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description: Which of the following best describes the Queen's purchase of a child from the witch, as recorded in the text? Exam question 1 of lesson 647 «Fairy Tales pg23661, The Island of the Nine Whirlpools, part 1: a Queen buys a baby from a witch, and the King is furious» of the books course of Mova's prima
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales pg23661, The Island of the Nine Whirlpools, pa…

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Which of the following best describes the Queen's purchase of a child from the witch, as recorded in the text?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, record · **To what, where:** text

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 647 «Fairy Tales pg23661, The Island of the Nine Whirlpools, part 1: a Queen buys a baby from a witch, and the King is furious» 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/647-pg23661-part15/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:647-pg23661-part15:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the Queen's purchase of a child from the witch, as recorded in the text?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	10	amod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	purchase	purchase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the Queen's best purchase; of a child from the witch | tree rules |
| 3 | **record** | participle |  |  |  | the text |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in text=Destination |

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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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A bargain in which the Queen gave the witch her crown, her jewels, and many kisses in exchange for a child who would bring sorrow

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:647-pg23661-part15:e1:o1:1
# text = A bargain in which the Queen gave the witch her crown, her jewels, and many kisses in exchange for a child who would bring sorrow
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	kisses	kiss	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	26	nsubj	_	_
25	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
26	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	acl:relcl	_	_
27	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past | the Queen | Queen's crown | the witch | a bargain and many kisses in exchange for a child |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent witch=Recipient crown=Theme |
| 2 | **bring** | would | a child | sorrow |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent sorrow=Theme |
| 3 | **crown** |  | Queen |  |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A fair exchange in which the King traded his kingdom for an heir and a child

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:647-pg23661-part15:e1:o2:1
# text = A fair exchange in which the King traded his kingdom for an heir and a child
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	traded	trade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	heir	heir	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trade** | past | a fair exchange | King's kingdom |  |  |  | for a heir and a child | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme for heir=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A bargain in which the Queen surrendered all her jewels and her lilies, then kissed the witch fifty times, in exchange for a daughter who would someday wed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:647-pg23661-part15:e1:o3:1
# text = A bargain in which the Queen surrendered all her jewels and her lilies, then kissed the witch fifty times, in exchange for a daughter who would someday wed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	lilies	lily	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	16	advmod	_	_
16	kissed	kiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	fifty	fifty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	20	nummod	_	_
20	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
27	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	30	nsubj	_	_
28	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	30	aux	_	_
29	someday	someday	ADV	RB	_	30	advmod	_	_
30	wed	wed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	26	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surrender** | past | the Queen | Queen's jewels and Queen's lilies |  | a bargain |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent jewel=Theme |
| 2 | **kiss** | past | a bargain | the witch |  | exchange for a daughter | then; time |  | vn marry-36.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witch=Co-Agent |
| 3 | **wed** | would | a daughter |  |  |  |  | someday *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A bargain in which the Queen surrendered all her jewels in exchange for a daughter

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:647-pg23661-part15:e1:o4:1
# text = A bargain in which the Queen surrendered all her jewels in exchange for a daughter
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	all	all	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surrender** | past | the Queen | Queen's jewels |  | a bargain |  | in exchange; for a daughter | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent jewel=Theme |

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