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description: What reasons does the Raven give for the suitors' failure to share their provisions amongst themselves? Exam question 3 of lesson 290 «Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells Gerda that Kay is living with a Princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells G…

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What reasons does the Raven give for the suitors' failure to share their provisions amongst themselves?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** reasons, suitors · **What happens:** give, share, fail, provide · **To what, where:** provisions

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 290 «Andersen's Tales, The Snow Queen, part 17: a Raven tells Gerda that Kay is living with a 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/290-pg1597-part17/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:e3:1
# text = What reasons does the Raven give for the suitors' failure to share their provisions amongst themselves?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	reasons	reason	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	Raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	suitors	suitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	'	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	amongst	amongst	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	themselves	themselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · do-support | reasons |  |  |  |  | for the suitors's failure | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent what=Theme for failure=Asset |
| 2 | **share** | to-infinitive | reasons *not said here* | reasons's provisions |  |  |  | amongst reasons *= reason* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fail** |  | the suitors |  |  |  |  |  | nom failure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **provide** |  | reasons *= reason* |  |  |  |  |  | nom provision «communication intransitive»: 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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Each man thought a hungry look would impress the Princess, so he kept it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:e3:o1:1
# text = Each man thought a hungry look would impress the Princess, so he kept it
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	look	look	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	impress	impress	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | each man |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **impress** | would | a hungry look | the Princess |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus princess=Experiencer |
| 3 | **keep** | past | look | it |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Each man reasoned that appearing hungry would recommend him to the Princess, and so each one ate his food alone in secret

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:e3:o2:1
# text = Each man reasoned that appearing hungry would recommend him to the Princess, and so each one ate his food alone in secret
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reasoned	reason	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	appearing	appear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
6	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	recommend	recommend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
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	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	so	so	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
16	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	det	_	_
17	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reason** | past | each man |  |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **recommend** | would | appearing | man | the Princess |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Topic to princess=Recipient |
| 4 | **eat** | past | each one | man's food |  | secret |  | alone *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Each man believed that seeming starved would help him win the Princess's hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:e3:o3:1
# text = Each man believed that seeming starved would help him win the Princess's hand
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	seeming	seem	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
6	starved	starve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	xcomp	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | each man |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **seem** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **starve** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **help** | would | seeming | man |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 5 | **win** | infinitive | man *not said here* | the Princess's hand |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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Each man reasoned that appearing hungry would recommend him to the Princess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:290-pg1597-part17:e3:o4:1
# text = Each man reasoned that appearing hungry would recommend him to the Princess
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	reasoned	reason	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	appearing	appear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
6	hungry	hungry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	recommend	recommend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
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	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reason** | past | each man |  |  |  |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **appear** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | hungry *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **recommend** | would | appearing | man | the Princess |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Topic to princess=Recipient |

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