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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, Toads and Diamonds: two sisters at the founta…

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With reference to the text, state the manner in which the proud elder sister was punished for her discourtesy toward the fairy.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** state, punish · **To what, where:** manner, proud elder sister

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e2:1
# text = With reference to the text, state the manner in which the proud elder sister was punished for her discourtesy toward the fairy.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
14	elder	elder	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	discourtesy	discourtesy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  | with reference to the text | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic |
| 2 | **punish** | past · passive |  | the proud elder sister |  | the manner |  | for her discourtesy toward the fairy | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Patient for discourtesy=Theme |

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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}

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She was made so that each word she spoke released snakes or toads from her mouth, which disgusted everyone at court and shamed her family forever more

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e2:o1:1
# text = She was made so that each word she spoke released snakes or toads from her mouth, which disgusted everyone at court and shamed her family forever more
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	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
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	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	disgusted	disgust	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
20	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	19	obj	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	shamed	shame	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
28	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | so each word | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | she | released snakes or toads |  | her mouth |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **release** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 4 | **disgust** | past | released snakes or toads | everyone |  | court |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus everyone=Experiencer |
| 5 | **shame** | past |  | her family |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus family=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was made so that each word she spoke released snakes or toads from her mouth, and she could never speak a kind word again in her life

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e2:o2:1
# text = She was made so that each word she spoke released snakes or toads from her mouth, and she could never speak a kind word again in her life
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	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
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	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
20	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	parataxis	_	_
23	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	kind	kind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
26	again	again	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	_
29	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | so each word | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | she | released snakes or toads |  | her mouth |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **release** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer |
| 4 | **not** **speak** *speech: other* | could | she | a kind word |  | her life | again |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was made so that each word she spoke released snakes or toads from her mouth

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e2:o3:1
# text = She was made so that each word she spoke released snakes or toads from her mouth
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	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	4	fixed	_	_
6	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
7	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	snakes	snake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
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	9	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | so each word | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | she | released snakes or toads |  | her mouth |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **release** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was forced to live alone in the forest as a beggar for the rest of her life

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1477-pg503-part64:e2:o4:1
# text = She was forced to live alone in the forest as a beggar for the rest of her life
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	beggar	beggar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **live** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  | the forest |  | as a beggar; for the rest of her life; alone *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in forest=Location |

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