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title: What was the principal reason the king remained at the castle despit… — Fairy Tales, Prince Souci, part 49: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the principal reason the king remained at the castle despite his discomfort? Exam question 3 of lesson 1660 «Fairy Tales, Prince Souci, part 49: the king is robbed in the forest and made to carry a bundle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Prince Souci, part 49: the king is robbed in…

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What was the principal reason the king remained at the castle despite his discomfort?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, remain · **To what, where:** principal reason, king, castle

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1660 «Fairy Tales, Prince Souci, part 49: the king is robbed in the forest and made to carry a bundle» 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/1660-pg5615-part49/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1660-pg5615-part49:e3:1
# text = What was the principal reason the king remained at the castle despite his discomfort?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	appos	_	_
8	remained	remain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	despite	despite	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	discomfort	discomfort	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **remain** | participle |  | the king *not said here* |  | the castle despite king's discomfort |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at castle=Location |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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His affection for Princess Minon-Minette retained him there.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1660-pg5615-part49:e3:o1:1
# text = His affection for Princess Minon-Minette retained him there.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	Minon	Minon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Minette	Minette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	retained	retain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | past | His affection for Princess and Minette | Minette |  | there |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His deep affection for Princess Minon-Minette, which had grown over many days, retained him there.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1660-pg5615-part49:e3:o2:1
# text = His deep affection for Princess Minon-Minette, which had grown over many days, retained him there.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	Minon	Minon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Minette	Minette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
13	over	over	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
17	retained	retain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past · perfect | Princess Minon and Minette |  |  |  | day |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **retain** | past | His deep affection for Princess Minon and Minette | Minette |  | there |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
His love of the castle food kept him.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1660-pg5615-part49:e3:o3:1
# text = His love of the castle food kept him.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | His love of the castle food | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **love** |  | His *= he* | the castle food |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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His affection for Princess Minon-Minette retained him there, though he had long wished to leave the castle entirely.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1660-pg5615-part49:e3:o4:1
# text = His affection for Princess Minon-Minette retained him there, though he had long wished to leave the castle entirely.
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	Minon	Minon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Minette	Minette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	retained	retain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
15	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
16	wished	wish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	parataxis	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retain** | past | His affection for Princess and Minette | Minette |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wish** | past · perfect | affection |  |  |  |  | long *property* | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **leave** | to-infinitive | affection *not said here* | the castle |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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