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title: Which of the following most accurately describes the reason the moth… — Gutenberg 641, The Maiden with the Woo… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following most accurately describes the reason the mother directed her daughter to conceal her countenance beneath a wooden helmet? Exam question 1 of lesson 1797 «Gutenberg 641, The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet, part 48: a dying mother hides her daughter's beauty, and a rich young man
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# Exam question 1 · Gutenberg 641, The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet, part 48:…

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Which of the following most accurately describes the reason the mother directed her daughter to conceal her countenance beneath a wooden helmet?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** mother · **What happens:** follow, describe, direct, conceal · **To what, where:** reason, daughter, countenance, wooden helmet

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1797 «Gutenberg 641, The Maiden with the Wooden Helmet, part 48: a dying mother hides her daughter's beauty, and a rich young man wants to marry the girl in the helmet» 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/1797-pg641-part48/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:e1:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately describes the reason the mother directed her daughter to conceal her countenance beneath a wooden helmet?
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	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	directed	direct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	countenance	countenance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	helmet	helmet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	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 reason |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 3 | **direct** | past | the mother | mother's daughter |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme |
| 4 | **conceal** | to-infinitive | the mother *not said here* | mother's countenance |  | a wooden helmet |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent countenance=Patient beneath helmet=Location |

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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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To protect her from evil spirits at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:e1:o1:1
# text = To protect her from evil spirits at night
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	protect	protect	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	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  |  | her *= she* |  | night | from evil spirits | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary from spirit=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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To shield her extraordinary beauty from the attention of men and to protect her future marriage prospects

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:e1:o2:1
# text = To shield her extraordinary beauty from the attention of men and to protect her future marriage prospects
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	shield	shield	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	extraordinary	extraordinary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	attention	attention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	protect	protect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
15	future	future	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	prospects	prospect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shield** | to-infinitive |  | her extraordinary beauty |  | the attention of men |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  | her future marriage prospects |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prospect=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **attend** |  | men |  |  |  |  |  | nom attention «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **prospect** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom prospect «state transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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To shield her beauty from notice by others

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:e1:o3:1
# text = To shield her beauty from notice by others
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	shield	shield	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shield** | to-infinitive |  | her beauty |  | notice |  | by others | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To conceal her beauty from notice by others until the day she was properly married to a suitable husband

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1797-pg641-part48:e1:o4:1
# text = To conceal her beauty from notice by others until the day she was properly married to a suitable husband
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	until	until	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
14	properly	properly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	_
16	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	suitable	suitable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | to-infinitive |  | her beauty |  | notice | day | by others | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent beauty=Patient from notice=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **marry** | past · passive | the day *not said here* | she |  |  |  | to a suitable husband; properly *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to husband=Co-Patient |

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