--- title: Which object did the Prince find impossible to move at the banquet t… — Fairy Book, Prince Vivien, part 53: a… · tree and pragmatics description: Which object did the Prince find impossible to move at the banquet table? Exam question 4 of lesson 1916 «Fairy Book, Prince Vivien, part 53: a hungry prince, a patient old woman, and a bell at the castle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the q --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1916-pg7277-part53/e4/) [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/) / [Fairy Book, Prince Vivien, part 53: a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1916-pg7277-part53/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Fairy Book, Prince Vivien, part 53: a hungry prince, a pat… Which object did the Prince find impossible to move at the banquet table? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** find, move · **To what, where:** banquet table This is exam question 4 of lesson 1916 «Fairy Book, Prince Vivien, part 53: a hungry prince, a patient old woman, and a bell at the castle» 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/1916-pg7277-part53/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1916-pg7277-part53:e4:1 # text = Which object did the Prince find impossible to move at the banquet table? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 object object NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 impossible impossible ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 xcomp _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 move move VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 banquet banquet NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 compound _ _ 13 table table NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **find** | past · do-support | which object | | | | | impossible *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **move** | to-infinitive | which object *not said here* | | | the banquet table | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.trajectory»: agent=Theme at table=Trajectory | 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} The dish that was fixed firmly in its place ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1916-pg7277-part53:e4:o1:1 # text = The dish that was fixed firmly in its place 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 dish dish NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 fixed fix VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 firmly firmly ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fix** | past · passive | | the dish | | dish's place | | firmly *property* | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: subject=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} The chair that was bolted to the floor ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1916-pg7277-part53:e4:o2:1 # text = The chair that was bolted to the floor 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 chair chair NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 bolted bolt VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 to to ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bolt** | past · passive | | the chair | | | | to the floor | vn tape-22.4 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to floor=Co-Patient | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} The bowl that was filled with peas ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1916-pg7277-part53:e4:o3:1 # text = The bowl that was filled with peas 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 bowl bowl NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 filled fill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 peas pea NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fill** | past · passive | | the bowl | | | | with peas | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with pea=Instrument | ### Option 4 {#o4} The goblet that was carved from jet ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1916-pg7277-part53:e4:o4:1 # text = The goblet that was carved from jet 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 goblet goblet NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj:pass _ _ 4 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 aux:pass _ _ 5 carved carve VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl:relcl _ _ 6 from from ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 jet jet NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carve** | past · passive | | the goblet | | jet | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V PP»: subject=Product from jet=Material | **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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