--- title: State the reason the godmother gave for having concealed Dotterine's… — Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 1… · tree and pragmatics description: State the reason the godmother gave for having concealed Dotterine's true parentage from the young king. Exam question 3 of lesson 1768 «Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the swallow and the secret princess; a new tale begins» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1768-pg641-part19/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 1…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1768-pg641-part19/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the sw… State the reason the godmother gave for having concealed Dotterine's true parentage from the young king. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** godmother, Dotterine · **What happens:** give, conceal, parent · **To what, where:** reason, true parentage This is exam question 3 of lesson 1768 «Fairy Tales (pg641), Dotterine, part 19: the feast, the swallow and the secret princess; a new tale begins» 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/1768-pg641-part19/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e3:1 # text = State the reason the godmother gave for having concealed Dotterine's true parentage from the young king. 1 State state NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 appos _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 godmother godmother NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 7 for for SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 having have AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 9 aux _ _ 9 concealed conceal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 6 xcomp _ _ 10 Dotterine Dotterine PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's 's PART POS _ 10 case _ _ 12 true true ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 parentage parentage NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 14 from from ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 16 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **give** | past | the godmother | the reason *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **conceal** | gerund · perfect | the godmother *not said here* | Dotterine's true parentage | | | | from the young king | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent parentage=Patient from king=Beneficiary | | 3 | **parent** | | Dotterine | | | | | | nom parentage «state transitive»: poss=agent | 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} She had sworn to keep the secret from the king until the wedding day ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e3:o1:1 # text = She had sworn to keep the secret from the king until the wedding day 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 sworn swear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 advcl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 secret secret NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 11 until until ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 wedding wedding NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **swear** | past · perfect | She | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the secret | | | day | from the king | vn forbid-64.4 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer secret=Beneficiary from king=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} To guard her from a wizard ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e3:o2:1 # text = To guard her from a wizard 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 guard guard VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 wizard wizard NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **guard** | to-infinitive | | | her *= she* | | | from a wizard | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary from wizard=Theme | ### Option 3 {#o3} She had been ordered to keep silent by the old king before he died ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e3:o3:1 # text = She had been ordered to keep silent by the old king before he died 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 ordered order VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 silent silent ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 before before SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 died die VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **order** | past · perfect · passive | | She | | | | | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | | | | | by the old king; silent *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by king=Location | | 3 | **die** | past | king | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} She had been entrusted to the queen to protect her from a wizard ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1768-pg641-part19:e3:o4:1 # text = She had been entrusted to the queen to protect her from a wizard 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 3 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 entrusted entrust VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 queen queen NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 protect protect VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 10 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 from from ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 wizard wizard NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **entrust** | past · perfect · passive | | She | the queen | | | | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to queen=Recipient | | 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive | | | her *= she* | | | from a wizard | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary from wizard=Theme | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; 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