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title: Specify the characteristic of the fairy Girouette which rendered her… — Lang's Fairy Book, Esben and the Witch… · tree and pragmatics
description: Specify the characteristic of the fairy Girouette which rendered her an unsuitable companion for the court. Exam question 4 of lesson 1659 «Lang's Fairy Book, Esben and the Witch: Esben roasts the witch, saves his brothers and goes home» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Exam question 4 · Lang's Fairy Book, Esben and the Witch: Esben roasts the w…

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Specify the characteristic of the fairy Girouette which rendered her an unsuitable companion for the court.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, characteristic · **What happens:** specify, render · **To what, where:** characteristic, unsuitable companion, Girouette

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1659 «Lang's Fairy Book, Esben and the Witch: Esben roasts the witch, saves his brothers and goes home» 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/1659-pg5615-part48/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1659-pg5615-part48:e4:1
# text = Specify the characteristic of the fairy Girouette which rendered her an unsuitable companion for the court.
1	Specify	specify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	characteristic	characteristic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	Girouette	Girouette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	appos	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	rendered	render	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	unsuitable	unsuitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **specify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the characteristic of the fairy |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent characteristic=Theme |
| 2 | **render** | past | the characteristic of the fairy | a unsuitable companion | Girouette |  |  |  | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient companion=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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She could not hold any opinion about the weather or the crops for long

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1659-pg5615-part48:e4:o1:1
# text = She could not hold any opinion about the weather or the crops for long
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	4	advmod	_	_
4	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	weather	weather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hold** | could | She | any opinion |  |  |  | about the weather or the crops | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent opinion=Theme about weather=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She flitted from one whim to another so often that no council could ever trust a word she spoke at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1659-pg5615-part48:e4:o2:1
# text = She flitted from one whim to another so often that no council could ever trust a word she spoke at all
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flitted	flit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	whim	whim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	often	often	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	12	det	_	_
12	council	council	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	15	advmod	_	_
15	trust	trust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	acl:relcl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flit** | past | She |  |  | one whim |  | to another; often *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to another=Destination |
| 2 | **trust** | could | no council | a word |  |  | ever |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme |
| 3 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | council | a word *not said here* |  | all |  |  | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She never settled upon a single decision for more than two minutes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1659-pg5615-part48:e4:o3:1
# text = She never settled upon a single decision for more than two minutes
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	settled	settle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp|ExtPos=ADV	11	advmod	_	_
10	than	than	ADP	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	minutes	minute	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **settle** | past | She |  |  |  | minute | upon a single decision | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She always changed her mind before anyone could agree

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1659-pg5615-part48:e4:o4:1
# text = She always changed her mind before anyone could agree
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	3	advmod	_	_
3	changed	change	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	mind	mind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	agree	agree	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **change** | past | She | her mind |  |  |  | always *property* | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mind=Patient |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | could | anyone |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mind** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom mind «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

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