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title: Which of the following identifies the material proof that Ritter Red… — Blue Fairy Book, Minnikin, part 71: Mi… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following identifies the material proof that Ritter Red presented before the King in support of his claim? Exam question 4 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 pr
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# Exam question 4 · Blue Fairy Book, Minnikin, part 71: Minnikin fights the se…

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Which of the following identifies the material proof that Ritter Red presented before the King in support of his claim?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** material proof, Ritter · **What happens:** follow, be, present, support, claim · **To what, where:** Ritter, support, claim

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e4:1
# text = Which of the following identifies the material proof that Ritter Red presented before the King in support of his claim?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	Ritter	Ritter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	Red	Red	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	support	support	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the material proof | tree rules |
| 3 | **present** | participle · passive | the material proof *not said here* | Ritter |  | support of Ritter's claim | before the King |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **support** |  |  | Ritter's claim |  |  |  |  | nom support «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **claim** |  | Ritter |  |  |  |  |  | nom claim «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 {#o1}

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The lungs of the Troll, wrapped in a cloth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e4:o1:1
# text = The lungs of the Troll, wrapped in a cloth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Troll	troll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | participle |  | the lungs of the Troll *not said here* |  | a cloth |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme in cloth=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief and shown to the whole court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e4:o2:1
# text = The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief and shown to the whole court
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Troll	troll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | participle · passive |  | the tongue and lungs of the Troll |  | a pocket handkerchief |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in handkerchief=Location |
| 2 | **show** | participle |  |  | the whole court |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to court=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e4:o3:1
# text = The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Troll	troll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | participle |  | the tongue and lungs of the Troll *not said here* |  | a pocket handkerchief |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in handkerchief=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief and a golden box

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1574-pg540-part71:e4:o4:1
# text = The tongue and lungs of the Troll, held in a pocket-handkerchief and a golden box
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	lungs	lung	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Troll	troll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
12	pocket	pocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	handkerchief	handkerchief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | participle |  | the tongue and lungs of the Troll *not said here* |  | a pocket handkerchief and a golden box |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in handkerchief=Location |

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