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title: Which of the following best characterises the Beast's manner in the… — Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best characterises the Beast's manner in the passage? Exam question 4 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 
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 25: the stolen ros…

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Which of the following best characterises the Beast's manner in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** best · **What happens:** follow, characteris · **To what, where:** manner, passage

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best characterises the Beast's manner in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nsubj	_	_
6	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Beast	Beast	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **characteris** | present | the best | the Beast's manner |  | the passage |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Furious at first, then willing to show mercy on a condition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e4:o1:1
# text = Furious at first, then willing to show mercy on a condition
1	Furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | mercy |  | a condition |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mercy=Recipient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Angry, then fully forgiving the merchant freely

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e4:o2:1
# text = Angry, then fully forgiving the merchant freely
1	Angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
4	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	forgiving	forgive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	freely	freely	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forgive** | gerund |  | the merchant |  |  | then | freely, fully *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent merchant=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Gentle and polite at first, then furious when the rose is taken, and finally willing to forgive in exchange for a daughter's sacrifice

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e4:o3:1
# text = Gentle and polite at first, then furious when the rose is taken, and finally willing to forgive in exchange for a daughter's sacrifice
1	Gentle	Gentle	ADJ	NNP	Degree=Pos	3	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	furious	furious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
9	when	when	SCONJ	WRB	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	willing	willing	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	forgive	forgive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	sacrifice	sacrifice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | present · passive |  | the rose |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **forgive** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | exchange |  | for a daughter's sacrifice | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent for sacrifice=Attribute |
| 3 | **sacrifice** |  | a daughter |  |  |  |  |  | nom sacrifice «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Gentle at first, then growing violent and cruel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1438-pg503-part25:e4:o4:1
# text = Gentle at first, then growing violent and cruel
1	Gentle	gentle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
6	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	1	conj	_	_
7	violent	violent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | violent *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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