--- title: With reference to the text, what was the immediate motive of the pri… — Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: t… · tree and pragmatics description: With reference to the text, what was the immediate motive of the prince in arranging his departure from the court? Exam question 2 of lesson 1173 «Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: the prince runs off, and the doe becomes a girl each night» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the d --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1173-pg3027-part39/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1173-pg3027-part39/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: the prince runs off,… With reference to the text, what was the immediate motive of the prince in arranging his departure from the court? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** reference, immediate motive, his · **What happens:** be, arrange, depart · **To what, where:** immediate motive, departure, court This is exam question 2 of lesson 1173 «Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: the prince runs off, and the doe becomes a girl each night» 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/1173-pg3027-part39/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e2:1 # text = With reference to the text, what was the immediate motive of the prince in arranging his departure from the court? 1 With with ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 reference reference NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 6 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 7 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 11 nsubj _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 immediate immediate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 motive motive NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 15 in in SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 16 arranging arrange VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 departure departure NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 from from ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | reference to the text and the immediate motive | the immediate motive | | | | of the prince | tree rules | | 2 | **arrange** | gerund | the immediate motive *not said here* | his departure | | the court | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.product PP.material»: agent=Agent departure=Product from court=Material | | 3 | **depart** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom departure «act intransitive»: poss=agent | 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} He resolved to withdraw from society and to live in solitude, being unable to endure the sight of strangers ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e2:o1:1 # text = He resolved to withdraw from society and to live in solitude, being unable to endure the sight of strangers 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 resolved resolve VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 withdraw withdraw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 society society NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 9 cc _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 conj _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 solitude solitude NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 cop _ _ 14 unable unable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 conj _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 endure endure VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 xcomp _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 strangers stranger NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **resolve** | past | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **withdraw** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | society | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from society=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **live** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | solitude | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in solitude=Location | | 4 | **is** | gerund | He *not said here* | | | | | unable *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **endure** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the sight of strangers | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme sight=Circumstance | | 6 | **sight** | | | strangers | | | | | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} He fled the court to seek a fortune in distant lands with his friend ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e2:o2:1 # text = He fled the court to seek a fortune in distant lands with his friend 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 fled flee VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 7 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 fortune fortune NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 distant distant ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 lands land NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl _ _ 12 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 friend friend NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flee** | past | He | the court | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme court=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **seek** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a fortune | | distant lands with his friend | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fortune=Theme in land=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} He fled the palace to find his lost sister somewhere in the forest ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e2:o3:1 # text = He fled the palace to find his lost sister somewhere in the forest 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 fled flee VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 advcl _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 8 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 amod _ _ 9 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 somewhere somewhere ADV RB PronType=Ind 2 advmod _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 forest forest NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **flee** | past | He | the palace | | the forest | | somewhere *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme palace=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his lost sister | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Topic | | 3 | **lose** | participle | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} He resolved to withdraw from society and live in solitude, since he could not bear the sight of strangers and the crowds of the court at all ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e2:o4:1 # text = He resolved to withdraw from society and live in solitude, since he could not bear the sight of strangers and the crowds of the court at all 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 resolved resolve VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 withdraw withdraw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 society society NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 solitude solitude NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 11 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 12 since since SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 14 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 16 bear bear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 conj _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 strangers stranger NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nmod _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 crowds crowd NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 conj _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 26 det _ _ 26 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 nmod _ _ 27 at at ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 28 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 16 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **resolve** | past | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **withdraw** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | | | society | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from society=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **live** | present | He *not said here* | | | solitude | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in solitude=Location | | 4 | **not** **bear** | could | he | the sight of strangers and the crowds of the court | | all | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sight=Patient | | 5 | **sight** | | | strangers and the crowds of the court | | | | | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient | **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. 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