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title: Which gift did Sylvia request from the Fairy, and what distinguishes… — Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which gift did Sylvia request from the Fairy, and what distinguishes it from the other gifts described? Exam question 1 of lesson 1879 «Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 1: Narcissus finds the hidden princess and falls in love» of the books course of Mova's primary scho
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla,…

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Which gift did Sylvia request from the Fairy, and what distinguishes it from the other gifts described?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** gift · **What happens:** do, distinguish, describe · **To what, where:** Sylvia request, request, other gifts

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1879 «Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 1: Narcissus finds the hidden princess and falls in love» 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/1879-pg7277-part16/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e1:1
# text = Which gift did Sylvia request from the Fairy, and what distinguishes it from the other gifts described?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Sylvia	Sylvia	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	12	nsubj	_	_
12	distinguishes	distinguish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
18	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which gift | Sylvia request |  |  |  | from the Fairy | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Eventuality |
| 2 | **distinguish** | present |  | request |  |  |  | from the other gifts | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme from gift=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **describe** | participle |  | the other gifts *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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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A bright voice, which charms every listener at court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e1:o1:1
# text = A bright voice, which charms every listener at court
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	bright	bright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	charms	charm	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	listener	listener	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **charm** | present | a bright voice | every listener |  | court |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus listener=Experiencer |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A swift horse, which carries its rider across any land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e1:o2:1
# text = A swift horse, which carries its rider across any land
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	swift	swift	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	rider	rider	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | a swift horse | horse's rider |  | any land |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rider=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A quiet spirit, which makes life a constant happiness to its possessor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e1:o3:1
# text = A quiet spirit, which makes life a constant happiness to its possessor
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spirit	spirit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	constant	constant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	possessor	possessor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | a quiet spirit | life |  |  |  | to happiness's possessor | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset life=Beneficiary happiness=Product |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A golden crown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e1:o4:1
# text = A golden crown
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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