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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road t…

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Explain the reason the princess refrained from rebuking her waiting-maid when the maid behaved with insolence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, princess, maid · **What happens:** explain, refrain, rebuke, behave · **To what, where:** reason, waiting maid

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1475 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Goose-Girl, part 1: on the road to the wedding, the maid takes the princess's place» 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/1475-pg503-part62/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:e4:1
# text = Explain the reason the princess refrained from rebuking her waiting-maid when the maid behaved with insolence.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	refrained	refrain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	rebuking	rebuke	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
10	waiting	waiting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	behaved	behave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	insolence	insolence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	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* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **refrain** | past | the princess | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **rebuke** | gerund | the princess *not said here* | princess's waiting maid |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maid=Theme |
| 4 | **behave** | participle | the maid |  |  |  |  | with insolence | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She was meek by nature and therefore made no complaint

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:e4:o1:1
# text = She was meek by nature and therefore made no complaint
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	meek	meek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | by nature; meek *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | She *not said here* | no complaint |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset complaint=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She was meek by nature and therefore made no complaint, letting the maid behave as she pleased on the whole journey

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:e4:o2:1
# text = She was meek by nature and therefore made no complaint, letting the maid behave as she pleased on the whole journey
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	meek	meek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	therefore	therefore	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	letting	let	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	maid	maid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	behave	behave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	ccomp	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	pleased	pleased	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	advcl	_	_
19	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | by nature; meek *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | She *not said here* | no complaint |  |  |  | therefore *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset complaint=Product |
| 3 | **let** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **behave** | present | the maid |  |  |  |  |  | vn masquerade-29.6-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She had been told by the king not to scold servants

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:e4:o3:1
# text = She had been told by the king not to scold servants
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	scold	scold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	xcomp	_	_
11	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect · passive | the king | She |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **not** **scold** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | servants |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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She was meek by nature, so she made no complaint, because she feared the maid would tell her mother lies about the whole journey

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1475-pg503-part62:e4:o4:1
# text = She was meek by nature, so she made no complaint, because she feared the maid would tell her mother lies about the whole journey
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	meek	meek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	nsubj	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	11	det	_	_
11	complaint	complaint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
18	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	ccomp	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	about	about	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | by nature; meek *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **make** | past | she | no complaint |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent complaint=Product |
| 3 | **fear** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | would | the maid |  | maid's mother |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent mother=Recipient |
| 5 | **lie** | present | meek |  |  |  |  | about the whole journey | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent about journey=Location |

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