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title: To what did the princess attribute the calamity she foretold? — Fairy Tales, The Princess in the Chest… · tree and pragmatics
description: To what did the princess attribute the calamity she foretold? Exam question 2 of lesson 1621 «Fairy Tales, The Princess in the Chest, part 10: the king breaks his word, the princess dies, and the sentinels vanish one by one» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, The Princess in the Chest, part 10: the king…

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To what did the princess attribute the calamity she foretold?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** she · **What happens:** do, foretell · **To what, where:** princess attribute, calamity

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1621 «Fairy Tales, The Princess in the Chest, part 10: the king breaks his word, the princess dies, and the sentinels vanish one by one» 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/1621-pg5615-part10/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1621-pg5615-part10:e2:1
# text = To what did the princess attribute the calamity she foretold?
1	To	to	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	attribute	attribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	calamity	calamity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	foretold	foretell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the princess attribute |  |  |  | the calamity *obl:unmarked* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attribute=Eventuality |
| 2 | **foretell** | participle | she | the calamity *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent calamity=Theme |

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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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To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time, which the wise woman had forbidden him to do in the palace

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1621-pg5615-part10:e2:o1:1
# text = To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time, which the wise woman had forbidden him to do in the palace
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	disobedience	disobedience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	beholding	behold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	appointed	appoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	obj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	forbidden	forbid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
20	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behold** | gerund | the king's disobedience *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | time |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 2 | **appoint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **forbid** | past · perfect · passive |  | the wise woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **do** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the palace |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **disobey** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom disobedience «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time, and his pride

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1621-pg5615-part10:e2:o2:1
# text = To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time, and his pride
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	disobedience	disobedience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	beholding	behold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	appointed	appoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behold** | gerund | the king's disobedience and king's pride *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | time |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 2 | **appoint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **disobey** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom disobedience «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **pride** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To the nurse's careless tongue in telling the whole court of her birth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1621-pg5615-part10:e2:o3:1
# text = To the nurse's careless tongue in telling the whole court of her birth
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	telling	tell	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	birth	birth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | gerund | the nurse's careless tongue *not said here* | the whole court of her birth |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent court=Recipient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1621-pg5615-part10:e2:o4:1
# text = To the king's disobedience in beholding her before the appointed time
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	disobedience	disobedience	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	beholding	behold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
8	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	appointed	appoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **behold** | gerund | the king's disobedience *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  | time |  | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 2 | **appoint** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **disobey** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom disobedience «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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