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# Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must…

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Which condition did the king impose upon the marriage during the final month of the year?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** condition · **What happens:** impose

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1943 «English Fairy Tales, Tom Tit Tot, part 1: a lazy girl must spin five skeins a day or lose her head, and a little black impet offers to 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/1943-pg7439-part2/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e2:1
# text = Which condition did the king impose upon the marriage during the final month of the year?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	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	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	impose	impose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	during	during	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **impose** | past · do-support | which condition |  |  |  | month | upon the marriage | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was ordered to weave five cloths every day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e2:o1:1
# text = She was ordered to weave five cloths every day
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	ordered	order	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	weave	weave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	cloths	cloth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **order** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **weave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | five cloths |  |  | day |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cloth=Product |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was required to spin five skeins of yarn each day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e2:o2:1
# text = She was required to spin five skeins of yarn each day
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	spin	spin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	skeins	skein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	yarn	yarn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **spin** | to-infinitive |  | five skeins of yarn |  |  | day |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skein=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was required to spin five skeins of yarn each day during the final month, in a locked room with no food

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e2:o3:1
# text = She was required to spin five skeins of yarn each day during the final month, in a locked room with no food
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	spin	spin	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	skeins	skein	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	yarn	yarn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
12	during	during	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	locked	lock	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	20	amod	_	_
20	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	23	det	_	_
23	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **require** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **spin** | to-infinitive |  | five skeins of yarn |  | a locked room with no food | day; month |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent skein=Theme |
| 3 | **lock** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had to marry the king before the year's end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1943-pg7439-part2:e2:o4:1
# text = She had to marry the king before the year's end
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	marry	marry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **marry** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the king |  |  | before the year's end |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Patient |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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