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description: Which of the following best describes the action of the King in response to the Princess's refusal? Exam question 1 of lesson 1556 «The Blue Fairy Book, Princess Cabbage-Stalk, part 53: Cabbage-Stalk becomes Sunbeam, and a sleepy princess meets a shepherd» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo
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# Exam question 1 · The Blue Fairy Book, Princess Cabbage-Stalk, part 53: Cabb…

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Which of the following best describes the action of the King in response to the Princess's refusal?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** King, Princess · **What happens:** follow, describe, act, refuse · **To what, where:** action, response

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1556 «The Blue Fairy Book, Princess Cabbage-Stalk, part 53: Cabbage-Stalk becomes Sunbeam, and a sleepy princess meets a shepherd» 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/1556-pg540-part53/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the action of the King in response to the Princess's refusal?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **describe** | present |  | the action of the King |  | response to the Princess's refusal |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **act** |  | the King |  |  | response to the Princess's refusal |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: of=agent in=place |
| 4 | **refuse** |  | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He ordered her to be locked in the tower under guard until she agreed to be sensible

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:e1:o1:1
# text = He ordered her to be locked in the tower under guard until she agreed to be sensible
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	under	under	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	cop	_	_
17	sensible	sensible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | He |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent she=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lock** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive | He *not said here* |  |  | the tower under guard |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  |  | sensible *property* | tree rules |

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

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He ordered that she be imprisoned in the tower

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:e1:o2:1
# text = He ordered that she be imprisoned in the tower
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **imprison** *not said to happen* | infinitive · passive |  | she |  | the tower |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in tower=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He sent her to live with the fairies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:e1:o3:1
# text = He sent her to live with the fairies
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fairies	fairy	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | He | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | to-infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the fairies | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with fairy=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He demanded that she give back the box and then declared her a traitor to the crown

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1556-pg540-part53:e1:o4:1
# text = He demanded that she give back the box and then declared her a traitor to the crown
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
4	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
5	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	declared	declare	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	traitor	traitor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 2 | **give back** | infinitive | she | the box |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Theme |
| 3 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | then | to the crown | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent she=Theme traitor=Attribute |

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