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title: Which of the following was the stepmother's chief motive for proposi… — Popular Tales from the Norse, Prince L… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following was the stepmother's chief motive for proposing her stepdaughter to the lindorm? Exam question 1 of lesson 1665 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Prince Lindorm, part 54: the maiden breaks the lindorm's spell and the prince is freed» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 1 · Popular Tales from the Norse, Prince Lindorm, part 54: the…

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Which of the following was the stepmother's chief motive for proposing her stepdaughter to the lindorm?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** chief motive · **What happens:** follow, be, propose · **To what, where:** stepdaughter, lindorm

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1665 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Prince Lindorm, part 54: the maiden breaks the lindorm's spell and the prince is freed» 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/1665-pg5615-part54/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:e1:1
# text = Which of the following was the stepmother's chief motive for proposing her stepdaughter to the lindorm?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	chief	chief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	motive	motive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	proposing	propose	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	stepdaughter	stepdaughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lindorm	lindorm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | of the stepmother's chief motive | tree rules |
| 3 | **propose** | gerund | the stepmother's chief motive *not said here* | stepmother's stepdaughter | the lindorm |  |  |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent stepdaughter=Theme to lindorm=Recipient |

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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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Jealousy of the girl's superior beauty and her favour with the king

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:e1:o1:1
# text = Jealousy of the girl's superior beauty and her favour with the king
1	Jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	superior	superior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	favour	favour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **favour** |  | girl |  |  |  |  | with the king | nom favour «feeling transitive»: poss=agent with=obl |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Jealousy of the girl's superior beauty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:e1:o2:1
# text = Jealousy of the girl's superior beauty
1	Jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	superior	superior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Desire to see her stepdaughter ruined before the wedding of the prince

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:e1:o3:1
# text = Desire to see her stepdaughter ruined before the wedding of the prince
1	Desire	desire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	PART	TO	_	3	mark	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	acl	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	stepdaughter	stepdaughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	ruined	ruin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | her stepdaughter |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer stepdaughter=Stimulus |
| 2 | **ruin** | participle |  | her stepdaughter *not said here* |  |  | before the wedding of the prince |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **wed** |  |  | the prince |  |  |  |  | nom wedding «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Fear of the girl's wise counsel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1665-pg5615-part54:e1:o4:1
# text = Fear of the girl's wise counsel
1	Fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	wise	wise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** |  |  | the girl's wise counsel |  |  |  |  | nom fear «feeling transitive»: of=patient |

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