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description: Which explanation best accounts for Jason's decision to answer the king's question honestly? Exam question 3 of lesson 2078 «Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 37: Jason with one sandal meets King Pelias and gets a quest» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 3 · Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 37: Jason with o…

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Which explanation best accounts for Jason's decision to answer the king's question honestly?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Jason, king · **What happens:** answer, decide, question · **To what, where:** question

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 2078 «Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 37: Jason with one sandal meets King Pelias and gets a quest» 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/2078-pg976-part37/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e3:1
# text = Which explanation best accounts for Jason's decision to answer the king's question honestly?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	explanation	explanation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
4	accounts	account	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Jason	Jason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	answer	answer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	honestly	honestly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive |  | the king's question |  |  |  | honestly *property* | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent question=Eventuality |
| 2 | **decide** |  | Jason |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **question** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom question «communication transitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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He is an upright and honorable prince who scorns falsehood and wants the gods to see his honesty clearly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e3:o1:1
# text = He is an upright and honorable prince who scorns falsehood and wants the gods to see his honesty clearly
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	upright	upright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	honorable	honorable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	scorns	scorn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	honesty	honesty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a upright prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scorn** | present | a upright prince | falsehood |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent falsehood=Theme |
| 3 | **want** | present | a upright prince *not said here* | the gods |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **see** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the gods *not said here* | his honesty |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer honesty=Stimulus |

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

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He is an upright and honorable prince who scorns falsehood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e3:o2:1
# text = He is an upright and honorable prince who scorns falsehood
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	upright	upright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	honorable	honorable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	scorns	scorn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a upright prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scorn** | present | a upright prince | falsehood |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent falsehood=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He is an upright and honorable prince who scorns falsehood, so he never lies even to a dangerous king

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e3:o3:1
# text = He is an upright and honorable prince who scorns falsehood, so he never lies even to a dangerous king
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	upright	upright	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	honorable	honorable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	scorns	scorn	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	even	even	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a upright prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scorn** | present | a upright prince | falsehood |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent falsehood=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **lie** | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He is a proud prince who wants the king's favor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e3:o4:1
# text = He is a proud prince who wants the king's favor
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | He | a proud prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **want** | present | a proud prince | the king's favor |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot favor=Theme |
| 3 | **favor** |  | the king |  |  |  |  |  | nom favor «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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