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title: Which object did the statue ask the Swallow to remove from its sword… — The Happy Prince and Other Tales, The… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which object did the statue ask the Swallow to remove from its sword-hilt, and for what purpose? Exam question 1 of lesson 2031 «The Happy Prince and Other Tales, The Happy Prince, part 1: the Swallow meets the weeping statue and agrees to help» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 1 · The Happy Prince and Other Tales, The Happy Prince, part 1…

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Which object did the statue ask the Swallow to remove from its sword-hilt, and for what purpose?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** object, Swallow · **What happens:** ask, remove · **To what, where:** Swallow, sword hilt

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2031 «The Happy Prince and Other Tales, The Happy Prince, part 1: the Swallow meets the weeping statue and agrees 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/2031-pg902-part1/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2031-pg902-part1:e1:1
# text = Which object did the statue ask the Swallow to remove from its sword-hilt, and for what purpose?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	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	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Swallow	swallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
13	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	hilt	hilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
20	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · do-support | which object | the Swallow |  |  |  | purpose *obl* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent swallow=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **remove** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the Swallow *not said here* |  |  | statue's sword hilt |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from hilt=Source |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The large red ruby, for delivery to the seamstress and her sick child

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2031-pg902-part1:e1:o1:1
# text = The large red ruby, for delivery to the seamstress and her sick child
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ruby	ruby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	seamstress	seamstress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The blue sapphire eye, for the seamstress and her ill child in town

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2031-pg902-part1:e1:o2:1
# text = The blue sapphire eye, for the seamstress and her ill child in town
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	sapphire	sapphire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	eye	eye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	seamstress	seamstress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The large red ruby from the sword-hilt, for delivery to the seamstress and her sick little child at home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2031-pg902-part1:e1:o3:1
# text = The large red ruby from the sword-hilt, for delivery to the seamstress and her sick little child at home
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ruby	ruby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
7	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	hilt	hilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	seamstress	seamstress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
18	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The large red ruby from the hilt, for delivery to the seamstress, her sick child, and the whole poor family next door

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2031-pg902-part1:e1:o4:1
# text = The large red ruby from the hilt, for delivery to the seamstress, her sick child, and the whole poor family next door
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	ruby	ruby	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hilt	hilt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	delivery	delivery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	seamstress	seamstress	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
16	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
21	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
22	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
24	next	next	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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