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title: Identify the consequence that befell the King's youngest daughter up… — Yellow Fairy Book, The Blue Bird: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the consequence that befell the King's youngest daughter upon learning of the prophecy contained in the book read by her sisters. Exam question 2 of lesson 1528 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Blue Bird: the traitors are forgiven, the happy ending comes, and a new tale begins» of the books course o
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# Exam question 2 · Yellow Fairy Book, The Blue Bird: the traitors are forgive…

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Identify the consequence that befell the King's youngest daughter upon learning of the prophecy contained in the book read by her sisters.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, consequence · **What happens:** identify, befall, contain, read · **To what, where:** consequence, youngest daughter, prophecy, book

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1528 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Blue Bird: the traitors are forgiven, the happy ending comes, and a new tale begins» 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/1528-pg540-part25/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e2:1
# text = Identify the consequence that befell the King's youngest daughter upon learning of the prophecy contained in the book read by her sisters.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	befell	befall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
10	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
11	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	prophecy	prophecy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	contained	contain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	acl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	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 consequence |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent consequence=Theme |
| 2 | **befall** | past | the consequence | the King's youngest daughter |  |  |  | upon learning of the prophecy | tree rules |
| 3 | **contain** | participle |  | the prophecy *not said here* |  | the book |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in book=Location |
| 4 | **read** | participle |  | the book *not said here* |  |  |  | by her sisters | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She suffered a severe fainting fit and nearly died of misery

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e2:o1:1
# text = She suffered a severe fainting fit and nearly died of misery
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	fainting	fainting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fit	fit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	misery	misery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suffer** | past | She | a severe fainting fit |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fit=Stimulus |
| 2 | **die** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of misery; nearly *property* | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of misery=Causer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She grew ill and sank into a silent despair for a long season

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e2:o2:1
# text = She grew ill and sank into a silent despair for a long season
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	despair	despair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	season	season	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | She |  |  |  |  | ill *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sink** | past | She *not said here* |  |  | a silent despair | season |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She grew somewhat tired

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e2:o3:1
# text = She grew somewhat tired
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	somewhat	somewhat	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | She |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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She suffered a severe fainting fit and nearly died of misery, and her sisters were forced to nurse her for many weeks

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e2:o4:1
# text = She suffered a severe fainting fit and nearly died of misery, and her sisters were forced to nurse her for many weeks
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	fainting	fainting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	fit	fit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	nearly	nearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	misery	misery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	xcomp	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suffer** | past | She | a severe fainting fit |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer fit=Stimulus |
| 2 | **die** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of misery; nearly *property* | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of misery=Causer |
| 3 | **force** | past · passive |  | her sisters |  |  | week |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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