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title: Why did the youngest princess refuse to speak further with the serva… — Blue Fairy Book, The Star Gazer, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did the youngest princess refuse to speak further with the servant regarding the branch found in her bouquet? Exam question 4 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 Mo
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# Exam question 4 · Blue Fairy Book, The Star Gazer, part 2: Michael hides und…

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Why did the youngest princess refuse to speak further with the servant regarding the branch found in her bouquet?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, speak, regard, find · **To what, where:** youngest princess refuse, branch, bouquet · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e4:1
# text = Why did the youngest princess refuse to speak further with the servant regarding the branch found in her bouquet?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
5	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	refuse	refuse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	speak	speak	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	further	far	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	bouquet	bouquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the youngest princess refuse |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent refuse=Eventuality |
| 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | the youngest princess refuse *not said here* |  |  |  | far *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **find** | participle |  | the branch *not said here* |  | her bouquet |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: 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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She thought the branch was a trick played by her elder sisters at the ball

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e4:o1:1
# text = She thought the branch was a trick played by her elder sisters at the ball
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	trick	trick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
8	played	play	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	elder	elder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn focus-87.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the branch | a trick |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **play** | participle |  | a trick *not said here* |  | the ball |  | by her elder sisters | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She was angry at him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e4:o2:1
# text = She was angry at him
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	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | at him *= he*; angry *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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She was busy preparing the feast for the dance that evening with her maids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e4:o3:1
# text = She was busy preparing the feast for the dance that evening with her maids
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	busy	busy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	preparing	prepare	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dance	dance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	det	_	_
11	evening	evening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	maids	maid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | busy *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **prepare** | gerund | She *not said here* | the feast |  |  |  | for the dance; with her maids | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent feast=Patient with maid=Instrument |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She was disdainful after her sisters had mocked her for conversing with him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1505-pg540-part2:e4:o4:1
# text = She was disdainful after her sisters had mocked her for conversing with him
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	disdainful	disdainful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	mocked	mock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	conversing	converse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | disdainful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **mock** | past · perfect · passive |  | her sisters |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **converse** *speech: other* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | with him *= he* | vn chit\_chat-37.6 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with he=Co-Agent |

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