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title: What was the principal reason given by the priest for the delay befo… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the principal reason given by the priest for the delay before Helga might receive Christian baptism? Exam question 3 of lesson 894 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga is freed and finds her mother» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 3 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga i…

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What was the principal reason given by the priest for the delay before Helga might receive Christian baptism?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Helga · **What happens:** be, give, receive · **To what, where:** principal reason, Christian baptism

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 894 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter: Helga is freed and finds her mother» 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/894-pg27200-part105/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e3:1
# text = What was the principal reason given by the priest for the delay before Helga might receive Christian baptism?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	delay	delay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
13	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	Helga	Helga	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	receive	receive	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
17	Christian	Christian	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	baptism	baptism	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the principal reason |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | the principal reason *not said here* |  |  |  | by the priest; for the delay | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for delay=Asset |
| 3 | **receive** | might | Helga | Christian baptism |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent baptism=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had first to bring forth from the depths of the moorland the living author of her being

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e3:o1:1
# text = She had first to bring forth from the depths of the moorland the living author of her being
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	depths	depth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	moorland	moorland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	conj	_	_
18	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the living author |  | the depths of the moorland |  | forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent author=Theme from depth=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She had first to bring forth from the depths of the moorland the living author of her being, who lay hidden in the marsh.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e3:o2:1
# text = She had first to bring forth from the depths of the moorland the living author of her being, who lay hidden in the marsh.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	depths	depth	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	moorland	moorland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	living	living	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	author	author	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
16	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
18	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	cop	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	advcl	_	_
22	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	xcomp	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	marsh	marsh	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the living author |  | the depths of the moorland |  | forth *property* | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent from depth=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **is** | gerund | the living author |  |  |  |  | lie *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **hide** | participle | the living author *not said here* |  |  | the marsh |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in marsh=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She first had to fetch her mother from the bog.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e3:o3:1
# text = She first had to fetch her mother from the bog.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	advmod	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bog	bog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | her mother |  | the bog |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent mother=Theme from bog=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had first to pray for seven nights in the old chapel of the moor.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:894-pg27200-part105:e3:o4:1
# text = She had first to pray for seven nights in the old chapel of the moor.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	chapel	chapel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	moor	moor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She |  |  |  |  | first *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **pray** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  | the old chapel of the moor | night |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

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