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description: Which of the following did the Queen first attribute to a quantity of flax burnt upon her distaff as the cause of her sorrow? Exam question 1 of lesson 1524 «Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell danger for Rosette» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Exam question 1 · Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell da…

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Which of the following did the Queen first attribute to a quantity of flax burnt upon her distaff as the cause of her sorrow?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** her · **What happens:** follow, burnt, cause, sorrow · **To what, where:** flax, sorrow

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1524 «Lang Fairy Book, Rosette, part 21: the fairies foretell danger for Rosette» 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/1524-pg540-part21/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e1:1
# text = Which of the following did the Queen first attribute to a quantity of flax burnt upon her distaff as the cause of her sorrow?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	case	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
8	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	attribute	attribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	burnt	burnt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	distaff	distaff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	as	as	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	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 | **burnt** | participle |  | flax *not said here* |  |  |  | upon her distaff; as the cause of her sorrow | tree rules |
| 3 | **cause** |  |  | her sorrow |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **sorrow** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sorrow «feeling intransitive»: 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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The loss of her wedding ring in the river during the hunt

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e1:o1:1
# text = The loss of her wedding ring in the river during the hunt
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	during	during	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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The burning of her flax by the fire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e1:o2:1
# text = The burning of her flax by the fire
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	burning	burning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The loss of her green slipper

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e1:o3:1
# text = The loss of her green slipper
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	slipper	slipper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The accidental burning of all her flax by the kitchen fire

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1524-pg540-part21:e1:o4:1
# text = The accidental burning of all her flax by the kitchen fire
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	accidental	accidental	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	burning	burning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	7	det:predet	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	flax	flax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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