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	intends	intend	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Beast	Beast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	gain	gain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
11	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	poverty	poverty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intend** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **marry** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the Beast |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beast=Patient |
| 3 | **gain** | can | she | riches and power |  |  |  | for the entire merchant family | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent rich=Theme for family=Source |
| 4 | **end** | present | She *not said here* | riches's poverty |  |  |  | for good | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality poverty=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She hopes to earn her sisters' forgiveness by being brave and kind to the Beast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e3:o2:1
# text = She hopes to earn her sisters' forgiveness by being brave and kind to the Beast
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hopes	hope	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	earn	earn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	'	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	forgiveness	forgiveness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	cop	_	_
11	brave	brave	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	conj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Beast	Beast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **earn** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | forgiveness | her sisters |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP»: agent=Agent sister=Beneficiary forgiveness=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | brave *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the Beast | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She feels pity for the Beast and wants to free him from his loneliness and curse

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e3:o3:1
# text = She feels pity for the Beast and wants to free him from his loneliness and curse
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pity	pity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Beast	Beast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	loneliness	loneliness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	curse	curse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | present | She | pity |  |  |  | for the Beast | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent pity=Location for beast=Theme |
| 2 | **want** | present | She *not said here* | him *= he* |  | his loneliness and curse |  | free *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Pivot he=Theme |

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

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She wishes to fulfil her father's promise, accepting that her own request caused the misfortune

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e3:o4:1
# text = She wishes to fulfil her father's promise, accepting that her own request caused the misfortune
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wishes	wish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	fulfil	fulfil	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	accepting	accept	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **fulfil** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her father's promise |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **accept** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **cause** | past | her own request | the misfortune |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition misfortune=Patient |
| 5 | **promise** |  | her father |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **request** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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