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description: Which instruction did the old man give the prince on his arrival, and in what manner was it delivered? Exam question 1 of lesson 1764 «fairy tales, The Prince in the Old Man's House, part 15: the prince is set a hay task and tricks a horse and a cow» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 1 · fairy tales, The Prince in the Old Man's House, part 15: t…

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Which instruction did the old man give the prince on his arrival, and in what manner was it delivered?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** instruction, man · **What happens:** give, deliver, arrive · **To what, where:** prince, arrival, instruction, manner

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1764 «fairy tales, The Prince in the Old Man's House, part 15: the prince is set a hay task and tricks a horse and a cow» 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/1764-pg641-part15/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1764-pg641-part15:e1:1
# text = Which instruction did the old man give the prince on his arrival, and in what manner was it delivered?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	17	det	_	_
17	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	delivered	deliver	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · do-support | which instruction | the prince |  | man's arrival |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: agent=Agent prince=Theme on arrival=Asset |
| 2 | **deliver** | past · passive |  | instruction |  | what manner |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **arrive** |  | man |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act 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 {#o1}

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He commanded the prince to keep silent and go away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1764-pg641-part15:e1:o1:1
# text = He commanded the prince to keep silent and go away
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	away	away	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **command** | past | He | the prince |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent prince=Theme |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **go away** | infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He demanded that the prince stay and work at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1764-pg641-part15:e1:o2:1
# text = He demanded that the prince stay and work at once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Precondition |
| 2 | **stay** | infinitive | the prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **work** | infinitive | the prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent at once=Theme |

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

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He ordered the prince to hold his tongue and leave him in peace

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1764-pg641-part15:e1:o3:1
# text = He ordered the prince to hold his tongue and leave him in peace
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | He |  | the prince |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent prince=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hold** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his tongue |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | infinitive | He *not said here* | him *= he* |  | peace |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in peace=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He ordered the prince to hold his tongue and leave him in peace, shouting loudly from the doorway

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1764-pg641-part15:e1:o4:1
# text = He ordered the prince to hold his tongue and leave him in peace, shouting loudly from the doorway
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ordered	order	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	hold	hold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
16	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	doorway	doorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past | He |  | the prince |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent prince=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **hold** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his tongue |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tongue=Theme |
| 3 | **leave** | infinitive | He *not said here* | him *= he* |  | peace |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme in peace=Location |
| 4 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | the doorway |  | loudly *property* | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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