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title: Which condition did the king stipulate for the bestowal of his daugh… — English Fairy Tales, The Little Bull-C… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which condition did the king stipulate for the bestowal of his daughter's hand? Exam question 3 of lesson 261 «English Fairy Tales, The Little Bull-Calf: the boy kills the dragon and wins the princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest
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# Exam question 3 · English Fairy Tales, The Little Bull-Calf: the boy kills t…

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Which condition did the king stipulate for the bestowal of his daughter's hand?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** condition · **What happens:** stipulate, bestow · **To what, where:** hand

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 261 «English Fairy Tales, The Little Bull-Calf: the boy kills the dragon and wins the princess» 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/261-pg14241-part28/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:261-pg14241-part28:e3:1
# text = Which condition did the king stipulate for the bestowal of his daughter's hand?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	condition	condition	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	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	stipulate	stipulate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bestowal	bestowal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stipulate** | past · do-support | which condition |  |  |  |  | for the bestowal of king's daughter's hand | tree rules |
| 2 | **bestow** |  |  | king's daughter's hand |  |  |  |  | nom bestowal «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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the presentation of a sworn witness and the dragon's tongue and ring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:261-pg14241-part28:e3:o1:1
# text = the presentation of a sworn witness and the dragon's tongue and ring
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	presentation	presentation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sworn	swear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	witness	witness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **present** |  |  | a sworn witness and the dragon's tongue and ring |  |  |  |  | nom presentation «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the production of the dragon's tongue, ring and both wings as proof

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:261-pg14241-part28:e3:o2:1
# text = the production of the dragon's tongue, ring and both wings as proof
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	production	production	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** |  |  | the dragon's tongue |  |  |  | as proof | nom production «act transitive»: of=patient as=obl |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
the proof of a slain beast's ear and tail

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:261-pg14241-part28:e3:o3:1
# text = the proof of a slain beast's ear and tail
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	proof	proof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	slain	slain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	ear	ear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tail	tail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proof** |  |  | a slain beast's ear |  |  |  |  | nom proof «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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

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the production of the dragon's tongue and ring

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:261-pg14241-part28:e3:o4:1
# text = the production of the dragon's tongue and ring
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	production	production	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	tongue	tongue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **produce** |  |  | the dragon's tongue and ring |  |  |  |  | nom production «act transitive»: of=patient |

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