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title: In what manner did the king first recognise his former betrothed? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Twelve Huntsm… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the king first recognise his former betrothed? Exam question 1 of lesson 776 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Twelve Huntsmen: the false huntsmen are unmasked and the king weds his true bride» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Twelve Huntsmen: the false huntsm…

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In what manner did the king first recognise his former betrothed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** king · **What happens:** do, recognise, betroth · **To what, where:** manner, former

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 776 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Twelve Huntsmen: the false huntsmen are unmasked and the king weds his true bride» 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/776-pg2591-part52/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:776-pg2591-part52:e1:1
# text = In what manner did the king first recognise his former betrothed?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
8	recognise	recognise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	betrothed	betroth	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | what manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recognise** | infinitive | the king |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **betroth** | participle | the king *not said here* | king's former |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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by observing the ring he had bestowed upon her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:776-pg2591-part52:e1:o1:1
# text = by observing the ring he had bestowed upon her
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	observing	observe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	bestowed	bestow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | gerund |  | the ring |  |  |  | upon her *= she* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ring=Topic |
| 2 | **bestow** | past · perfect | he | the ring *not said here* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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by carefully observing the ring he had once bestowed upon her and her maids

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:776-pg2591-part52:e1:o2:1
# text = by carefully observing the ring he had once bestowed upon her and her maids
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	observing	observe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	9	advmod	_	_
9	bestowed	bestow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	5	acl:relcl	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	maids	maid	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | gerund |  | the ring |  |  |  | upon her *= she*; carefully *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ring=Topic |
| 2 | **bestow** | past · perfect | he | the ring *not said here* |  |  |  | once *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
by observing the ring he had bestowed upon her at their parting

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:776-pg2591-part52:e1:o3:1
# text = by observing the ring he had bestowed upon her at their parting
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	observing	observe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	bestowed	bestow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	parting	parting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | gerund | he *not said here* | the ring |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent ring=Topic |
| 2 | **bestow** | past · perfect | he |  |  | their parting |  | upon her *= she* | tree rules |
| 3 | **part** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom parting «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
by examining the letter she had written

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:776-pg2591-part52:e1:o4:1
# text = by examining the letter she had written
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	examining	examine	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **examine** | gerund |  | the letter |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |
| 2 | **write** | past · perfect | she | the letter *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent letter=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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