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description: Which of the following statements most accurately describes the colours of the hair the Princess claimed to possess? Exam question 1 of lesson 1933 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Clever Tailor: the tailor guesses the Princess's hair and tames the bear» of the books course of Mova's primary sch
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Clever Tailor: the tai…

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Which of the following statements most accurately describes the colours of the hair the Princess claimed to possess?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** colours · **What happens:** follow, describe, claim, possess

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1933 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Story of a Clever Tailor: the tailor guesses the Princess's hair and tames the bear» 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/1933-pg7277-part70/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements most accurately describes the colours of the hair the Princess claimed to possess?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	possess	possess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **describe** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the colours of the hair |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **possess** | to-infinitive | the colours of the hair *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

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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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The Princess stated one hair was red and one was brown.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:e1:o1:1
# text = The Princess stated one hair was red and one was brown.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nsubj	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | past | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | one hair |  |  |  |  | red *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | one |  |  |  |  | brown *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The Princess claimed two hairs were silver and gold, and that the tailors could never guess them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:e1:o2:1
# text = The Princess claimed two hairs were silver and gold, and that the tailors could never guess them.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tailors	tailor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
15	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	guess	guess	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | two hairs | silver and gold |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **guess** | could | the tailors | hairs *= hair* |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Princess claimed one hair was silver and one hair was golden

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:e1:o3:1
# text = The Princess claimed one hair was silver and one hair was golden
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
12	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | one hair |  |  |  |  | silver *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | past | one hair |  |  |  |  | golden *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The Princess claimed her hair was brown and grey and white.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1933-pg7277-part70:e1:o4:1
# text = The Princess claimed her hair was brown and grey and white.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	ccomp	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	grey	grey	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | the Princess |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | Princess's hair |  |  |  |  | brown *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **be** |  | Princess's hair *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **be** |  | Princess's hair *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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