--- title: What is the principal reason the Fairy gives for the Prince's punish… — Fairy Tales (pg503), Prince Darling, p… · tree and pragmatics description: What is the principal reason the Fairy gives for the Prince's punishment? Exam question 2 of lesson 1479 «Fairy Tales (pg503), Prince Darling, part 66: a cursed prince becomes a monster and then a little dog» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1479-pg503-part66/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Fairy Tales (pg503), Prince Darling, p…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1479-pg503-part66/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales (pg503), Prince Darling, part 66: a cursed pri… What is the principal reason the Fairy gives for the Prince's punishment? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Fairy, Prince · **What happens:** be, give, punish · **To what, where:** principal reason This is exam question 2 of lesson 1479 «Fairy Tales (pg503), Prince Darling, part 66: a cursed prince becomes a monster and then a little dog» 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/1479-pg503-part66/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1479-pg503-part66:e2:1 # text = What is the principal reason the Fairy gives for the Prince's punishment? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Fairy Fairy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 gives give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 punishment punishment NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | the principal reason | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **give** | present | the Fairy | the principal reason *not said here* | | | | for the Prince's punishment | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent reason=Theme for punishment=Asset | | 3 | **punish** | | the Prince | | | | | | nom punishment «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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} His cruelty to the servants and courtiers ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1479-pg503-part66:e2:o1:1 # text = His cruelty to the servants and courtiers 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 cruelty cruelty NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 courtiers courtier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} His ugly face, his lies to the people, and his constant anger at the Fairy's words ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1479-pg503-part66:e2:o2:1 # text = His ugly face, his lies to the people, and his constant anger at the Fairy's words 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 ugly ugly ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 lies lie NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 conj _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 13 constant constant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 anger anger NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ 15 at at ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 Fairy Fairy PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 18 's 's PART POS _ 17 case _ _ 19 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lie** | | his *= he* | | | | | to the people | nom lie «communication intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl | | 2 | **anger** | | his *= he* | | | the Fairy's words | | | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent at=place | | 3 | **word** | | the Fairy | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} His pride and his refusal to follow her counsel ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1479-pg503-part66:e2:o3:1 # text = His pride and his refusal to follow her counsel 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 pride pride NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 refusal refusal NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 follow follow VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ _ 8 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 counsel counsel NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | to-infinitive | | her counsel | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counsel=Theme | | 2 | **pride** | | His *= he* | | | | | | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | | 3 | **refuse** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} His pride, his cruelty to his servants, and his refusal to listen to anyone's advice ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1479-pg503-part66:e2:o4:1 # text = His pride, his cruelty to his servants, and his refusal to listen to anyone's advice 1 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 pride pride NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 cruelty cruelty NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 refusal refusal NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 listen listen VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl _ _ 15 to to ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 16 anyone anyone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 18 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 17 's 's PART POS _ 16 case _ _ 18 advice advice NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **listen** | to-infinitive | | | | | | to anyone's advice | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to advice=Theme | | 2 | **pride** | | His *= he* | | | | | | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | | 3 | **refuse** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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