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# Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, The Three Heads of the Well, part 34:…

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Which of the following accurately identifies the gift given to the princess by the second golden head?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, identify, give · **To what, where:** gift, princess

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1975 «English Fairy Tales, The Three Heads of the Well, part 34: the princess helps three golden heads, wins a king, and her stepsister is sent off with sweets» 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/1975-pg7439-part34/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1975-pg7439-part34:e2:1
# text = Which of the following accurately identifies the gift given to the princess by the second golden head?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	amod	_	_
16	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **identify** | present |  | the gift |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent gift=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  | the gift *not said here* | the princess |  |  | by the second golden head | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to princess=Recipient |

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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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A sweet voice exceeding the nightingale and a face that outshone every other lady at court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1975-pg7439-part34:e2:o1:1
# text = A sweet voice exceeding the nightingale and a face that outshone every other lady at court
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
4	exceeding	exceed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	nightingale	nightingale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
11	outshone	outshine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
13	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exceed** | gerund | a sweet voice *not said here* | the nightingale and a face |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nightingale=Theme |
| 2 | **outshine** | past | a sweet voice | every other lady |  | court |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot lady=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A beauty exceeding the sunrise

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1975-pg7439-part34:e2:o2:1
# text = A beauty exceeding the sunrise
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	exceeding	exceed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sunrise	sunrise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exceed** | gerund | a beauty *not said here* |  |  |  | sunrise |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A sweet voice exceeding the nightingale

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1975-pg7439-part34:e2:o3:1
# text = A sweet voice exceeding the nightingale
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	exceeding	exceed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	nightingale	nightingale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **exceed** | gerund | a sweet voice *not said here* | the nightingale |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nightingale=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A gift of wit surpassing the sages and a sweet voice exceeding the nightingale

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1975-pg7439-part34:e2:o4:1
# text = A gift of wit surpassing the sages and a sweet voice exceeding the nightingale
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wit	wit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	surpassing	surpass	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sages	sage	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	voice	voice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
12	exceeding	exceed	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	nightingale	nightingale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surpass** | gerund | a gift of wit *not said here* | the sages and a sweet voice |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot sage=Theme |
| 2 | **exceed** | gerund | a sweet voice *not said here* | the nightingale |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot nightingale=Theme |
| 3 | **gift** |  |  | wit |  |  |  |  | nom gift «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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