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title: Wait, so how'd the Fairy get to the palace so quick? — Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beau… · tree and pragmatics
description: Wait, so how'd the Fairy get to the palace so quick? Test 4 · ★ of lesson 1081 «Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part 6: the Princess pricks her hand, the palace falls asleep, and the Prince finds her awake» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Test 4 · ★ · Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Wait, so how'd the Fairy get to the palace so quick?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** wait

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This is test 4 · ★ of lesson 1081 «Tales of Past Times, The Sleeping Beauty in the Wood, part 6: the Princess pricks her hand, the palace falls asleep, and the Prince finds her awake» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/1081-pg29021-part6/#t4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:t4:1
# text = Wait, so how'd the Fairy get to the palace so quick?
1	Wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
4	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'd	'd	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Fairy	fairy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	get	get	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wait** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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}

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In a fiery chariot pulled by dragons

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:t4:o1:1
# text = In a fiery chariot pulled by dragons
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	fiery	fiery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	dragons	dragon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | participle |  | a fiery chariot *not said here* |  |  |  | by dragons | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She flew in a golden chariot pulled by swans over the mountains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:t4:o2:1
# text = She flew in a golden chariot pulled by swans over the mountains
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	swans	swan	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly** | past | She |  |  | a golden chariot |  |  | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent in chariot=Location |
| 2 | **pull** | participle |  | a golden chariot *not said here* |  | the mountains |  | by swans | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
On a great eagle with golden wings

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:t4:o3:1
# text = On a great eagle with golden wings
1	On	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wings	wing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She arrived on a fiery carpet guided by a dwarf through the clouds

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1081-pg29021-part6:t4:o4:1
# text = She arrived on a fiery carpet guided by a dwarf through the clouds
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	fiery	fiery	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	guided	guide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	through	through	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	clouds	cloud	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | She |  |  | a fiery carpet |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **guide** | participle |  | a fiery carpet *not said here* |  | the clouds |  | by a dwarf | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by dwarf=Destination |

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