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title: What task did the prince assign to the bride upon her arrival, and w… — Violet Fairy Book, Sigurd and Lineik,… · tree and pragmatics
description: What task did the prince assign to the bride upon her arrival, and what outcome did he intend? Exam question 4 of lesson 698 «Violet Fairy Book, Sigurd and Lineik, part 38: the children flee to the grove, and the prince is deceived» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 4 · Violet Fairy Book, Sigurd and Lineik, part 38: the childre…

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What task did the prince assign to the bride upon her arrival, and what outcome did he intend?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** task, outcome · **What happens:** do, intend, arrive · **To what, where:** prince assign

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 698 «Violet Fairy Book, Sigurd and Lineik, part 38: the children flee to the grove, and the prince is deceived» 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/698-pg2435-part38/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:698-pg2435-part38:e4:1
# text = What task did the prince assign to the bride upon her arrival, and what outcome did he intend?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	advcl	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	assign	assign	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bride	bride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	obj	_	_
16	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	intend	intend	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	19	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | task | the prince assign |  |  |  | to the bride upon task's arrival | tree rules |
| 2 | **intend** | past · do-support | outcome |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **arrive** |  | task |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To weave three robes for the wedding

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:698-pg2435-part38:e4:o1:1
# text = To weave three robes for the wedding
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	weave	weave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	robes	robe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | to-infinitive |  | three robes |  |  |  | for the wedding | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent robe=Material for wedding=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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To weave the three wedding robes in secret so the queen cannot see

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:698-pg2435-part38:e4:o2:1
# text = To weave the three wedding robes in secret so the queen cannot see
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	weave	weave	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
5	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	robes	robe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | to-infinitive |  | the three wedding robes |  | secret |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robe=Product |
| 2 | **not** **see** | can | the queen |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To paint the wedding banners in gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:698-pg2435-part38:e4:o3:1
# text = To paint the wedding banners in gold
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	paint	paint	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	banners	banner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | to-infinitive |  | the wedding banners |  | gold |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent banner=Theme in gold=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To weave three robes and then be sent back to the queen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:698-pg2435-part38:e4:o4:1
# text = To weave three robes and then be sent back to the queen
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	weave	weave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	advcl	_	_
3	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	robes	robe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
7	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | to-infinitive |  | three robes |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent robe=Product |
| 2 | **send back** | infinitive · passive |  |  | the queen |  | then |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: to queen=Destination |

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