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# Exam question 4 · The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King ma…

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Which of the following correctly states the intention of the new Queen with regard to her stepdaughter Fiordelisa?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, state, intend · **To what, where:** intention, new Queen

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1864 «The Green Fairy Book, The Blue Bird, part 1: a sad King marries a sorrowful lady, and her ugly daughter starts trouble» 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/1864-pg7277-part1/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:e4:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the intention of the new Queen with regard to her stepdaughter Fiordelisa?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	intention	intention	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	regard	regard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	stepdaughter	stepdaughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	Fiordelisa	Fiordelisa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the intention of the new Queen |  |  |  | with regard to her stepdaughter; correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent intention=Topic |
| 3 | **intend** |  |  | the new Queen |  |  |  |  | nom intention «cognition 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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She sought to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter and banish her from the palace altogether

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:e4:o1:1
# text = She sought to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter and banish her from the palace altogether
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	alienate	alienate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	banish	banish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **alienate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the King's affection |  |  |  | from King's own daughter | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus affection=Experiencer |
| 3 | **banish** | infinitive | She *not said here* | her *= she* |  | the palace |  | altogether *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent she=Theme from palace=Source |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She planned to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter so the crown might pass to her own child

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:e4:o2:1
# text = She planned to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter so the crown might pass to her own child
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planned	plan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	alienate	alienate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
16	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **alienate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the King's affection |  |  |  | from King's own daughter | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus affection=Experiencer |
| 3 | **pass** | might | the crown |  |  |  |  | to her own child | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to child=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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She intended to send the King's daughter away to the country

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:e4:o3:1
# text = She intended to send the King's daughter away to the country
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	intended	intend	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **intend** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **send** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the King's daughter |  | the country |  | away *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme to country=Destination |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She sought to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1864-pg7277-part1:e4:o4:1
# text = She sought to alienate the King's affection from his own daughter
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	alienate	alienate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	affection	affection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seek** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **alienate** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the King's affection |  |  |  | from King's own daughter | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus affection=Experiencer |

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