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description: Which of the following accurately describes the sequence in which the Queen obtains the secret of the reel and the enchanted shirts? Exam question 1 of lesson 1678 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Swans, part 1: a lost king's bargain with a witch, and six brothers turned into swans» of the books course
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Swans, part 1: a lost king's…

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Which of the following accurately describes the sequence in which the Queen obtains the secret of the reel and the enchanted shirts?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Queen · **What happens:** follow, describe, obtain, enchant · **To what, where:** sequence, secret

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1678 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Swans, part 1: a lost king's bargain with a witch, and six brothers turned into swans» 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/1678-pg640-part2/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the sequence in which the Queen obtains the secret of the reel and the enchanted shirts?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	obtains	obtain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	22	amod	_	_
22	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **describe** | present |  | the sequence |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme |
| 3 | **obtain** | present | the Queen | the secret of the reel and the enchanted shirts |  | the sequence |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent secret=Theme |
| 4 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 sews enchantments into shirts, bribes the guards, and then learns about the reel

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:e1:o1:1
# text = She sews enchantments into shirts, bribes the guards, and then learns about the reel
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sews	sew	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	enchantments	enchantment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	bribes	bribe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	about	about	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sew** | present | She | enchantments |  | shirts and bribes and the guards |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent enchantment=Material into shirt=Product |
| 2 | **learn** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  | then | about the reel | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about reel=Topic |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She steals the reel from the servants, sews the shirts, and then bribes the king's guards

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:e1:o2:1
# text = She steals the reel from the servants, sews the shirts, and then bribes the king's guards
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	steals	steal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	sews	sew	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	bribes	bribe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | present | She | the reel |  | the servants |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent reel=Theme from servant=Source |
| 2 | **sew** | present | She *not said here* | the shirts |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shirt=Product |
| 3 | **bribe** | present | She *not said here* | the king's guards |  |  | then |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She bribes the servants, learns of the reel, sews enchantments into the little shirts, and then waits for the brothers to come home to the castle

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:e1:o3:1
# text = She bribes the servants, learns of the reel, sews enchantments into the little shirts, and then waits for the brothers to come home to the castle
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bribes	bribe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	sews	sew	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	enchantments	enchantment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
20	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
26	home	home	ADV	RB	_	25	advmod	_	_
27	to	to	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bribe** | present | She | the servants |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Patient |
| 2 | **learn** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the reel | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent of reel=Topic |
| 3 | **sew** | present | She *not said here* | enchantments |  | the little shirts |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent enchantment=Material into shirt=Product |
| 4 | **wait** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  | then | for the brothers | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **come** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  | the castle |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to castle=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She bribes the servants, learns of the reel, and then sews enchantments into the little shirts

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1678-pg640-part2:e1:o4:1
# text = She bribes the servants, learns of the reel, and then sews enchantments into the little shirts
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bribes	bribe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	learns	learn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	reel	reel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	sews	sew	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	enchantments	enchantment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	shirts	shirt	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bribe** | present | She | the servants |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Patient |
| 2 | **learn** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the reel | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent of reel=Topic |
| 3 | **sew** | present | She *not said here* | enchantments |  | the little shirts | then |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent enchantment=Material into shirt=Product |

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