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title: State the principal measure adopted by the King to protect the Princ… — Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4:… · tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 3 · Yellow Fairy Book, Mayblossom, part 4: the Princess spies…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
State the principal measure adopted by the King to protect the Princess from the threatened misfortune.

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** adopt, protect · **To what, where:** principal measure, Princess

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e3:1
# text = State the principal measure adopted by the King to protect the Princess from the threatened misfortune.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	protect	protect	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	threatened	threatened	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **adopt** | participle |  | the principal measure *not said here* |  |  |  | by the King | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  |  | the Princess |  |  | from the threatened misfortune | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent princess=Beneficiary from misfortune=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He consulted his counsellors and spent many days arranging a secret plan, after which he caused a windowless tower to be built on the hill, fitted with a grand bed and reached by a long hidden underground passage

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e3:o1:1
# text = He consulted his counsellors and spent many days arranging a secret plan, after which he caused a windowless tower to be built on the hill, fitted with a grand bed and reached by a long hidden underground passage
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consulted	consult	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	counsellors	counsellor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	arranging	arrange	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	secret	secret	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	windowless	windowless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	23	mark	_	_
22	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	aux:pass	_	_
23	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	acl	_	_
24	on	on	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	28	punct	_	_
28	fitted	fit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	parataxis	_	_
29	with	with	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
31	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	32	amod	_	_
32	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
33	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
34	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	28	conj	_	_
35	by	by	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
36	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
37	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
38	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	40	amod	_	_
39	underground	underground	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	40	amod	_	_
40	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	34	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consult** | past | He | his counsellors |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent counsellor=Theme |
| 2 | **spend** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  | day |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **arrange** | gerund | He *not said here* | a secret plan |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plan=Product |
| 4 | **cause** | past | he | a windowless tower |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition tower=Patient |
| 5 | **build** | to-infinitive · passive | he *not said here* | a windowless tower *not said here* |  | the hill |  |  | vn base-97.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: on hill=Source |
| 6 | **fit** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with a grand bed | vn adjust-26.9 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 7 | **reach** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by a long hidden underground passage | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 8 | **hide** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had the palace walls rebuilt with thick iron gates and a deep moat around the old garden

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e3:o2:1
# text = He had the palace walls rebuilt with thick iron gates and a deep moat around the old garden
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	rebuilt	rebuild	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
9	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	moat	moat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
15	around	around	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He | the palace walls |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wall=Patient |
| 2 | **rebuild** | participle |  | the palace walls *not said here* |  |  |  | with thick iron gates and a deep moat around the old garden | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He caused a windowless tower to be constructed, reached only by an underground passage

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e3:o3:1
# text = He caused a windowless tower to be constructed, reached only by an underground passage
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	windowless	windowless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	reached	reach	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
11	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	underground	underground	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | He | a windowless tower |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition tower=Patient |
| 2 | **construct** | to-infinitive · passive | He *not said here* | a windowless tower *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP» |
| 3 | **reach** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He summoned every wise man in the kingdom, who spent a year debating the fairy's words before deciding that the Princess must be sealed away from the world entirely in a tower with no windows at all

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1507-pg540-part4:e3:o4:1
# text = He summoned every wise man in the kingdom, who spent a year debating the fairy's words before deciding that the Princess must be sealed away from the world entirely in a tower with no windows at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	summoned	summon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	det	_	_
4	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	spent	spend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	debating	debate	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	words	word	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
19	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
20	deciding	decide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj:pass	_	_
24	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
25	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	aux:pass	_	_
26	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	ccomp	_	_
27	away	away	ADV	RB	_	26	advmod	_	_
28	from	from	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
31	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	34	advmod	_	_
32	in	in	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
33	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
35	with	with	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	37	det	_	_
37	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	34	nmod	_	_
38	at	at	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	37	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past | He |  | every wise man | the kingdom |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Recipient |
| 2 | **spend** | past | the kingdom |  |  |  | year |  | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **debate** | gerund | the kingdom *not said here* | the fairy's words |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **decide** | gerund | the kingdom *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 5 | **seal away** | must · passive |  | the Princess |  | the world |  | in a tower with no windows at all; away *property* | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 6 | **word** |  | the fairy |  |  |  |  |  | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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