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title: Upon what condition did the Seagull consent to the marriage? — Fairy Tales, The Magic Swan, part 1: P… · tree and pragmatics
description: Upon what condition did the Seagull consent to the marriage? Exam question 1 of lesson 1902 «Fairy Tales, The Magic Swan, part 1: Peter's swan catches a crowd and the Princess laughs at last» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, The Magic Swan, part 1: Peter's swan catches…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Upon what condition did the Seagull consent to the marriage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** condition · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** Seagull consent

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1902 «Fairy Tales, The Magic Swan, part 1: Peter's swan catches a crowd and the Princess laughs at last» 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/1902-pg7277-part39/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1902-pg7277-part39:e1:1
# text = Upon what condition did the Seagull consent to the marriage?
1	Upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	obj	_	_
3	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Seagull	seagull	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	consent	consent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | condition | the Seagull consent |  |  |  | to the marriage | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the purse and mantle be sealed in a wooden chest and buried.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1902-pg7277-part39:e1:o1:1
# text = That the purse and mantle be sealed in a wooden chest and buried.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | infinitive · passive |  | that purse and mantle |  | a wooden chest |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **bury** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the purse and mantle be sealed in a copper vessel and cast into the sea, and never opened again.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1902-pg7277-part39:e1:o2:1
# text = That the purse and mantle be sealed in a copper vessel and cast into the sea, and never opened again.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
20	opened	open	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
21	again	again	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | infinitive · passive |  | that purse and mantle |  | a copper vessel |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **cast** | participle |  |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into sea=Product |
| 3 | **not** **open** | past |  |  |  |  | again |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the purse and cloak be wrapped in silk and kept in the church.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1902-pg7277-part39:e1:o3:1
# text = That the purse and cloak be wrapped in silk and kept in the church.
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	wrapped	wrap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wrap** | infinitive · passive |  | that purse and cloak |  | silk |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in silk=Destination |
| 2 | **keep** | participle |  |  |  | the church |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in church=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
That the purse and mantle be sealed in a copper vessel and cast into the sea

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1902-pg7277-part39:e1:o4:1
# text = That the purse and mantle be sealed in a copper vessel and cast into the sea
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	purse	purse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	copper	copper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seal** | infinitive · passive |  | that purse and mantle |  | a copper vessel |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **cast** | participle |  |  |  | the sea |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: agent=Agent into sea=Product |

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