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title: In the tale, which of the following describes the first task set by… — Fairy Tales, Puddocky, part 49: the th… · tree and pragmatics
description: In the tale, which of the following describes the first task set by the King to his three sons? Exam question 1 of lesson 1912 «Fairy Tales, Puddocky, part 49: the three princes fight over Parsley, a witch turns her into a toad, and the youngest prince wins the first two tasks with the toad's help» 
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, Puddocky, part 49: the three princes fight ov…

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In the tale, which of the following describes the first task set by the King to his three sons?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** tale · **What happens:** follow, be, set · **To what, where:** first task

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1912 «Fairy Tales, Puddocky, part 49: the three princes fight over Parsley, a witch turns her into a toad, and the youngest prince wins the first two tasks with the toad's help» 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/1912-pg7277-part49/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1912-pg7277-part49:e1:1
# text = In the tale, which of the following describes the first task set by the King to his three sons?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	case	_	_
9	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	12	amod	_	_
12	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
13	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	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 | **is** | present | the tale |  |  |  |  | of the first task | tree rules |
| 3 | **set** | participle |  | the first task *not said here* |  |  |  | by the King; to King's three sons | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by king=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 {#o1}

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To bring a piece of silk one hundred yards long, able to pass through a silver ring

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1912-pg7277-part49:e1:o1:1
# text = To bring a piece of silk one hundred yards long, able to pass through a silver ring
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	yards	yard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	through	through	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | to-infinitive |  | a piece of silk |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent piece=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a silver ring |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through ring=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Fetch linen for the King

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1912-pg7277-part49:e1:o2:1
# text = Fetch linen for the King
1	Fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fetch** | imperative | you *not said here* | linen |  |  |  | for the King | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent linen=Theme for king=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To deliver a bolt of cloth fifty yards long, passing through a small gold band in the hall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1912-pg7277-part49:e1:o3:1
# text = To deliver a bolt of cloth fifty yards long, passing through a small gold band in the hall
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	bolt	bolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	yards	yard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | to-infinitive |  | a bolt of cloth |  |  |  | long *property* | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bolt=Patient |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund |  |  |  | a small gold band |  | in the hall | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through band=Location |
| 3 | **bolt** |  | cloth |  |  |  |  |  | nom bolt «phenomenon intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To bring a piece of linen one hundred yards long, able to pass through a gold ring

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1912-pg7277-part49:e1:o4:1
# text = To bring a piece of linen one hundred yards long, able to pass through a gold ring
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bring	bring	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	piece	piece	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	linen	linen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	yards	yard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	able	able	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
15	through	through	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | to-infinitive |  | a piece of linen |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent piece=Theme |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | a gold ring |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme through ring=Location |

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