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description: What is the significance of the cellar of two hundred casks within the narrative? Exam question 4 of lesson 1540 «d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the Wicked King's ruin and Grumbly's crown-filled casks» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 4 · d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the…

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What is the significance of the cellar of two hundred casks within the narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** significance · **What happens:** be

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1540 «d'Aulnoy Fairy Tales, Graciosa and Percinet, part 37: the Wicked King's ruin and Grumbly's crown-filled casks» 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/1540-pg540-part37/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:e4:1
# text = What is the significance of the cellar of two hundred casks within the narrative?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	compound	_	_
10	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	casks	cask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
12	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the significance of the cellar of hundred casks within the narrative |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth, as the casks yield a thousand crowns.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:e4:o1:1
# text = It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth, as the casks yield a thousand crowns.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reveals	reveal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	casks	cask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nsubj	_	_
12	yield	yield	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	crowns	crown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reveal** | present | It | the Duchess's hidden wealth |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wealth=Topic |
| 2 | **yield** | present | the casks | thousand crowns |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It shows the Fairy's power, since the casks hold a spell of sleep.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:e4:o2:1
# text = It shows the Fairy's power, since the casks hold a spell of sleep.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shows	show	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	casks	cask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	hold	hold	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | present | It | the Fairy's power |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent power=Recipient |
| 2 | **hold** | present | the casks | a spell of sleep |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spell=Theme |
| 3 | **spell** |  |  | sleep |  |  |  |  | nom spell «state transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth and her cruel nature, since she tricked the King into tapping the casks, which yielded a thousand crowns each.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:e4:o3:1
# text = It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth and her cruel nature, since she tricked the King into tapping the casks, which yielded a thousand crowns each.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reveals	reveal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	tricked	trick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	tapping	tap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	casks	cask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	24	punct	_	_
23	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
24	yielded	yield	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	acl:relcl	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	27	nsubj	_	_
27	crowns	crown	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	24	ccomp	_	_
28	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	27	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reveal** | present | It | the Duchess's hidden wealth and her cruel nature |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wealth=Topic |
| 2 | **trick** | past | she | the King |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient |
| 3 | **tap** | gerund | she *not said here* | the casks |  |  |  |  | vn investigate-35.4 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent cask=Location |
| 4 | **yield** | past | the casks |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **crown** | present | a thousand | each |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent each=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth, which the King eventually drinks away, as each of the two hundred casks yields a thousand crowns and a fortune.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1540-pg540-part37:e4:o4:1
# text = It reveals the Duchess's hidden wealth, which the King eventually drinks away, as each of the two hundred casks yields a thousand crowns and a fortune.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reveals	reveal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Duchess	Duchess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	hidden	hidden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wealth	wealth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	eventually	eventually	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	drinks	drink	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
17	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	23	nsubj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
20	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	compound	_	_
21	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	22	nummod	_	_
22	casks	cask	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
23	yields	yield	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	conj	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	26	nummod	_	_
26	crowns	crown	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
28	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	fortune	fortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reveal** | present | It |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drink away** | present | the King | the Duchess's hidden wealth |  |  |  | away, eventually *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Patient |
| 3 | **yield** | present | each | thousand crowns and a fortune |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent crown=Theme |

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