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title: In what manner does the elder sister respond to the drowning princes… — English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cru… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner does the elder sister respond to the drowning princess's appeal for assistance? Exam question 1 of lesson 1949 «English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the youngest princess and the harp tells the truth» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Exam question 1 · English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the…

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In what manner does the elder sister respond to the drowning princess's appeal for assistance?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** drowning princess · **What happens:** do, drown, appeal · **To what, where:** elder sister respond, manner

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1949 «English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the youngest princess and the harp tells the truth» 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/1949-pg7439-part8/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e1:1
# text = In what manner does the elder sister respond to the drowning princess's appeal for assistance?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	elder	elder	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
7	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	respond	respond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	drowning	drown	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	amod	_	_
12	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	appeal	appeal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the elder sister respond |  | what manner |  | to the drowning princess's appeal for assistance | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respond=Eventuality |
| 2 | **drown** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **appeal** |  | the drowning princess |  |  |  |  | for assistance | nom appeal «communication intransitive»: poss=agent for=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 {#o1}

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She ignores the plea, declaring the water is none of her business

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e1:o1:1
# text = She ignores the plea, declaring the water is none of her business
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignores	ignore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	plea	plea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	csubj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	none	none	PRON	NN	PronType=Neg	2	parataxis	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	business	business	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | present | She | the plea |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent plea=Theme |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund |  | the water |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Attribute |
| 3 | **is a** | present | declaring | none |  |  |  | of her business | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She agrees, declaring she will extend her hand and glove to her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e1:o2:1
# text = She agrees, declaring she will extend her hand and glove to her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agrees	agree	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	extend	extend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	glove	glove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **extend** | future | she | her hand and glove | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hand=Theme to she=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She refuses outright, declaring she will extend neither hand nor glove to her sister, ever again

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e1:o3:1
# text = She refuses outright, declaring she will extend neither hand nor glove to her sister, ever again
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	outright	outright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	extend	extend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	ccomp	_	_
9	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	10	det	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	12	cc	_	_
12	glove	glove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	sister	sister	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	2	advmod	_	_
18	again	again	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | present | She |  |  |  | ever; again | outright *property* | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **extend** | future | she | neither hand nor glove | her sister |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent hand=Theme to sister=Recipient |

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

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She refuses, declaring she will extend neither hand nor glove

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e1:o4:1
# text = She refuses, declaring she will extend neither hand nor glove
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	refuses	refuse	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	declaring	declare	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	extend	extend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	neither	neither	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	9	det	_	_
9	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	nor	nor	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	11	cc	_	_
11	glove	glove	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **refuse** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **extend** | future | she | neither hand nor glove |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent hand=Theme |

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