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title: Which reward did the King of the Danes grant to the soldier for his… — Brave Deeds, The Soldier and the Swede… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which reward did the King of the Danes grant to the soldier for his mercy? Exam question 1 of lesson 347 «Brave Deeds, The Soldier and the Swede, part 7: a soldier spares a wounded enemy, and English heroes and a little Indian girl show courage» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 1 · Brave Deeds, The Soldier and the Swede, part 7: a soldier…

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Which reward did the King of the Danes grant to the soldier for his mercy?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** King · **What happens:** reward, do, grant · **To what, where:** soldier

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 347 «Brave Deeds, The Soldier and the Swede, part 7: a soldier spares a wounded enemy, and English heroes and a little Indian girl show courage» 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/347-pg18442-part7/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:347-pg18442-part7:e1:1
# text = Which reward did the King of the Danes grant to the soldier for his mercy?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reward	reward	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Danes	Dane	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	grant	grant	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	mercy	mercy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reward** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **grant** | present | the King of the Danes |  |  |  |  | to the soldier for King's mercy *goal* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP PP.goal»: agent=Agent to soldier=Goal |

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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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A knighthood, a noble title, and a large estate by the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:347-pg18442-part7:e1:o1:1
# text = A knighthood, a noble title, and a large estate by the sea
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	estate	estate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A promotion to captain of the royal guard and a sword of silver

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:347-pg18442-part7:e1:o2:1
# text = A promotion to captain of the royal guard and a sword of silver
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	promotion	promotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promote** |  |  | the royal guard |  |  |  | to captain | nom promotion «communication transitive»: to=obl of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A noble horse and a castle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:347-pg18442-part7:e1:o3:1
# text = A noble horse and a castle
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A knighthood and a noble title

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:347-pg18442-part7:e1:o4:1
# text = A knighthood and a noble title
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knighthood	knighthood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	noble	noble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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

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