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title: Which command did the King disregard when he proceeded northward in… — Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Q… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which command did the King disregard when he proceeded northward in pursuit of the white hind? Exam question 1 of lesson 1837 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 1: the King chases a white hind and is tricked into blinding his seven Queens» of the books course of Mova's primary school
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# Exam question 1 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 1: the K…

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Which command did the King disregard when he proceeded northward in pursuit of the white hind?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** command · **What happens:** do, proceed, pursue · **To what, where:** King disregard, pursuit, white hind

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1837 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 1: the King chases a white hind and is tricked into blinding his seven Queens» 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/1837-pg7128-part21/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1837-pg7128-part21:e1:1
# text = Which command did the King disregard when he proceeded northward in pursuit of the white hind?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	disregard	disregard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	9	advmod	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	proceeded	proceed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
10	northward	northward	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	pursuit	pursuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	hind	hind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which command | the King disregard |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent disregard=Eventuality |
| 2 | **proceed** | past | command |  |  | pursuit of the white hind |  | northward *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pursue** |  |  | the white hind |  |  |  |  | nom pursuit «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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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The instruction of his seven Queens not to hunt towards the north, which he had sworn to obey before the whole court and his family

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1837-pg7128-part21:e1:o1:1
# text = The instruction of his seven Queens not to hunt towards the north, which he had sworn to obey before the whole court and his family
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
16	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	obey	obey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	before	before	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hunt** | to-infinitive | the instruction of instruction's seven Queens |  |  |  |  | towards the north | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **swear** | past · perfect · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **obey** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | before the whole court and instruction's family |  | vn abide\_by-93.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **instruct** |  |  | instruction's seven Queens |  |  |  |  | nom instruction «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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The instruction of his seven Queens not to hunt towards the north

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1837-pg7128-part21:e1:o2:1
# text = The instruction of his seven Queens not to hunt towards the north
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
5	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hunt** | to-infinitive | the instruction of instruction's seven Queens |  |  |  |  | towards the north | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **instruct** |  |  | instruction's seven Queens |  |  |  |  | nom instruction «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The request of his courtiers to hunt only in the southern forest lands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1837-pg7128-part21:e1:o3:1
# text = The request of his courtiers to hunt only in the southern forest lands
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	southern	southern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
12	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hunt** | to-infinitive |  | the southern forest lands |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme |
| 2 | **request** |  |  | his courtiers |  |  |  |  | nom request «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The solemn instruction of his seven Queens and the fakir together not to hunt towards the north at any time of the year

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1837-pg7128-part21:e1:o4:1
# text = The solemn instruction of his seven Queens and the fakir together not to hunt towards the north at any time of the year
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fakir	fakir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	together	together	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
12	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
15	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	north	north	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	20	det	_	_
20	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **hunt** | to-infinitive | the solemn instruction of instruction's seven Queens and the fakir |  |  |  | time | towards the north | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **instruct** |  |  | instruction's seven Queens and the fakir |  |  |  |  | nom instruction «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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