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title: In which location did the Fairy first encounter the unhappy maiden,… — Pink Fairy Book, Prince Ficklé and Fai… · tree and pragmatics
description: In which location did the Fairy first encounter the unhappy maiden, and what task was assigned to her there? Exam question 2 of lesson 1910 «Pink Fairy Book, Prince Ficklé and Fair Helena, part 1: a kind Fairy helps Helena sort the feathers and empty the pond, and her cruel stepmother plans somethin
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# Exam question 2 · Pink Fairy Book, Prince Ficklé and Fair Helena, part 1: a…

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In which location did the Fairy first encounter the unhappy maiden, and what task was assigned to her there?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, encounter, assign · **To what, where:** Fairy, location, unhappy maiden

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1910 «Pink Fairy Book, Prince Ficklé and Fair Helena, part 1: a kind Fairy helps Helena sort the feathers and empty the pond, and her cruel stepmother plans something worse» 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/1910-pg7277-part47/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1910-pg7277-part47:e2:1
# text = In which location did the Fairy first encounter the unhappy maiden, and what task was assigned to her there?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	location	location	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
8	encounter	encounter	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	6	appos	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	assigned	assign	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
20	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Fairy |  | which location |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fairy=Eventuality |
| 2 | **encounter** | infinitive |  | the unhappy maiden |  |  |  | first *property* | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer maiden=Stimulus |
| 3 | **assign** | past · passive |  |  | Fairy | there |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme to she=Goal |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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In the stepmother's house, where she was set to sort twelve pounds of feathers

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1910-pg7277-part47:e2:o1:1
# text = In the stepmother's house, where she was set to sort twelve pounds of feathers
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	sort	sort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	pounds	pound	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past · passive |  | stepmother |  | the stepmother's house |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **sort** | to-infinitive |  | twelve pounds of feathers |  |  |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pound=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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In the palace kitchen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1910-pg7277-part47:e2:o2:1
# text = In the palace kitchen
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the old mill by the river, where she had to scrub the floors of a grand house

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1910-pg7277-part47:e2:o3:1
# text = At the old mill by the river, where she had to scrub the floors of a grand house
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	scrub	scrub	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	floors	floor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | she |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scrub** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* | the floors of a grand house |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent floor=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
At the edge of the wood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1910-pg7277-part47:e2:o4:1
# text = At the edge of the wood
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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

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