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description: Which of the following most accurately states the outcome of the Prince's request concerning the coffin? Exam question 3 of lesson 1579 «Grimm, Snowdrop: the poisoned apple, the glass coffin and the wicked Queen's end» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 3 · Grimm, Snowdrop: the poisoned apple, the glass coffin and…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following most accurately states the outcome of the Prince's request concerning the coffin?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** request, Prince · **What happens:** follow, state, concern, request · **To what, where:** outcome, coffin · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1579 «Grimm, Snowdrop: the poisoned apple, the glass coffin and the wicked Queen's end» 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/1579-pg540-part76/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1579-pg540-part76:e3:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately states the outcome of the Prince's request concerning the coffin?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
15	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	coffin	coffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the outcome of the Prince's request |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the Prince's request *not said here* | the coffin |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus coffin=Experiencer |
| 4 | **request** |  | the Prince |  |  |  |  |  | nom request «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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Dwarfs sold him the coffin for a fair price.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1579-pg540-part76:e3:o1:1
# text = The Dwarfs sold him the coffin for a fair price.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	coffin	coffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | past | the Dwarfs | the coffin | him *= he* |  |  | for a fair price | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent he=Recipient coffin=Theme for price=Asset |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him, though they first demanded all his gold.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1579-pg540-part76:e3:o2:1
# text = The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him, though they first demanded all his gold.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coffin	coffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	advmod	_	_
18	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
19	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	21	det:predet	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | participle |  | the Dwarfs *not said here* |  |  |  | by his sorrow | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by sorrow=Trajectory |
| 2 | **relinquish** | past | the Dwarfs | the coffin | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent coffin=Theme to he=Recipient |
| 3 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | Dwarfs *= dwarf* | his gold |  |  |  | first *property* | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme gold=Precondition |
| 4 | **sorrow** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sorrow «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1579-pg540-part76:e3:o3:1
# text = The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coffin	coffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | participle |  | the Dwarfs *not said here* |  |  |  | by his sorrow | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by sorrow=Trajectory |
| 2 | **relinquish** | past | the Dwarfs | the coffin | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent coffin=Theme to he=Recipient |
| 3 | **sorrow** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sorrow «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him after a long debate among themselves.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1579-pg540-part76:e3:o4:1
# text = The Dwarfs, moved by his sorrow, relinquished the coffin to him after a long debate among themselves.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Dwarfs	dwarf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	moved	move	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	relinquished	relinquish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	coffin	coffin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	debate	debate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	among	among	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **move** | participle |  | the Dwarfs *not said here* |  |  |  | by his sorrow | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme by sorrow=Trajectory |
| 2 | **relinquish** | past | the Dwarfs | the coffin | him *= he* |  | after a long debate among Dwarfs |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent coffin=Theme to he=Recipient |
| 3 | **sorrow** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sorrow «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

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