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title: Explain the significance of the ring given to Peter by the maiden in… — Brown Fairy Book, Peter and the Golden… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the significance of the ring given to Peter by the maiden in the events that follow. Exam question 2 of lesson 706 «Brown Fairy Book, Peter and the Golden-haired Maiden: Peter calls his dogs and wins back the girl» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 2 · Brown Fairy Book, Peter and the Golden-haired Maiden: Pete…

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Explain the significance of the ring given to Peter by the maiden in the events that follow.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, events · **What happens:** explain, give, follow · **To what, where:** significance, ring, Peter

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 706 «Brown Fairy Book, Peter and the Golden-haired Maiden: Peter calls his dogs and wins back the girl» 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/706-pg2435-part46/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:706-pg2435-part46:e2:1
# text = Explain the significance of the ring given to Peter by the maiden in the events that follow.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	significance	significance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	_
16	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
17	follow	follow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the significance of the ring |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent significance=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | the ring *not said here* | Peter |  |  | by the maiden in the events | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to peter=Recipient |
| 3 | **follow** | present | the events |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was magic and it gave Peter a wife, and his dream of moving it to the other hand made the maiden disappear forever from his life

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:706-pg2435-part46:e2:o1:1
# text = It was magic and it gave Peter a wife, and his dream of moving it to the other hand made the maiden disappear forever from his life
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
7	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	iobj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
14	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	xcomp	_	_
24	disappear	disappear	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
25	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	24	advmod	_	_
26	from	from	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | magic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | past | it | a wife | Peter |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent peter=Recipient wife=Theme |
| 3 | **move** | gerund | Peter's dream *not said here* | dream |  | the other hand |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme to hand=Trajectory |
| 4 | **make** | past | Peter's dream |  |  |  |  | maiden *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 5 | **disappear** | present | magic |  |  | Peter's life |  | forever *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from life=Initial\_Location |
| 6 | **dream** |  | Peter |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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It was magic, and Peter's dream of moving it to the other hand brings him back to the maiden and his lost wife

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:706-pg2435-part46:e2:o2:1
# text = It was magic, and Peter's dream of moving it to the other hand brings him back to the maiden and his lost wife
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
6	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	back	back	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
24	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	amod	_	_
25	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | magic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | Peter's dream *not said here* | dream |  | the other hand |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme to hand=Trajectory |
| 3 | **bring** | present | Peter's dream |  | Peter |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination |
| 4 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **dream** |  | Peter |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was magic, and Peter's dream of moving it to the other hand brings him back to the maiden

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:706-pg2435-part46:e2:o3:1
# text = It was magic, and Peter's dream of moving it to the other hand brings him back to the maiden
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
6	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	moving	move	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	acl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
16	brings	bring	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	iobj	_	_
18	back	back	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | It |  |  |  |  | magic *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **move** | gerund | Peter's dream *not said here* | dream |  | the other hand |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent it=Theme to hand=Trajectory |
| 3 | **bring** | present | Peter's dream |  | Peter |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination |
| 4 | **dream** |  | Peter |  |  |  |  |  | nom dream «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was a ring of love, so Peter married the maiden straight away at the palace

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:706-pg2435-part46:e2:o4:1
# text = It was a ring of love, so Peter married the maiden straight away at the palace
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	love	love	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a ring |  |  |  | of love | tree rules |
| 2 | **marry** | past | Peter | the maiden |  | the palace |  | away *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent maiden=Patient |

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