--- title: Explain the reason which the Queen gave for consenting to the Enchan… — Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus an… · tree and pragmatics description: Explain the reason which the Queen gave for consenting to the Enchanter's proposal of marriage on behalf of the Princess. Exam question 3 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1882-pg7277-part19/e3/) [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/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Poten… Explain the reason which the Queen gave for consenting to the Enchanter's proposal of marriage on behalf of the Princess. **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Queen, marriage · **What happens:** explain, give, consent, propose · **To what, where:** reason, behalf This is exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e3:1 # text = Explain the reason which the Queen gave for consenting to the Enchanter's proposal of marriage on behalf of the Princess. 1 Explain explain VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 obj _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 8 for for SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 9 consenting consent VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 7 advcl _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Enchanter Enchanter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 13 's 's PART POS _ 12 case _ _ 14 proposal proposal NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 marriage marriage NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nmod _ _ 17 on on ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 behalf behalf NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 22 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | | 2 | **give** | past | the Queen | the reason | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme | | 3 | **consent** | gerund | the Queen *not said here* | | | behalf of the Princess | | to the Enchanter's proposal of marriage | vn acquiesce-95.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to proposal=Theme | | 4 | **propose** | | marriage | | | | | | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: of=agent | 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} The Queen desired that Potentilla be removed from the palace as swiftly as possible, owing to her extraordinary beauty and the many suitors who came to court her every day ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e3:o1:1 # text = The Queen desired that Potentilla be removed from the palace as swiftly as possible, owing to her extraordinary beauty and the many suitors who came to court her every day 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 desired desire VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 Potentilla Potentilla PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 removed remove VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 xcomp _ _ 8 from from ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 as as ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 12 swiftly swiftly ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 13 as as SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 14 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 owing owe VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 19 extraordinary extraordinary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 beauty beauty NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 23 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 24 suitors suitor NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 conj _ _ 25 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 26 nsubj _ _ 26 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 acl:relcl _ _ 27 to to PART TO _ 28 mark _ _ 28 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 iobj _ _ 29 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obl _ _ 30 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 31 det _ _ 31 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **desire** | past | the Queen | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **remove** *not said to happen* | infinitive · passive | | Potentilla | | the palace | | swiftly *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from palace=Source | | 3 | **owe** | gerund | the Queen *not said here* | | | | day | to Potentilla's extraordinary beauty and the many suitors *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to beauty=Goal | | 4 | **come** | past | the many suitors | Potentilla | court | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location court=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The Queen believed the match would bring peace, since the Princess was so beloved ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e3:o2:1 # text = The Queen believed the match would bring peace, since the Princess was so beloved 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 believed believe VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 match match NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 6 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 8 peace peace NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 10 since since SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 14 so so ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 beloved beloved ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 parataxis _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **believe** | past | the Queen | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **bring** | would | the match | peace | | | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent peace=Theme | | 3 | **is** | past | the Princess | | | | | beloved *property* | tree rules | ### Option 3 {#o3} The Queen feared the Enchanter's power and wished to keep her husband content in the kingdom ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e3:o3:1 # text = The Queen feared the Enchanter's power and wished to keep her husband content in the kingdom 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 feared fear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Enchanter Enchanter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 xcomp _ _ 12 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 13 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 content content NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fear** | past | the Queen | the Enchanter's power | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer power=Stimulus | | 2 | **wish** | past | the Queen *not said here* | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 3 | **keep** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Queen *not said here* | Queen's husband content | | the kingdom | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent content=Theme in kingdom=Location | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} The Queen desired that Potentilla be removed as swiftly as possible, owing to her extraordinary beauty ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:e3:o4:1 # text = The Queen desired that Potentilla be removed as swiftly as possible, owing to her extraordinary beauty 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 desired desire VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 that that SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 Potentilla Potentilla PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 removed remove VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 xcomp _ _ 8 as as ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 swiftly swiftly ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 10 as as SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 11 possible possible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 13 owing owe VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 15 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 16 extraordinary extraordinary ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 beauty beauty NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **desire** | past | the Queen | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **remove** *not said to happen* | infinitive · passive | | Potentilla | | | | swiftly *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 3 | **owe** | gerund | the Queen *not said here* | | | | | to Potentilla's extraordinary beauty *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to beauty=Goal | **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. 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