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title: Which of the following best characterises the second girl's conduct… — Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Lit… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best characterises the second girl's conduct towards the dwarfs and its consequence for her person? Exam question 4 of lesson 1559 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood: a kind girl and a rude girl get very different gifts» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood:…

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Which of the following best characterises the second girl's conduct towards the dwarfs and its consequence for her person?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** best, second girl · **What happens:** follow, characteris, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1559 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood: a kind girl and a rude girl get very different gifts» 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/1559-pg540-part56/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best characterises the second girl's conduct towards the dwarfs and its consequence for her person?
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	nsubj	_	_
6	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	amod	_	_
9	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
12	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	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 | **characteris** | present | the best | the second girl's conduct |  |  |  | towards the dwarfs and conduct's consequence for girl's person | tree rules |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | the second girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Discourteous refusal of their requests, resulting in toads issuing from her mouth and a gradual deterioration of her appearance

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e4:o1:1
# text = Discourteous refusal of their requests, resulting in toads issuing from her mouth and a gradual deterioration of her appearance
1	Discourteous	discourteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	resulting	result	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	issuing	issue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	gradual	gradual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **result** | gerund | their requests *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in toads | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in toad=Location |
| 2 | **issue** | gerund | toads *not said here* |  |  | her mouth and a gradual deterioration of her appearance |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** |  |  | their requests |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **request** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **deteriorate** |  | her appearance |  |  |  |  |  | nom deterioration «state intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Discourteous refusal of their requests, resulting in toads issuing from her mouth, a gradual deterioration of her appearance, and her eventual banishment from the court of the King

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e4:o2:1
# text = Discourteous refusal of their requests, resulting in toads issuing from her mouth, a gradual deterioration of her appearance, and her eventual banishment from the court of the King
1	Discourteous	discourteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	resulting	result	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	issuing	issue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	gradual	gradual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
24	eventual	eventual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	banishment	banishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
26	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **result** | gerund | refusal's requests *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in toads | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in toad=Location |
| 2 | **issue** | gerund | toads *not said here* |  |  | her mouth |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** |  |  | refusal's requests |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **request** |  | refusal |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **deteriorate** |  | her appearance |  |  |  |  |  | nom deterioration «state intransitive»: of=agent |
| 6 | **banish** |  | her *= she* |  |  | the court of the King |  |  | nom banishment «state transitive»: poss=agent from=place |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Discourteous and greedy refusal of their requests, resulting in toads issuing from her mouth, a gradual deterioration of her appearance, and public shame before the whole household

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e4:o3:1
# text = Discourteous and greedy refusal of their requests, resulting in toads issuing from her mouth, a gradual deterioration of her appearance, and public shame before the whole household
1	Discourteous	discourteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	greedy	greedy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
4	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	resulting	result	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
12	issuing	issue	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	gradual	gradual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	deterioration	deterioration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	public	public	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	shame	shame	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
27	before	before	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
29	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	30	amod	_	_
30	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **result** | gerund | refusal's requests and a gradual deterioration of her appearance *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in toads | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in toad=Location |
| 2 | **issue** | gerund | toads *not said here* |  |  | her mouth |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** |  |  | refusal's requests and a gradual deterioration of her appearance |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **request** |  | refusal |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **deteriorate** |  | her appearance |  |  |  |  |  | nom deterioration «state intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Rude refusal of the dwarfs' requests, producing toads from her mouth and steady loss of her beauty over time

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e4:o4:1
# text = Rude refusal of the dwarfs' requests, producing toads from her mouth and steady loss of her beauty over time
1	Rude	rude	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	'	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	requests	request	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	producing	produce	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
10	toads	toad	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	steady	steady	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	loss	loss	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	over	over	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** | gerund | the dwarfs's requests *not said here* | toads |  | her mouth and steady loss of her beauty | time |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: agent=Agent toad=Result from mouth=Material |
| 2 | **refuse** |  |  | the dwarfs's requests |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **request** |  | the dwarfs |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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