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# Exam question 1 · Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd Paul, part 51: Niels…

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of the princess's enquiry into the theft of her property?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** princess · **What happens:** follow, describe, enquire · **To what, where:** outcome, theft

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 711 «Danish Fairy and Folk Tales, Shepherd Paul, part 51: Niels is caught and wed, then Paul gathers three strong friends and finds a dragon's captive» 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/711-pg2435-part51/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the outcome of the princess's enquiry into the theft of her property?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	enquiry	enquiry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	theft	theft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	property	property	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **describe** | present |  | the outcome of the princess's enquiry |  | the theft of princess's property |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **enquire** |  | the princess |  |  |  |  |  | nom enquiry «communication transitive»: 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 {#o1}

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Niels was exposed as the thief, then the princess forgave him and later had him made an earl after the wedding feast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:e1:o1:1
# text = Niels was exposed as the thief, then the princess forgave him and later had him made an earl after the wedding feast
1	Niels	Niels	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	exposed	expose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	advcl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	thief	thief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	forgave	forgive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	15	advmod	_	_
15	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	earl	earl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	after	after	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expose** | past · passive |  | Niels |  |  |  | as the thief | vn indicate-78 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **forgive** | past | the princess | Niels |  |  | then |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 3 | **make** | past · perfect |  | a earl |  |  | after the wedding feast |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset earl=Product |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Niels was identified as the culprit and subsequently married the princess

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:e1:o2:1
# text = Niels was identified as the culprit and subsequently married the princess
1	Niels	Niels	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	identified	identify	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	culprit	culprit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | past · passive |  | Niels |  |  |  | as the culprit | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme as culprit=Attribute |
| 2 | **marry** | past |  | the princess |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The sword was returned and Rasmus was given the reward

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:e1:o3:1
# text = The sword was returned and Rasmus was given the reward
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	returned	return	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	Rasmus	Rasmus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	reward	reward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | past · passive |  | the sword |  |  |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past · passive |  | Rasmus |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient reward=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Niels was tried before the king and condemned, but the princess persuaded her father to spare his life and let him leave the court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:711-pg2435-part51:e1:o4:1
# text = Niels was tried before the king and condemned, but the princess persuaded her father to spare his life and let him leave the court
1	Niels	Niels	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	tried	try	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	condemned	condemn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	persuaded	persuade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	spare	spare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
22	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **try** | past · passive |  | Niels |  |  | before the king |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |
| 2 | **condemn** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn suspect-81 «NP V PP.theme S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **persuade** | past | the princess | princess's father |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Patient |
| 4 | **spare** | to-infinitive | the princess *not said here* | Niels's life |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent life=Asset |
| 5 | **let** | infinitive | the princess *not said here* | Niels |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **leave** | infinitive | Niels *not said here* | the court |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent court=Theme |

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