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description: Pursuant to the King's decree, what qualification was required of the aspirant to his daughter's hand? Exam question 3 of lesson 1722 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Flying Ship, part 46: the Simpleton gathers strange companions for his ship» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 3 · Crimson Fairy Book, The Flying Ship, part 46: the Simpleto…

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Pursuant to the King's decree, what qualification was required of the aspirant to his daughter's hand?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** King · **What happens:** require, decree · **To what, where:** decree

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1722 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Flying Ship, part 46: the Simpleton gathers strange companions for his ship» 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/1722-pg640-part46/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1722-pg640-part46:e3:1
# text = Pursuant to the King's decree, what qualification was required of the aspirant to his daughter's hand?
1	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	decree	decree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	qualification	qualification	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	aspirant	aspirant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | past · passive |  | the King's decree |  |  |  | of the aspirant; to King's daughter's hand | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Precondition |
| 2 | **decree** |  | the King |  |  |  |  |  | nom decree «communication intransitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Construction of a vessel capable of aerial flight, proven before the court at the royal palace

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1722-pg640-part46:e3:o1:1
# text = Construction of a vessel capable of aerial flight, proven before the court at the royal palace
1	Construction	construction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	capable	capable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	aerial	aerial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	proven	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
11	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  | before the court at the royal palace |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **construct** |  |  | a vessel |  |  |  |  | nom construction «act transitive»: of=patient |

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

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Construction of a vessel capable of aerial flight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1722-pg640-part46:e3:o2:1
# text = Construction of a vessel capable of aerial flight
1	Construction	construction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	capable	capable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	aerial	aerial	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **construct** |  |  | a vessel |  |  |  |  | nom construction «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Construction of a carriage capable of rapid travel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1722-pg640-part46:e3:o3:1
# text = Construction of a carriage capable of rapid travel
1	Construction	construction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	capable	capable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	rapid	rapid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	travel	travel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **construct** |  |  | a carriage |  |  |  |  | nom construction «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Possession of noble lineage together with the construction of a vessel that might survive a voyage across the sea and back again

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1722-pg640-part46:e3:o4:1
# text = Possession of noble lineage together with the construction of a vessel that might survive a voyage across the sea and back again
1	Possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	lineage	lineage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	together	together	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	construction	construction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
13	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	survive	survive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl:relcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	across	across	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	back	back	ADV	RB	_	19	conj	_	_
22	again	again	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **survive** | might | the construction of a vessel | a voyage |  | the sea | again |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme voyage=Circumstance |
| 2 | **possess** |  |  | noble lineage |  |  |  |  | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **construct** |  |  | a vessel |  |  |  |  | nom construction «act transitive»: of=patient |

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