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title: In which manner did the eldest princess justify her choice of a gree… — pg503, Whittington and His Cat: Whitti… · tree and pragmatics
description: In which manner did the eldest princess justify her choice of a green dress to her father the King? Exam question 2 of lesson 1463 «pg503, Whittington and His Cat: Whittington gets his treasure, marries Alice and becomes Lord Mayor» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 2 · pg503, Whittington and His Cat: Whittington gets his treas…

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In which manner did the eldest princess justify her choice of a green dress to her father the King?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** eldest princess · **What happens:** do, justify · **To what, where:** manner, choice

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1463 «pg503, Whittington and His Cat: Whittington gets his treasure, marries Alice and becomes Lord Mayor» 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/1463-pg503-part50/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e2:1
# text = In which manner did the eldest princess justify her choice of a green dress to her father the King?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	amod	_	_
7	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	justify	justify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	choice	choice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	dress	dress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | which manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **justify** *speech: other* | infinitive | the eldest princess | princess's choice of a green dress to princess's father |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent choice=Topic |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She said green was her favourite

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e2:o1:1
# text = She said green was her favourite
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	ccomp	_	_
6	favourite	favourite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | She |  |  |  |  | favourite, green *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She told him that green was the colour of joy and that she prayed daily for his safe and speedy return from the wars in France and Spain

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e2:o2:1
# text = She told him that green was the colour of joy and that she prayed daily for his safe and speedy return from the wars in France and Spain
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	green	green	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	prayed	pray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	daily	daily	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
18	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	speedy	speedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	conj	_	_
21	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	wars	war	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	France	France	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	Spain	Spain	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | She |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | past | green | the colour |  |  |  | of joy | tree rules |
| 3 | **pray** | past | she |  |  | the wars in France and Spain |  | for his safe return; daily *property* | vn long-32.2 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Pivot for return=Theme |
| 4 | **return** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She replied that the green silk had been chosen by her mother, the queen, and that it signified her grief and her loyalty to the court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e2:o3:1
# text = She replied that the green silk had been chosen by her mother, the queen, and that it signified her grief and her loyalty to the court
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	replied	reply	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	signified	signify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	loyalty	loyalty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
26	to	to	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reply** *speech: assert* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **choose** | past · perfect · passive | her mother and the queen | the green silk |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 3 | **signify** | past | silk | her grief and her loyalty |  |  |  | to the court | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Pivot grief=Theme to court=Attribute |

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

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She stated that green signified her joy and her hope of his speedy return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e2:o4:1
# text = She stated that green signified her joy and her hope of his speedy return
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	nsubj	_	_
5	signified	signify	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	speedy	speedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **signify** | past | green | her joy |  |  |  |  | vn representation-110.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot joy=Theme |
| 3 | **joy** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom joy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **hope** |  | his speedy return |  |  |  |  |  | nom hope «feeling intransitive»: of=agent |
| 5 | **return** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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