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description: Which of the following accurately records the precise instructions Minnikin gave to the Princess concerning the wedding feast? Exam question 2 of lesson 1574 «Blue Fairy Book, Minnikin, part 71: Minnikin fights the second and third Trolls, and the Princess wins her rescuer» of the books course of Mo
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# Exam question 2 · Blue Fairy Book, Minnikin, part 71: Minnikin fights the se…

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Which of the following accurately records the precise instructions Minnikin gave to the Princess concerning the wedding feast?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Minnikin, Princess · **What happens:** follow, record, give, concern · **To what, where:** precise instructions, Princess, wedding feast

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1574 «Blue Fairy Book, Minnikin, part 71: Minnikin fights the second and third Trolls, and the Princess wins her rescuer» 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/1574-pg540-part71/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e2:1
# text = Which of the following accurately records the precise instructions Minnikin gave to the Princess concerning the wedding feast?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	records	record	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	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	instructions	instruction	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
10	Minnikin	Minnikin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	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 | **record** | present |  | the precise instructions |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | past | Minnikin | the precise instructions *not said here* | the Princess |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent instruction=Theme to princess=Recipient |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the Princess *not said here* | the wedding feast |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus feast=Experiencer |

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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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She was to choose the ragged boy as her page

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e2:o1:1
# text = She was to choose the ragged boy as her page
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	choose	choose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	ragged	ragged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	page	page	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | as her page; choose *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **page** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom page «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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She was to name the ragged boy as her chosen cup-bearer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e2:o2:1
# text = She was to name the ragged boy as her chosen cup-bearer
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	name	name	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	ragged	ragged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
10	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
11	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	bearer	bearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | as her chosen cup bearer; name *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **choose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She was to name the ragged lad as her steward

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e2:o3:1
# text = She was to name the ragged lad as her steward
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	name	name	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	ragged	ragged	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	steward	steward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | as her steward; name *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Name him as her cup-bearer

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e2:o4:1
# text = Name him as her cup-bearer
1	Name	name	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	1	obj	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
5	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	bearer	bearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | imperative | you *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | as her cup bearer | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent he=Theme as bearer=Attribute |

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