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description: Which object was the prince required to obtain in the final task described in this part? Exam question 4 of lesson 1635 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Bird Grip, part 24: the youngest prince pays a murderous host, escapes, and meets the fox again» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Bird Grip, part 24: the youngest…

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Which object was the prince required to obtain in the final task described in this part?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** be, require, obtain, describe · **To what, where:** prince, final task, part

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1635 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Bird Grip, part 24: the youngest prince pays a murderous host, escapes, and meets the fox again» 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/1635-pg5615-part24/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e4:1
# text = Which object was the prince required to obtain in the final task described in this part?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
16	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | which object | the prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **require** | participle |  | the prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 3 | **obtain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the final task |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 4 | **describe** | participle |  | the final task *not said here* |  | this part |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=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 golden bird in the cage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e4:o1:1
# text = The golden bird in the cage
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cage	cage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The silver horse in the stable

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e4:o2:1
# text = The silver horse in the stable
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stable	stable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The magnificent horse bearing four golden shoes that stands in the royal stable beside the princess's tower

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e4:o3:1
# text = The magnificent horse bearing four golden shoes that stands in the royal stable beside the princess's tower
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	magnificent	magnificent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stands	stand	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	stable	stable	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | gerund | the magnificent horse *not said here* | four golden shoes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient |
| 2 | **stand** | present | the magnificent horse |  |  | the royal stable beside the princess's tower |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in stable=Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The horse bearing four golden shoes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e4:o4:1
# text = The horse bearing four golden shoes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bear** | gerund | the horse *not said here* | four golden shoes |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shoe=Patient |

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