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title: To what object did Helena direct her whispered rhyme, and what was i… — Violet Fairy Book, Helena, : Helena's… · tree and pragmatics
description: To what object did Helena direct her whispered rhyme, and what was its stated purpose? Exam question 2 of lesson 1911 «Violet Fairy Book, Helena, : Helena's castle is built by a Fairy, and she wins back Prince Fickle at the feast» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre
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# Exam question 2 · Violet Fairy Book, Helena, : Helena's castle is built by a…

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To what object did Helena direct her whispered rhyme, and what was its stated purpose?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Helena · **What happens:** direct, whisper, state, be, rhyme · **To what, where:** whispered rhyme, stated purpose

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1911 «Violet Fairy Book, Helena, : Helena's castle is built by a Fairy, and she wins back Prince Fickle at the feast» 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/1911-pg7277-part48/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:e2:1
# text = To what object did Helena direct her whispered rhyme, and what was its stated purpose?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
3	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Helena	Helena	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	direct	direct	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	whispered	whisper	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	rhyme	rhyme	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	16	nsubj	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
14	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **direct** | past · do-support | Helena | Helena's whispered rhyme |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **whisper** *speech: assert* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is a** | past |  | object's stated purpose |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **rhyme** |  | Helena |  |  |  |  |  | nom rhyme «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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The little calf, to test whether Prince Fickle might be recalled to his former love

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:e2:o1:1
# text = The little calf, to test whether Prince Fickle might be recalled to his former love
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	test	test	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:desc	_	_
9	Fickle	Fickle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	recalled	recall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **recall** | might · passive |  | Fickle  Prince |  | Fickle's former love |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to love=Destination |
| 3 | **love** |  | Fickle |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The little horse, to bring back his former love and charm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:e2:o2:1
# text = The little horse, to bring back his former love and charm
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	charm	charm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring back** | to-infinitive |  | horse's former love and charm |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent love=Theme |
| 2 | **love** |  | horse |  |  |  |  |  | nom love «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The garden gate, to find out whether Prince Fickle still loved her dearly and would come

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:e2:o3:1
# text = The garden gate, to find out whether Prince Fickle still loved her dearly and would come
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	out	out	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
9	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	Fickle	Fickle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	flat	_	_
11	still	still	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	dearly	dearly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
17	come	come	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **love** | past | Prince | her dearly |  |  | still |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer dearly=Stimulus |
| 3 | **come** | would | Prince *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The little calf, to see if Prince Fickle could be made to remember his former promise to her and to his heart

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1911-pg7277-part48:e2:o4:1
# text = The little calf, to see if Prince Fickle could be made to remember his former promise to her and to his heart
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	calf	calf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:desc	_	_
9	Fickle	Fickle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	remember	remember	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nmod	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | Fickle  Prince |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **make** | could · passive |  | the little calf |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **remember** | to-infinitive | the little calf *not said here* | calf's former promise and calf's heart |  |  |  | to Fickle | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent promise=Theme to she=be' |
| 4 | **promise** |  | calf |  |  |  |  | to Fickle | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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