--- title: Which action of the youngest prince's brothers is the principal caus… — Fairy Tales, The Youngest Prince and t… · tree and pragmatics description: Which action of the youngest prince's brothers is the principal cause of the King's displeasure with him? Exam question 1 of lesson 256 «Fairy Tales, The Youngest Prince and the Apples, part 23: the bear's forest, the watch in the tree and the handkerchief test» of the books course of Mova's primary --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/256-pg14241-part23/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Fairy Tales, The Youngest Prince and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/256-pg14241-part23/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, The Youngest Prince and the Apples, part 23:… Which action of the youngest prince's brothers is the principal cause of the King's displeasure with him? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, brothers, King · **What happens:** be, act, displease · **To what, where:** principal cause This is exam question 1 of lesson 256 «Fairy Tales, The Youngest Prince and the Apples, part 23: the bear's forest, the watch in the tree and the handkerchief test» 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/256-pg14241-part23/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:256-pg14241-part23:e1:1 # text = Which action of the youngest prince's brothers is the principal cause of the King's displeasure with him? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 youngest young ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 6 amod _ _ 6 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 cause cause NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 16 's 's PART POS _ 15 case _ _ 17 displeasure displeasure NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | which action of the youngest prince's brothers | the principal cause | | | | of the King's displeasure with King | tree rules | | 2 | **act** | | the youngest prince's brothers | | | | | | nom action «act intransitive»: of=agent | | 3 | **displease** | | the King | | | | | with King | nom displeasure «feeling transitive»: poss=agent with=obl | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} The brothers exchanged the prince's apples for their own without his knowledge ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:256-pg14241-part23:e1:o1:1 # text = The brothers exchanged the prince's apples for their own without his knowledge 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 exchanged exchange VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 apples apple NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 obl _ _ 11 without without ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 knowledge knowledge NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **exchange** | past | the brothers | the prince's apples | | | | for brothers's own; without his knowledge | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent apple=Theme for own=Co-Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The brothers hid the youngest son's apples and told the King a false story about him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:256-pg14241-part23:e1:o2:1 # text = The brothers hid the youngest son's apples and told the King a false story about him 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 hid hide VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 youngest young ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 6 amod _ _ 6 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 apples apple NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 told tell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 iobj _ _ 13 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 false false ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 story story NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 16 about about ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | past | the brothers | the youngest son's apples | | | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent apple=Patient | | 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | the brothers *not said here* | a false story | the King | | | about King | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent king=Recipient story=Topic | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} The brothers replaced the prince's fruit with their own while he slept and went unnoticed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:256-pg14241-part23:e1:o3:1 # text = The brothers replaced the prince's fruit with their own while he slept and went unnoticed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 brothers brother NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 replaced replace VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 6 's 's PART POS _ 5 case _ _ 7 fruit fruit NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 obl _ _ 11 while while SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 slept sleep VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 16 unnoticed unnoticed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **replace** | past | the brothers | the prince's fruit | | | | with brothers's own | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme fruit=Location with own=Co-Theme | | 2 | **sleep** | past | he | | | | | | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **go** | past | the brothers *not said here* | | | | | unnoticed *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} Stealing his apples ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:256-pg14241-part23:e1:o4:1 # text = Stealing his apples 1 Stealing steal VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 apples apple NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **steal** | gerund | | his apples | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location apple=Theme | **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; 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