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title: Identify the precise contents of the curse pronounced by the Fairy C… — Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the precise contents of the curse pronounced by the Fairy Carabosse upon the infant Princess at her christening. Exam question 2 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
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# Exam question 2 · Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4: the Princess spies…

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Identify the precise contents of the curse pronounced by the Fairy Carabosse upon the infant Princess at her christening.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Princess · **What happens:** identify, pronounce, christen · **To what, where:** precise contents, curse

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This is exam question 2 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/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e2:1
# text = Identify the precise contents of the curse pronounced by the Fairy Carabosse upon the infant Princess at her christening.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	contents	contents	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	1	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	curse	curse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	pronounced	pronounce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Carabosse	Carabosse	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl:agent	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	infant	infant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
17	at	at	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	christening	christening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the precise contents of the curse |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent contents=Theme |
| 2 | **pronounce** | participle |  | the curse *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the infant Princess at Princess's christening | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **christen** |  | Princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom christening «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 {#o1}

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That she shall be wicked and cruel to all who love her until she is grown

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e2:o1:1
# text = That she shall be wicked and cruel to all who love her until she is grown
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	cop	_	_
5	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	love	love	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | shall | That |  |  |  |  | to all; wicked *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | That *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **love** | present |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 4 | **grow** | present · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she is twenty years old

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e2:o2:1
# text = That she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she is twenty years old
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	unluckiest	unlucky	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	_
10	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
13	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | shall | That |  |  |  |  | of the unlucky; unlucky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | present | she |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she shall suffer every misfortune the world can bring, and be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she is twenty years old and her kingdom falls

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e2:o3:1
# text = That she shall suffer every misfortune the world can bring, and be the unluckiest of the unlucky until she is twenty years old and her kingdom falls
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	suffer	suffer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	cop	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	unluckiest	unlucky	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	parataxis	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	obl	_	_
19	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
20	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
21	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	cop	_	_
22	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	23	nummod	_	_
23	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obl:unmarked	_	_
24	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	advcl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nsubj	_	_
28	falls	fall	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suffer** | shall | That | every misfortune |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer misfortune=Stimulus |
| 2 | **bring** | can | the world | every misfortune *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent misfortune=Theme |
| 3 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of the unlucky; unlucky *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **is** | present | world |  |  |  | year | old *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **fall** | present | world's kingdom |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky, pricked by a spindle, sleeping in the tower until a prince comes, and then forever cursed to lose everything she loves

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e2:o4:1
# text = That she shall be the unluckiest of the unlucky, pricked by a spindle, sleeping in the tower until a prince comes, and then forever cursed to lose everything she loves
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	nsubj	_	_
2	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
3	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	unluckiest	unlucky	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	0	root	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	unlucky	unlucky	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	pricked	prick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	spindle	spindle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	sleeping	sleep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	conj	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
23	comes	come	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
26	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	28	advmod	_	_
27	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	28	advmod	_	_
28	cursed	curse	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
29	to	to	PART	TO	_	30	mark	_	_
30	lose	lose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	28	xcomp	_	_
31	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	30	obj	_	_
32	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	33	nsubj	_	_
33	loves	love	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	31	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | shall | That |  |  |  |  | of the unlucky; unlucky *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **prick** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a spindle | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **sleep** | gerund |  |  |  | the tower |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in tower=Location |
| 4 | **come** | present | a prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **curse** | participle |  |  |  |  | then | forever *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **lose** | to-infinitive |  | everything |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Eventuality |
| 7 | **love** | present | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

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