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title: Which condition was imposed upon the sister as the sole means of rel… — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which condition was imposed upon the sister as the sole means of releasing her brothers from their enchantment? Exam question 1 of lesson 1567 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampion, a stolen baby, and a girl locked in a tower» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampi…

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Which condition was imposed upon the sister as the sole means of releasing her brothers from their enchantment?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sole, brothers · **What happens:** impose, mean, release, enchant · **To what, where:** condition, brothers, enchantment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1567 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampion, a stolen baby, and a girl locked in a tower» 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/1567-pg540-part64/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:e1:1
# text = Which condition was imposed upon the sister as the sole means of releasing her brothers from their enchantment?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sole	sole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
12	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	releasing	release	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	ccomp	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | past · passive |  | which condition |  |  |  | upon the sister | vn enforce-63 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the sole |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **release** | gerund |  | sole's brothers |  | brothers's enchantment |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer brother=Source |
| 4 | **enchant** |  | brothers *= brother* |  |  |  |  |  | nom enchantment «feeling 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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Prolonged silence, abstention from laughter, and a pilgrimage across seven kingdoms for a period of seven years and seven days in total

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:e1:o1:1
# text = Prolonged silence, abstention from laughter, and a pilgrimage across seven kingdoms for a period of seven years and seven days in total
1	Prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	abstention	abstention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pilgrimage	pilgrimage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
11	across	across	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	kingdoms	kingdom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	19	nummod	_	_
19	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	22	nummod	_	_
22	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	total	total	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prolong** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent |

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

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Prolonged silence and abstention from laughter for a period of seven years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:e1:o2:1
# text = Prolonged silence and abstention from laughter for a period of seven years
1	Prolonged	prolong	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	abstention	abstention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prolong** | participle |  | silence and abstention |  | laughter |  | for a period of seven years | vn sustain-55.6 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent silence=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Continuous quietness and avoidance of laughter during a stretch of seven full years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:e1:o3:1
# text = Continuous quietness and avoidance of laughter during a stretch of seven full years
1	Continuous	continuous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	quietness	quietness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	avoidance	avoidance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	during	during	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	stretch	stretch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
12	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** |  |  | laughter |  |  |  |  | nom avoidance «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Silence and no laughter for seven long years

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:e1:o4:1
# text = Silence and no laughter for seven long years
1	Silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
7	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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