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title: Which action of Charming's directly preceded his imprisonment in the… — Yellow Fairy Book, Princess Goldilocks… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which action of Charming's directly preceded his imprisonment in the great tower? Exam question 4 of lesson 1459 «Yellow Fairy Book, Princess Goldilocks, part 46: Charming is freed, sent to win the Princess, and helped on the road by a carp, a raven and an owl» of the books course of Mova's primary 
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# Exam question 4 · Yellow Fairy Book, Princess Goldilocks, part 46: Charming…

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Which action of Charming's directly preceded his imprisonment in the great tower?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, Charming · **What happens:** proceed, act, imprison · **To what, where:** imprisonment, great tower

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1459 «Yellow Fairy Book, Princess Goldilocks, part 46: Charming is freed, sent to win the Princess, and helped on the road by a carp, a raven and an owl» 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/1459-pg503-part46/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1459-pg503-part46:e4:1
# text = Which action of Charming's directly preceded his imprisonment in the great tower?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Charming	Charming	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	directly	directly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	preceded	proceed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	imprisonment	imprisonment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | past | which action of Charming | action's imprisonment |  | the great tower |  | directly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **act** |  | Charming |  |  |  |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **imprison** |  | action |  |  |  |  |  | nom imprisonment «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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His refusal to bow before the King and his boastful remark about the Princess returning with him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1459-pg503-part46:e4:o1:1
# text = His refusal to bow before the King and his boastful remark about the Princess returning with him
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	bow	bow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	before	before	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	boastful	boastful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	about	about	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | to-infinitive | His refusal |  |  |  | before the King and refusal's boastful remark about the Princess |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before king=Location |
| 2 | **return** | gerund | the Princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with refusal | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **remark** |  | refusal |  |  |  |  | about the Princess | nom remark «communication transitive»: poss=agent about=obl |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His bold claim about winning the Princess back

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1459-pg503-part46:e4:o2:1
# text = His bold claim about winning the Princess back
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	bold	bold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	winning	win	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **win back** | gerund | His bold claim *not said here* | the Princess |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Eventuality |
| 2 | **claim** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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His boastful remark about the Princess returning with him, made loudly in the square before the whole court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1459-pg503-part46:e4:o3:1
# text = His boastful remark about the Princess returning with him, made loudly in the square before the whole court
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	boastful	boastful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
11	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	square	square	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	before	before	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | gerund | the Princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with remark | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | past | His boastful remark about the Princess |  |  | the square | before the whole court | loudly *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **remark** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  | about the Princess | nom remark «communication transitive»: poss=agent about=obl |

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

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His boastful remark about the Princess returning with him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1459-pg503-part46:e4:o4:1
# text = His boastful remark about the Princess returning with him
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	boastful	boastful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | gerund | His boastful remark about the Princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with him *= he* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **remark** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  | about the Princess | nom remark «communication transitive»: poss=agent about=obl |

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