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title: What was the outcome of the prince's return to the palace, as record… — pg641 fairy tales, The Maiden and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the outcome of the prince's return to the palace, as recorded in the final portion of the narrative? Exam question 4 of lesson 1766 «pg641 fairy tales, The Maiden and the Magic Ball: the runaways escape the goblins with the magic ball and reach the world again» of the books course of Mova's
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# Exam question 4 · pg641 fairy tales, The Maiden and the Magic Ball: the runa…

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What was the outcome of the prince's return to the palace, as recorded in the final portion of the narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** prince · **What happens:** be, record, return · **To what, where:** outcome, final portion

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1766 «pg641 fairy tales, The Maiden and the Magic Ball: the runaways escape the goblins with the magic ball and reach the world again» 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/1766-pg641-part17/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1766-pg641-part17:e4:1
# text = What was the outcome of the prince's return to the palace, as recorded in the final portion of the narrative?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	portion	portion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the outcome |  |  |  | of the prince's return to the palace | tree rules |
| 2 | **record** | participle |  | the outcome *not said here* |  | the final portion of the narrative |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in portion=Destination |
| 3 | **return** |  | the prince |  |  |  |  | to the palace | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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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 was received as king with great joy, and his councillors requested that the maiden become his wife at once

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1766-pg641-part17:e4:o1:1
# text = He was received as king with great joy, and his councillors requested that the maiden become his wife at once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	councillors	councillor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	requested	request	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	ccomp	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	xcomp	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | as king; with great joy | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **request** | past | king's councillors |  |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **become** | infinitive | the maiden | maiden's wife |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was received as king, and his councillors requested that the maiden become his wife

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1766-pg641-part17:e4:o2:1
# text = He was received as king, and his councillors requested that the maiden become his wife
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	councillors	councillor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	requested	request	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | as king | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **request** | past | king's councillors |  |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **become** | infinitive | the maiden | maiden's wife |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He was hailed as king, and his lords asked the maiden to marry him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1766-pg641-part17:e4:o3:1
# text = He was hailed as king, and his lords asked the maiden to marry him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	hailed	hail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	lords	lord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
15	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hail** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | as king | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as king=Attribute |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | king's lords |  |  |  |  | maiden *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **marry** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | king's lords *not said here* | king |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was welcomed as king, and the people asked the maiden to stay with him

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1766-pg641-part17:e4:o4:1
# text = He was welcomed as king, and the people asked the maiden to stay with him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj	_	_
10	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **welcome** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | as king | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Theme as king=Attribute |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | the people |  |  |  |  | maiden *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stay** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the people *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with king | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with he=Location |

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