---
title: Which individual is responsible for the ultimate confinement of the… — Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which individual is responsible for the ultimate confinement of the Enchanter Grumedan? Exam question 1 of lesson 1882 «Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla: Melinette saves Potentilla from poison and traps Grumedan» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the d
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1882-pg7277-part19/e1/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus an…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1882-pg7277-part19/) / e1

# Exam question 1 · Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Poten…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which individual is responsible for the ultimate confinement of the Enchanter Grumedan?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** individual · **What happens:** be, confine · **To what, where:** Enchanter Grumedan

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 1 of lesson 1882 «Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla: Melinette saves Potentilla from poison and traps Grumedan» 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/1882-pg7277-part19/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e1:1
# text = Which individual is responsible for the ultimate confinement of the Enchanter Grumedan?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	individual	individual	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	responsible	responsible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	ultimate	ultimate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Enchanter	Enchanter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Grumedan	Grumedan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | which individual |  |  |  |  | for the ultimate confinement of the Enchanter Grumedan; responsible *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **confine** |  |  | the Enchanter Grumedan |  |  |  |  | nom confinement «state transitive»: of=patient |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Frivola, the jealous Fairy who hid the Princess in the far valley for years

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e1:o1:1
# text = Frivola, the jealous Fairy who hid the Princess in the far valley for years
1	Frivola	Frivola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	jealous	jealous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the jealous Fairy | the Princess |  | the far valley | year |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent princess=Patient in valley=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Narcissus, the young lover who was blamed by the Queen for the whole affair

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e1:o2:1
# text = Narcissus, the young lover who was blamed by the Queen for the whole affair
1	Narcissus	Narcissus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lover	lover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	blamed	blame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	affair	affair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | past · passive | the Queen | the young lover |  |  |  | for the whole affair | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent subject=Theme for affair=Attribute |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Melinette, the meddling Fairy, who imprisoned him in a crystal ball

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e1:o3:1
# text = Melinette, the meddling Fairy, who imprisoned him in a crystal ball
1	Melinette	Melinette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	crystal	crystal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meddle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **imprison** | past | Melinette | Fairy |  | a crystal ball |  |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme in ball=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Melinette, the meddling Fairy and sister of the Queen, who imprisoned him in a crystal ball for a thousand years

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e1:o4:1
# text = Melinette, the meddling Fairy and sister of the Queen, who imprisoned him in a crystal ball for a thousand years
1	Melinette	Melinette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	meddling	meddle	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	crystal	crystal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	ball	ball	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	22	nummod	_	_
22	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **meddle** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **imprison** | past | Melinette | him *= he* |  | a crystal ball | year |  | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme in ball=Destination |

<!-- div src -->

**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus an…, test 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1882-pg7277-part19/t13/)
- next →: [Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus an…, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1882-pg7277-part19/e2/)
- ↑ back to [Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla: Melinette saves Potentilla from poison and traps Grumedan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1882-pg7277-part19/)