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description: Which of the following accurately describes the queen's conduct at the close of the extract? Exam question 4 of lesson 777 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Golden Mountain, part 53: Heinel is set adrift, wins magic gifts, and finds his queen about to remarry» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Household Tales, The Golden Mountain, part 53: Hei…

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Which of the following accurately describes the queen's conduct at the close of the extract?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** queen · **What happens:** follow, describe, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, close

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 777 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Golden Mountain, part 53: Heinel is set adrift, wins magic gifts, and finds his queen about to remarry» 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/777-pg2591-part53/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:777-pg2591-part53:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the queen's conduct at the close of the extract?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	extract	extract	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 queen's conduct |  | the close of the extract |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conduct=Theme |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | the queen |  |  | the close of the extract |  |  | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent at=place |

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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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She weeps alone, overcome with fear and remorse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:777-pg2591-part53:e4:o1:1
# text = She weeps alone, overcome with fear and remorse
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	weeps	weep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	overcome	overcome	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	remorse	remorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weep** | present | She |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **overcome** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with fear and remorse | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She sits silently, eating nothing at all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:777-pg2591-part53:e4:o2:1
# text = She sits silently, eating nothing at all
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	silently	silently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	eating	eat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	5	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | present | She |  |  |  |  | silently *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **eat** | gerund | She *not said here* | nothing |  | all |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nothing=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She weeps alone, overcome with fear and remorse, while the guests quietly leave the hall around her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:777-pg2591-part53:e4:o3:1
# text = She weeps alone, overcome with fear and remorse, while the guests quietly leave the hall around her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	weeps	weep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	overcome	overcome	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	remorse	remorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
14	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	leave	leave	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	around	around	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weep** | present | She |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **overcome** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with fear and remorse | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **leave** | present | the guests | the hall |  |  |  | around her *= she*; quietly *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent hall=Theme around she=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She weeps alone, overcome with fear and remorse, and then flees the feast entirely

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:777-pg2591-part53:e4:o4:1
# text = She weeps alone, overcome with fear and remorse, and then flees the feast entirely
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	weeps	weep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	overcome	overcome	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	fear	fear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	remorse	remorse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	flees	flee	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weep** | present | She |  |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **overcome** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | with fear and remorse | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 3 | **flee** | present | She *not said here* | the feast |  |  | then | entirely *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme feast=Initial\_Location |

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