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description: Which of the following best describes the Prince's conduct towards Elfin upon the completion of the bargain? Exam question 1 of lesson 655 «Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats the hunt, then bursts out of a sealed bottle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the d
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# Exam question 1 · Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats…

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Which of the following best describes the Prince's conduct towards Elfin upon the completion of the bargain?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, be, complete · **To what, where:** bargain

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 655 «Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats the hunt, then bursts out of a sealed bottle» 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/655-pg23661-part23/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the Prince's conduct towards Elfin upon the completion of the bargain?
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	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
11	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	completion	completion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	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 Prince's best conduct; towards Elfin; upon the completion of the bargain | tree rules |
| 3 | **complete** |  |  | the bargain |  |  |  |  | nom completion «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 {#o1}

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He repudiated his promise and threatened Elfin with decapitation, then dismissed the servant from the palace altogether

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e1:o1:1
# text = He repudiated his promise and threatened Elfin with decapitation, then dismissed the servant from the palace altogether
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	decapitation	decapitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repudiate** | past | He | his promise |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 2 | **threaten** | past | He *not said here* | Elfin |  |  |  | with decapitation | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus elfin=Experiencer |
| 3 | **dismiss** | past | He *not said here* | the servant |  | the palace | then | altogether *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent servant=Theme from palace=Source |
| 4 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He rejected his pledge and menaced Elfin with beheading

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e1:o2:1
# text = He rejected his pledge and menaced Elfin with beheading
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rejected	reject	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	pledge	pledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	menaced	menace	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	beheading	beheading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reject** | past | He | his pledge |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pledge=Theme |
| 2 | **menace** | past | He *not said here* | Elfin |  |  |  | with beheading | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus elfin=Experiencer |
| 3 | **pledge** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom pledge «possession transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He repudiated his solemn promise entirely and threatened Elfin with decapitation before the whole court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e1:o3:1
# text = He repudiated his solemn promise entirely and threatened Elfin with decapitation before the whole court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	amod	_	_
9	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	decapitation	decapitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	before	before	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repudiate** | past | He | his solemn promise |  |  | before the whole court | with decapitation; entirely *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 2 | **threaten** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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He repudiated his promise and threatened Elfin with decapitation

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e1:o4:1
# text = He repudiated his promise and threatened Elfin with decapitation
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	repudiated	repudiate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	promise	promise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	Elfin	Elfin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	decapitation	decapitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **repudiate** | past | He | his promise |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent promise=Theme |
| 2 | **threaten** | past | He *not said here* | Elfin |  |  |  | with decapitation | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus elfin=Experiencer |
| 3 | **promise** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom promise «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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