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title: In what manner was the palace in which the princess was reared const… — d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fai… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner was the palace in which the princess was reared constructed? Exam question 2 of lesson 1171 «d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a windowless palace, a sick prince» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 2 · d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a window…

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In what manner was the palace in which the princess was reared constructed?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, rear, construct · **To what, where:** palace, manner, princess

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1171 «d'Aulnoy, Desiree, part 37: a crab-fairy's curse, a windowless palace, a sick prince» 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/1171-pg3027-part37/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e2:1
# text = In what manner was the palace in which the princess was reared constructed?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	reared	rear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
13	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the palace |  | what manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rear** | past · passive |  | the princess |  | the palace |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **construct** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: 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 {#o1}

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It was a grand palace of white marble with a thousand windows facing the sea and gardens in every direction

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e2:o1:1
# text = It was a grand palace of white marble with a thousand windows facing the sea and gardens in every direction
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	marble	marble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	thousand	thousand	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	facing	face	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	12	acl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	direction	direction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | It | a grand palace |  | every direction |  | of white marble with thousand windows and gardens | tree rules |
| 2 | **face** | gerund | thousand windows and gardens *not said here* | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sea=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was lit by windows and entered by a gate set into the old stone wall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e2:o2:1
# text = It was lit by windows and entered by a gate set into the old stone wall
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	lit	lit	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	entered	enter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lit** | past · passive | windows | It |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **enter** | participle | windows *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by a gate | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **set** | participle |  | a gate *not said here* |  | the old stone wall |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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It contained no windows and was entered by a door beneath the earth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e2:o3:1
# text = It contained no windows and was entered by a door beneath the earth
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	contained	contain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	entered	enter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | past | It | no windows |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot window=Theme |
| 2 | **enter** | past · passive | a door |  |  |  |  | beneath the earth | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was constructed of gold and silver with towers, gates, and windows built atop the hills to catch the sun

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1171-pg3027-part37:e2:o4:1
# text = It was constructed of gold and silver with towers, gates, and windows built atop the hills to catch the sun
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	towers	tower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	windows	window	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj	_	_
15	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	atop	atop	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hills	hill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	catch	catch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **construct** | past · passive |  | It |  |  |  | of gold and silver; with towers and gates | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with tower=Instrument |
| 2 | **build** | past | windows |  |  |  |  | atop the hills | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **catch** | to-infinitive | windows *not said here* | the sun |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sun=Theme |

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