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description: Evaluate the lad's conduct at the conclusion of the part with respect to his earlier promise to the Princess and his own safety. Exam question 4 of lesson 1838 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the lad wins the Jogi's cow and goes off to marry, but shoots pigeons on the way» of 
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# Exam question 4 · Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the…

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Evaluate the lad's conduct at the conclusion of the part with respect to his earlier promise to the Princess and his own safety.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, lad, his · **What happens:** evaluate, conduct, conclude, promise · **To what, where:** conduct, conclusion, part

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1838 «Indian Fairy Tales, The Son of Seven Queens, part 22: the lad wins the Jogi's cow and goes off to marry, but shoots pigeons on the way» 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/1838-pg7128-part22/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:e4:1
# text = Evaluate the lad's conduct at the conclusion of the part with respect to his earlier promise to the Princess and his own safety.
1	Evaluate	evaluate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lad	lad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	earlier	early	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	amod	_	_
17	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
23	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **evaluate** | imperative | you *not said here* | the lad's conduct |  | the conclusion of the part with respect |  | to his earlier promise to the Princess and his own safety | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 2 | **conduct** |  | the lad |  |  |  |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **conclude** |  |  | the part with respect |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  | to the Princess | nom promise «communication transitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He lingered to shoot another pigeon despite his promise to marry, thereby again exposing himself to danger

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:e4:o1:1
# text = He lingered to shoot another pigeon despite his promise to marry, thereby again exposing himself to danger
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lingered	linger	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	shoot	shoot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	despite	despite	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	exposing	expose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
16	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **linger** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | another pigeon |  |  |  | despite his promise | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pigeon=Theme |
| 3 | **marry** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **expose** | gerund | He *not said here* | himself *= he* | danger |  | again |  | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Theme to danger=Recipient |
| 5 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hurried home to the Queens, forgetting his promise and his safety

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:e4:o2:1
# text = He hurried home to the Queens, forgetting his promise and his safety
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurried	hurry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queens	queen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	forgetting	forget	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	safety	safety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurry** | past | He |  |  |  |  | to the Queens *result*; home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent to queen=Result |
| 2 | **forget** | gerund | He *not said here* | his promise and his safety |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He stayed to marry the white hind, risking his life for her love

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:e4:o3:1
# text = He stayed to marry the white hind, risking his life for her love
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	hind	hind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	risking	risk	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **marry** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the white hind |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hind=Patient |
| 3 | **risk** | gerund | He *not said here* | his life |  |  |  | for her love | vn risk-94-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent life=Pivot |
| 4 | **love** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He lingered to shoot another pigeon despite his promise to marry the Princess, thereby again exposing himself to danger from the white Queen's tricks

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1838-pg7128-part22:e4:o4:1
# text = He lingered to shoot another pigeon despite his promise to marry the Princess, thereby again exposing himself to danger from the white Queen's tricks
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lingered	linger	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	shoot	shoot	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	pigeon	pigeon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	despite	despite	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	thereby	thereby	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
16	again	again	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	exposing	expose	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
18	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	17	obj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	danger	danger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	tricks	trick	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **linger** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | another pigeon |  |  |  | despite his promise | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pigeon=Theme |
| 3 | **marry** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the Princess |  |  |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient |
| 4 | **expose** | gerund | He *not said here* | himself *= he* | danger | the white Queen's tricks | again | thereby *property* | vn reflexive\_appearance-48.1.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent himself=Theme to danger=Recipient |
| 5 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 6 | **trick** |  | the white Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom trick «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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