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title: Which of the following best describes the reason for the Princess's… — Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the reason for the Princess's decision to marry Fanfaronade? Exam question 1 of lesson 1507 «Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4: the Princess spies Fanfaronade through a peep-hole and falls for him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depen
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# Exam question 1 · Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4: the Princess spies…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following best describes the reason for the Princess's decision to marry Fanfaronade?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Princess · **What happens:** follow, describe, marry, decide · **To what, where:** reason, Fanfaronade

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1507 «Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4: the Princess spies Fanfaronade through a peep-hole and falls for him» 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/1507-pg540-part4/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the reason for the Princess's decision to marry Fanfaronade?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	acl	_	_
16	Fanfaronade	Fanfaronade	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **describe** | present |  | the reason |  |  |  | of the best; for the Princess's decision | tree rules |
| 3 | **marry** | to-infinitive |  | Fanfaronade |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fanfaronade=Patient |
| 4 | **decide** |  | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was dazzled by his appearance when she viewed the procession through the peep-hole

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e1:o1:1
# text = She was dazzled by his appearance when she viewed the procession through the peep-hole
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	dazzled	dazzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	viewed	view	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	peep	peep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dazzle** | past · passive | his appearance | She |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **view** | past | she | the procession |  | the peep hole |  |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer procession=Stimulus |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had been warned by her nurse about the perils of the outside world, yet she chose to wed him once she glimpsed his procession through a tiny opening in the tower wall

<!-- fold The tree, 33 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e1:o2:1
# text = She had been warned by her nurse about the perils of the outside world, yet she chose to wed him once she glimpsed his procession through a tiny opening in the tower wall
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	warned	warn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	perils	peril	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	outside	outside	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	chose	choose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	wed	wed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	24	advmod	_	_
23	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
24	glimpsed	glimpse	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obj	_	_
27	through	through	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
31	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
32	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
33	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	compound	_	_
34	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past · perfect · passive | her nurse about the perils of the outside world | She |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **choose** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wed** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |
| 4 | **glimpse** | past | she | his procession |  | a tiny opening |  | in the tower wall; once *property* | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer procession=Stimulus |
| 5 | **peril** |  |  | the outside world |  |  |  |  | nom peril «state transitive»: of=patient |
| 6 | **proceed** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom procession «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was moved by his grand speech when the ambassador's procession passed the gate

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e1:o3:1
# text = She was moved by his grand speech when the ambassador's procession passed the gate
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	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	speech	speech	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	ambassador	ambassador	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	passed	pass	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | past · passive | his grand speech | She |  |  |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: agent=Theme subject=Result |
| 2 | **pass** | past | the ambassador's procession | the gate |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme gate=Trajectory |
| 3 | **speak** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom speech «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **proceed** |  | the ambassador |  |  |  |  |  | nom procession «event intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was tempted by the rich gifts he had sent ahead, which she viewed from the tower window with delight and wonder at his splendour

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e1:o4:1
# text = She was tempted by the rich gifts he had sent ahead, which she viewed from the tower window with delight and wonder at his splendour
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	tempted	tempt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	acl:relcl	_	_
11	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	viewed	view	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	delight	delight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	wonder	wonder	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	splendour	splendour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tempt** | past · passive | the rich gifts | She |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **send** | past · perfect | he | the rich gifts *not said here* |  |  |  | ahead *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |
| 3 | **view** | past | the rich gifts |  |  | the tower window with delight |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | present | the rich gifts *not said here* |  |  | his splendour |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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