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title: What stratagem does Maria employ to satisfy the monarch's demand for… — Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: What stratagem does Maria employ to satisfy the monarch's demand for a coat of stone? Exam question 3 of lesson 723 «Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl outwits the king and saves her father» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics 
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# Exam question 3 · Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl…

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What stratagem does Maria employ to satisfy the monarch's demand for a coat of stone?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** stratagem, monarch · **What happens:** employ, satisfy, demand · **To what, where:** demand

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 723 «Sicilian Tales, Maria and the King, part 1: a clever girl outwits the king and saves her father» 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/723-pg2435-part63/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:e3:1
# text = What stratagem does Maria employ to satisfy the monarch's demand for a coat of stone?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	stratagem	stratagem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Maria	maria	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	employ	employ	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	satisfy	satisfy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	monarch	monarch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	demand	demand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | present · do-support | what stratagem |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **satisfy** | to-infinitive | what stratagem *not said here* | the monarch's demand |  |  |  | for a coat of stone | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus demand=Experiencer |
| 3 | **demand** |  | the monarch |  |  |  |  |  | nom demand «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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She advises her father to offer a plain cloth as the required garment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:e3:o1:1
# text = She advises her father to offer a plain cloth as the required garment
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	advises	advise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	offer	offer	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	required	require	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	garment	garment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **advise** *speech: other* | present | She | her father |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: agent=Agent father=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **offer** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | her father *not said here* | a plain cloth |  |  |  | as the required garment | vn volunteer-95.4 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent cloth=Pivot as garment=Attribute |
| 3 | **require** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |

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

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She instructs her father to present chalk as a measure of the king

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:e3:o2:1
# text = She instructs her father to present chalk as a measure of the king
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	instructs	instruct	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	present	present	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	chalk	chalk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	measure	measure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **instruct** *speech: other* | present | She |  | her father |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent father=Recipient |
| 2 | **present** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | chalk |  |  |  | as a measure of the king | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chalk=Theme |
| 3 | **measure** |  |  | the king |  |  |  |  | nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She has her father deliver a coat of stone to the palace, and then she quietly measures the king's height in front of the whole court with a length of thread

<!-- fold The tree, 32 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:e3:o3:1
# text = She has her father deliver a coat of stone to the palace, and then she quietly measures the king's height in front of the whole court with a length of thread
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	has	have	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	deliver	deliver	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	measures	measure	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	height	height	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
25	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
27	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	28	amod	_	_
28	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	_
29	with	with	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	length	length	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	nmod	_	_
32	of	of	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | present | She |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **deliver** | present | her father | a coat of stone |  | the palace |  |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent coat=Theme to palace=Destination |
| 3 | **measure** | present | she | the king's height |  | front of the whole court with a length of thread | then | quietly *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP.value»: agent=Theme height=Value |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She persuades her father to bring the king a stone coat, then secretly replaces it with an old wool sheet while the court watches

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:723-pg2435-part63:e3:o4:1
# text = She persuades her father to bring the king a stone coat, then secretly replaces it with an old wool sheet while the court watches
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	persuades	persuade	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
14	secretly	secretly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	replaces	replace	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
19	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
20	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	sheet	sheet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nsubj	_	_
25	watches	watch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **persuade** | present | She | her father |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Patient |
| 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a stone coat | the king |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP NP»: agent=Agent king=Destination coat=Theme |
| 3 | **replace** | present | She *not said here* | coat |  |  | then | with a old wool sheet; secretly *property* | vn substitute-13.6.2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Theme it=Location with sheet=Co-Theme |
| 4 | **watch** | present | the court |  |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

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