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description: Explain the outcome of the protagonist's marriage following the death of the King. Exam question 4 of lesson 1580 «Household Tales, Dullhead: the golden goose, the sticky sisters and the wedding» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question an
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# Exam question 4 · Household Tales, Dullhead: the golden goose, the sticky si…

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Explain the outcome of the protagonist's marriage following the death of the King.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, marriage, protagonist, King · **What happens:** explain, follow, marry, die · **To what, where:** outcome, death

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1580 «Household Tales, Dullhead: the golden goose, the sticky sisters and the wedding» 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/1580-pg540-part77/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:e4:1
# text = Explain the outcome of the protagonist's marriage following the death of the King.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the outcome of the protagonist's marriage |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund | the protagonist's marriage *not said here* | the death of the King |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent death=Theme |
| 3 | **marry** |  | the protagonist |  |  |  |  |  | nom marriage «state transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **die** |  | the King |  |  |  |  |  | nom death «event intransitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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He inherited the throne and was happy with his new bride at court.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:e4:o1:1
# text = He inherited the throne and was happy with his new bride at court.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	inherited	inherit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **inherit** | past | He | the throne |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent throne=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with his new bride at court; happy *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The protagonist was made king and lived with his bride in great comfort.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:e4:o2:1
# text = The protagonist was made king and lived with his bride in great comfort.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	comfort	comfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | the protagonist |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary king=Product |
| 2 | **live** | past |  |  |  | great comfort |  | with king's bride | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with bride=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The protagonist succeeded to the kingdom and lived happily with his wife.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:e4:o3:1
# text = The protagonist succeeded to the kingdom and lived happily with his wife.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	happily	happily	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | past | the protagonist |  |  |  |  | to the kingdom | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **live** | past | the protagonist *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with protagonist's wife; happily *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with wife=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The protagonist succeeded to the kingdom, married the princess and lived happily with his wife for many years afterwards.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1580-pg540-part77:e4:o4:1
# text = The protagonist succeeded to the kingdom, married the princess and lived happily with his wife for many years afterwards.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	succeeded	succeed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
13	happily	happily	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
20	afterwards	afterwards	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **succeed** | past | the protagonist |  |  |  |  | to the kingdom | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **marry** | past | the protagonist *not said here* | the princess |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient |
| 3 | **live** | past | the protagonist *not said here* |  |  |  | year | with protagonist's wife; happily *property* | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with wife=Location |

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