--- title: Which of the following describes the means by which the peasant fulf… — Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Sna… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following describes the means by which the peasant fulfilled the King's first condition? Exam question 2 of lesson 1904 «Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Snake, part 1: a snake asks to marry the Princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1904-pg7277-part41/e2/) [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/) / [Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Sna…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1904-pg7277-part41/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Snake, part 1: a snake… Which of the following describes the means by which the peasant fulfilled the King's first condition? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** peasant, King · **What happens:** follow, describe, mean, fulfil, condition · **To what, where:** first condition · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is exam question 2 of lesson 1904 «Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Snake, part 1: a snake asks to marry the 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/1904-pg7277-part41/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e2:1 # text = Which of the following describes the means by which the peasant fulfilled the King's first condition? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 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 7 advcl _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 nsubj _ _ 7 means mean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 peasant peasant NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 fulfilled fulfil VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 ccomp _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 15 's 's PART POS _ 14 case _ _ 16 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 17 amod _ _ 17 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | | | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **mean** | present | | | | | | | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **fulfil** | past | the peasant | the King's first condition | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **condition** | | the King | | | | | | nom condition «state transitive»: 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 gathered green herbs in the wood and rubbed the palace threshold with them. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e2:o1:1 # text = He gathered green herbs in the wood and rubbed the palace threshold with them. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gathered gather VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 green green ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 herbs herb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 rubbed rub VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 compound _ _ 12 threshold threshold NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 13 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **gather** | past | He | green herbs | | the wood | | | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herb=Theme | | 2 | **rub** | past | He *not said here* | the palace threshold | | | | with herbs *= herb* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent threshold=Destination with they=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} He picked wild flowers in the field and scattered them on the palace steps. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e2:o2:1 # text = He picked wild flowers in the field and scattered them on the palace steps. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 picked pick VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 wild wild ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 amod _ _ 4 flowers flower NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 9 scattered scatter VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 10 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ _ 11 on on ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 13 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 14 steps step NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pick** | past | He | wild flowers | | the field | | | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flower=Patient | | 2 | **scatter** | past | He *not said here* | flowers *= flower* | | | | on the palace steps | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme on step=Destination | ### Option 3 {#o3} He went deep into the wood, gathered many green herbs and sweet grasses, then carried them to the palace and rubbed the threshold with them slowly. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e2:o3:1 # text = He went deep into the wood, gathered many green herbs and sweet grasses, then carried them to the palace and rubbed the threshold with them slowly. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 deep deep ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 into into ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 wood wood NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 8 gathered gather VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 10 green green ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 herbs herb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 obj _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 sweet sweet ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 14 amod _ _ 14 grasses grass NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 17 advmod _ _ 17 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 parataxis _ _ 18 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obj _ _ 19 to to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 rubbed rub VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 threshold threshold NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obj _ _ 26 with with ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obl _ _ 28 slowly slowly ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 29 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **go** | past | He | | | the wood | | deep *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into wood=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **gather** | past | He *not said here* | many green herbs and sweet grasses | | | | | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent herb=Theme | | 3 | **carry** | past | | herbs *= herb* | | the palace | then | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to palace=Destination | | 4 | **rub** | past | | the threshold | | | | with herbs *= herb*; slowly *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent threshold=Destination with they=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He travelled to the city, bought herbs from the market, and then rubbed the threshold of every palace door in the realm with them. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e2:o4:1 # text = He travelled to the city, bought herbs from the market, and then rubbed the threshold of every palace door in the realm with them. 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 travelled travel VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 bought buy VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 herbs herb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 obj _ _ 9 from from ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 market market NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 15 advmod _ _ 15 rubbed rub VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 threshold threshold NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obj _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 21 det _ _ 20 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 compound _ _ 21 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 realm realm NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 25 with with ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 27 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **travel** | past | He | | | the city | | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to city=Destination | | 2 | **buy** | past | He *not said here* | herbs | | the market | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent herb=Theme from market=Source | | 3 | **rub** | past | He *not said here* | the threshold of every palace door | | the realm with herbs | then | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent threshold=Theme in realm=Destination | **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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