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title: Which of the following describes the disguise adopted by the Little… — Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the disguise adopted by the Little Soldier upon entering the palace? Exam question 4 of lesson 1901 «Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part 38: John eats magic plums, sells them, and unmasks the horned Princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the d
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part 38: John eats magic…

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Which of the following describes the disguise adopted by the Little Soldier upon entering the palace?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, describe, adopt, enter · **To what, where:** disguise, palace

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1901 «Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part 38: John eats magic plums, sells them, and unmasks the horned Princess» 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/1901-pg7277-part38/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1901-pg7277-part38:e4:1
# text = Which of the following describes the disguise adopted by the Little Soldier upon entering the palace?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	adopted	adopt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	Soldier	Soldier	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl:agent	_	_
13	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	entering	enter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | **describe** | present |  | the disguise |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent disguise=Theme |
| 3 | **adopt** | participle |  | the disguise *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **enter** | gerund |  | the palace |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme palace=Destination |

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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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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a wig and spectacles with a doctor's robe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1901-pg7277-part38:e4:o1:1
# text = a wig and spectacles with a doctor's robe
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wig	wig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	spectacles	spectacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	doctor	doctor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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a wig, spectacles, robe and a long gold chain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1901-pg7277-part38:e4:o2:1
# text = a wig, spectacles, robe and a long gold chain
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wig	wig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	spectacles	spectacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
10	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

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a hood and a monk's robe with cord

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1901-pg7277-part38:e4:o3:1
# text = a hood and a monk's robe with cord
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hood	hood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	monk	monk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	robe	robe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	cord	cord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a grey hood and a long black cloak

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1901-pg7277-part38:e4:o4:1
# text = a grey hood and a long black cloak
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hood	hood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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

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