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title: State the reason, given in the text, for which the youngest Princess… — Yellow Fairy Book, The Blue Bird: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the reason, given in the text, for which the youngest Princess experienced a lasting sense of guilt during her father's absence. Exam question 3 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 Mo
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# Exam question 3 · Yellow Fairy Book, The Blue Bird: the traitors are forgive…

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State the reason, given in the text, for which the youngest Princess experienced a lasting sense of guilt during her father's absence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** youngest Princess, father · **What happens:** give, experience, sense, absent · **To what, where:** State reason, text, lasting sense, guilt

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e3:1
# text = State the reason, given in the text, for which the youngest Princess experienced a lasting sense of guilt during her father's absence.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	14	amod	_	_
14	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	experienced	experience	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	sense	sense	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	guilt	guilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	during	during	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	's	's	PART	POS	_	23	case	_	_
25	absence	absence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | participle |  | the State reason *not said here* |  | the text |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **experience** | past | the youngest Princess | a lasting sense of guilt |  |  | during Princess's father's absence | for the State reason | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sense=Stimulus |
| 3 | **sense** |  |  | guilt |  |  |  |  | nom sense «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **absent** |  | Princess's father |  |  |  |  |  | nom absence «state 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 {#o1}

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She had ignored her sisters' advice about the locked wardrobe in the hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e3:o1:1
# text = She had ignored her sisters' advice about the locked wardrobe in the hall
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	ignored	ignore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	wardrobe	wardrobe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | past · perfect | She | her sisters's advice |  | the hall |  | about the locked wardrobe | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent advice=Theme |
| 2 | **lock** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She had betrayed her sisters' trust during the long summer months

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e3:o2:1
# text = She had betrayed her sisters' trust during the long summer months
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	betrayed	betray	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	during	during	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	summer	summer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **betray** | past · perfect | She | her sisters's trust |  |  | month |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **trust** |  | her sisters |  |  |  |  |  | nom trust «possession intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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She had disobeyed her father's explicit command concerning the chamber, opened the door and read every page of the book

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e3:o3:1
# text = She had disobeyed her father's explicit command concerning the chamber, opened the door and read every page of the book
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	disobeyed	disobey	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	explicit	explicit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	read	read	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disobey** | past | She | her father's explicit command |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | her father's explicit command *not said here* | the chamber |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus chamber=Experiencer |
| 3 | **open** | past | She *not said here* | the door |  |  |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location door=Theme |
| 4 | **read** | infinitive | She *not said here* | every page of the book |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent page=Topic |
| 5 | **command** |  | her father |  |  |  |  |  | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **page** |  |  | the book |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had disobeyed her father's explicit command concerning the chamber

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1528-pg540-part25:e3:o4:1
# text = She had disobeyed her father's explicit command concerning the chamber
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	disobeyed	disobey	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	explicit	explicit	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	chamber	chamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disobey** | past | She | her father's explicit command |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund | She *not said here* | the chamber |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus chamber=Experiencer |
| 3 | **command** |  | her father |  |  |  |  |  | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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