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title: Which statement correctly describes the purpose of the stately lady'… — Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which statement correctly describes the purpose of the stately lady's final command to the Black Bird? Exam question 4 of lesson 1919 «Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs off in the King's boat and meets the stately lady of the birds» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs…

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Which statement correctly describes the purpose of the stately lady's final command to the Black Bird?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement, final command, stately lady · **What happens:** describe, purpose, command · **To what, where:** purpose · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1919 «Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs off in the King's boat and meets the stately lady of the birds» 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/1919-pg7277-part56/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e4:1
# text = Which statement correctly describes the purpose of the stately lady's final command to the Black Bird?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	stately	stately	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	command	command	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	Bird	Bird	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the purpose of the stately lady's final command to the Black Bird |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme |
| 2 | **purpose** |  | the stately lady's final command to the Black Bird |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 3 | **command** |  | the stately lady |  |  |  |  | to the Black Bird | nom command «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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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 {#o1}

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To warn the Giant about the Princess's escape

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e4:o1:1
# text = To warn the Giant about the Princess's escape
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	warn	warn	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **warn** *speech: warn* | to-infinitive |  | the Giant |  |  |  | about the Princess's escape | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP PP.topic»: agent=Agent giant=Recipient about escape=Topic |
| 2 | **escape** |  | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom escape «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To have her carried to a castle to sew for him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e4:o2:1
# text = To have her carried to a castle to sew for him
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	have	have	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
4	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	sew	sew	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | to-infinitive |  | her carried castle |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent castle=Patient |
| 2 | **carry** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sew** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | for him *= he* | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent for he=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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To deliver the Princess to the Giant to work on tapestry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e4:o3:1
# text = To deliver the Princess to the Giant to work on tapestry
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	deliver	deliver	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	tapestry	tapestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deliver** | to-infinitive |  | the Princess |  |  |  | to the Giant | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent princess=Theme to giant=Destination |
| 2 | **work** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | on tapestry | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on tapestry=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To take her to the Giant to weave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e4:o4:1
# text = To take her to the Giant to weave
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	take	take	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	weave	weave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | to-infinitive |  |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument she=Destination |
| 2 | **weave** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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