--- title: Describe the manner in which the King concluded his agreement with t… — fairy tales (pg7277), The Little Soldi… · tree and pragmatics description: Describe the manner in which the King concluded his agreement with the soldier concerning the Princess. Exam question 3 of lesson 1900 «fairy tales (pg7277), The Little Soldier, part 37: John buys a golden coach, plays cards with the King, and loses his purse and cloak to Ludovine» of the books cour --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1900-pg7277-part37/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/) / [fairy tales (pg7277), The Little Soldi…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1900-pg7277-part37/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · fairy tales (pg7277), The Little Soldier, part 37: John bu… Describe the manner in which the King concluded his agreement with the soldier concerning the Princess. **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, King, soldier · **What happens:** describe, conclude, concern, agree · **To what, where:** manner, agreement, Princess This is exam question 3 of lesson 1900 «fairy tales (pg7277), The Little Soldier, part 37: John buys a golden coach, plays cards with the King, and loses his purse and cloak to Ludovine» 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/1900-pg7277-part37/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1900-pg7277-part37:e3:1 # text = Describe the manner in which the King concluded his agreement with the soldier concerning the Princess. 1 Describe describe VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 in in ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 obl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 concluded conclude VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 agreement agreement NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 with with ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 soldier soldier NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 14 concerning concern VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 13 acl _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | | 2 | **conclude** | past | the King | King's agreement | | the manner | | with the soldier | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector agreement=Eventuality with soldier=Subeventuality | | 3 | **concern** | gerund | the soldier *not said here* | the Princess | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus princess=Experiencer | | 4 | **agree** | | King | | | | | | nom agreement «communication intransitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1} He required the purse as payment, promising the Princess's hand at Easter ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1900-pg7277-part37:e3:o1:1 # text = He required the purse as payment, promising the Princess's hand at Easter 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 required require VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 purse purse NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 as as ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 payment payment NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 promising promise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's 's PART POS _ 10 case _ _ 12 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 13 at at ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 Easter Easter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | past | He | the purse | | | | as payment | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme purse=Precondition | | 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund | He *not said here* | the Princess's hand | | Easter | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He made a bargain in which the purse would be surrendered to the palace treasury, and the Princess would be married at the spring festival ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1900-pg7277-part37:e3:o2:1 # text = He made a bargain in which the purse would be surrendered to the palace treasury, and the Princess would be married at the spring festival 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bargain bargain NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 obl _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 purse purse NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 10 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 11 aux:pass _ _ 11 surrendered surrender VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl:relcl _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 compound _ _ 15 treasury treasury NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 nsubj:pass _ _ 20 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 22 aux _ _ 21 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 22 aux:pass _ _ 22 married marry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 23 at at ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 25 spring spring NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 compound _ _ 26 festival festival NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **make** | past | He | a bargain | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bargain=Product | | 2 | **surrender** | would · passive | | the purse | the palace treasury | a bargain | | | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to treasury=Recipient | | 3 | **marry** | would · passive | | the Princess | | the spring festival | | | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} He wanted the purse back and promised a feast at Easter ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1900-pg7277-part37:e3:o3:1 # text = He wanted the purse back and promised a feast at Easter 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wanted want VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 purse purse NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 back back ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 promised promise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 feast feast NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Easter Easter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **want back** | past | He | the purse | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot purse=Theme | | 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | He *not said here* | a feast | | Easter | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent feast=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He required the soldier to hand over the purse as payment for the wedding, promising the Princess's hand in marriage at Easter ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1900-pg7277-part37:e3:o4:1 # text = He required the soldier to hand over the purse as payment for the wedding, promising the Princess's hand in marriage at Easter 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 required require VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 soldier soldier NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 hand hand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 7 over over ADP RP _ 6 compound:prt _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 purse purse NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 as as ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 payment payment NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 for for ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 wedding wedding NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 promising promise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 Princess Princess PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 19 's 's PART POS _ 18 case _ _ 20 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 21 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 marriage marriage NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 23 at at ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 Easter Easter PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **require** | past | He | the soldier | | | | | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent soldier=Recipient clause=Topic | | 2 | **hand over** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the purse | | | | as payment for the wedding | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent purse=Theme | | 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund | He *not said here* | the Princess's hand | | marriage | | at Easter | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | **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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