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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Book, How the Beggar Boy Turned into Count Piro, par…

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State the king's stated objection to the Count's proposal of marriage and the reply offered by the fox concerning the question of a dowry.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** fox, king, marriage · **What happens:** state, offer, concern, object, propose, question · **To what, where:** reply, question, dowry

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 701 «Fairy Book, How the Beggar Boy Turned into Count Piro, part 1: the fox sells pears and coats to the king for a lazy boy» 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/701-pg2435-part41/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:701-pg2435-part41:e3:1
# text = State the king's stated objection to the Count's proposal of marriage and the reply offered by the fox concerning the question of a dowry.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	objection	objection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Count	Count	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	proposal	proposal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	marriage	marriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
17	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	20	acl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	question	question	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **offer** | participle |  | the reply *not said here* |  |  |  | by the fox | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | the fox *not said here* | the question of a dowry |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus question=Experiencer |
| 4 | **object** |  | the king |  |  |  |  | to the Count's proposal of marriage and the reply | nom objection «communication intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |
| 5 | **propose** |  | marriage |  |  |  |  |  | nom proposal «communication intransitive»: of=agent |
| 6 | **question** |  |  | a dowry |  |  |  |  | nom question «communication 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The king says his honour forbids it; the fox replies that the Count will not ask for a dowry

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:701-pg2435-part41:e3:o1:1
# text = The king says his honour forbids it; the fox replies that the Count will not ask for a dowry
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	forbids	forbid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	replies	reply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
15	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **forbid** | present | king's honour | it |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Theme |
| 3 | **reply** *speech: assert* | present | the fox |  |  |  |  |  | vn respond-113 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **not** **ask** *speech: ask* | future | the Count |  |  |  |  | for a dowry | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **honour** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom honour «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The king says his pride forbids it; the fox replies that the Count will pay a great dowry in gold

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:701-pg2435-part41:e3:o2:1
# text = The king says his pride forbids it; the fox replies that the Count will pay a great dowry in gold
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pride	pride	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	forbids	forbid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	11	punct	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	replies	reply	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Count	count	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	pay	pay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **forbid** | present | king's pride | it |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Theme |
| 3 | **reply** *speech: assert* | present | the fox |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **pay** | future | the Count | a great dowry |  | gold |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dowry=Asset |
| 5 | **pride** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom pride «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The king says his honour forbids it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:701-pg2435-part41:e3:o3:1
# text = The king says his honour forbids it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	forbids	forbid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the king |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **forbid** | present | king's honour | it |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer it=Theme |
| 3 | **honour** |  | king |  |  |  |  |  | nom honour «state transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The fox says no dowry

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:701-pg2435-part41:e3:o4:1
# text = The fox says no dowry
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fox	fox	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	says	say	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	5	det	_	_
5	dowry	dowry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the fox | no dowry |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent dowry=Topic |

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