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title: Which of the following best describes the gift bestowed upon the you… — Fairy Tales, Toads and Diamonds: two s… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the gift bestowed upon the youngest daughter by the fairy at the fountain? Exam question 1 of lesson 1477 «Fairy Tales, Toads and Diamonds: two sisters at the fountain, one gets pearls and diamonds, the other gets snakes and toads» of the books course of Mova's 
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, Toads and Diamonds: two sisters at the founta…

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Which of the following best describes the gift bestowed upon the youngest daughter by the fairy at the fountain?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, bestow · **To what, where:** best gift

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1477 «Fairy Tales, Toads and Diamonds: two sisters at the fountain, one gets pearls and diamonds, the other gets snakes and toads» 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/1477-pg503-part64/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the gift bestowed upon the youngest daughter by the fairy at the fountain?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	bestowed	bestow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	13	amod	_	_
13	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fountain	fountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the best gift | tree rules |
| 3 | **bestow** | participle |  | the best gift *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the youngest daughter; by the fairy at the fountain | 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 {#o1}

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That she shall never grow old and always keep her beauty in the palace

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e1:o1:1
# text = That she shall never grow old and always keep her beauty in the palace
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	9	advmod	_	_
9	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **grow** | shall | she | That |  |  |  | old *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | infinitive | she *not said here* | her beauty |  | the palace |  | always *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent beauty=Theme in palace=Location |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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That at every word she speaks, a flower or jewel shall issue from her mouth

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e1:o2:1
# text = That at every word she speaks, a flower or jewel shall issue from her mouth
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	jewel	jewel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	issue	issue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | she | every word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **issue** | shall | a flower or jewel |  |  | her mouth |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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That every creature she meets shall love her dearly and serve her forever

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e1:o3:1
# text = That every creature she meets shall love her dearly and serve her forever
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	det	_	_
3	creature	creature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	meets	meet	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	love	love	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	dearly	dearly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	serve	serve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meet** | present | creature | that creature *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent creature=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **love** | shall | that creature | her *= she* |  |  |  | dearly *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 3 | **serve** | infinitive | that creature *not said here* | creature |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That at every word she speaks, a flower or jewel shall issue from her mouth, and her father shall never again be poor or sad

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e1:o4:1
# text = That at every word she speaks, a flower or jewel shall issue from her mouth, and her father shall never again be poor or sad
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	at	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	speaks	speak	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	flower	flower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	jewel	jewel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	issue	issue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	parataxis	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
21	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	25	aux	_	_
22	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
23	again	again	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
24	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	25	cop	_	_
25	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	parataxis	_	_
26	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	sad	sad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | present | she | every word *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **issue** | shall | a flower or jewel |  |  | her mouth |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | shall | her father |  |  |  | again | poor *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | her father *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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