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title: What substance was the philtre administered to the princes said to h… — Blue Fairy Book, The Star Gazer, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: What substance was the philtre administered to the princes said to have produced in them? Exam question 3 of lesson 1505 «Blue Fairy Book, The Star Gazer, part 2: Michael hides under a bed, follows the princesses to a magic ball, and Lina catches on» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 3 · Blue Fairy Book, The Star Gazer, part 2: Michael hides und…

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What substance was the philtre administered to the princes said to have produced in them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** philtre, princes · **What happens:** be, say, produce · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1505 «Blue Fairy Book, The Star Gazer, part 2: Michael hides under a bed, follows the princesses to a magic ball, and Lina catches on» 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/1505-pg540-part2/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e3:1
# text = What substance was the philtre administered to the princes said to have produced in them?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	substance	substance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	philtre	philtre	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	administered	administer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux	_	_
13	produced	produce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	10	ccomp	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the philtre |  |  |  |  | administer *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the princes |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **produce** | to-infinitive · perfect |  |  |  |  |  | in princes *= prince* | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: 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 {#o1}

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A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing and feasting all night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e3:o1:1
# text = A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing and feasting all night
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coldness	coldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dancing	dancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	feasting	feast	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	conj	_	_
14	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund | the heart *not said here* | a love of dancing |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Theme |
| 2 | **feast** | gerund | the heart *not said here* |  |  |  | night |  | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **love** |  |  | dancing |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e3:o2:1
# text = A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coldness	coldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dancing	dancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund | the heart *not said here* | a love of dancing |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Theme |
| 2 | **love** |  |  | dancing |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A stiffness of the limbs and a love of feasting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e3:o3:1
# text = A stiffness of the limbs and a love of feasting
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	stiffness	stiffness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	limbs	limb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	feasting	feasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **love** |  |  | feasting |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing and song

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e3:o4:1
# text = A coldness of the heart leaving only a love of dancing and song
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	coldness	coldness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dancing	dancing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	song	song	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | gerund | the heart *not said here* | a love of dancing and song |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent love=Theme |
| 2 | **love** |  |  | dancing and song |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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