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title: To what extent did the fairy Tulip succeed in modifying the enchantm… — Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: To what extent did the fairy Tulip succeed in modifying the enchantment laid upon the princess? Exam question 3 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 dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 39: the prince runs off,…

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To what extent did the fairy Tulip succeed in modifying the enchantment laid upon the princess?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** extent · **What happens:** do, succeed, modify, lay · **To what, where:** fairy Tulip, enchantment

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e3:1
# text = To what extent did the fairy Tulip succeed in modifying the enchantment laid upon the princess?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
3	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Tulip	tulip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	succeed	succeed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	modifying	modify	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	laid	lay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | extent | the fairy Tulip |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tulip=Eventuality |
| 2 | **succeed** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **modify** | gerund |  | the enchantment |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent enchantment=Patient |
| 4 | **lay** | past |  |  |  |  |  | upon the princess | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent upon princess=Destination |

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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 shortened its duration and rendered it less severe, though she could not remove it entirely

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e3:o1:1
# text = She shortened its duration and rendered it less severe, though she could not remove it entirely
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shortened	shorten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	rendered	render	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	less	less	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	9	advmod	_	_
9	severe	severe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
14	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	15	advmod	_	_
15	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shorten** | past | She | its duration |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent duration=Patient |
| 2 | **render** | past | She *not said here* | duration |  |  |  | severe *property* | vn give-13.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **remove** | could | she | duration |  |  |  | entirely *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She lifted the spell wholly, though only for a short time each night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e3:o2:1
# text = She lifted the spell wholly, though only for a short time each night
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lifted	lift	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	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	though	though	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
13	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	14	det	_	_
14	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | She | the spell |  |  | night; time | wholly *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent spell=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Her efforts shortened the enchantment's duration only slightly, leaving the princess a doe for most of every day and the whole of each morning

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e3:o3:1
# text = Her efforts shortened the enchantment's duration only slightly, leaving the princess a doe for most of every day and the whole of each morning
1	Her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	efforts	effort	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	shortened	shorten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	only	only	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	slightly	slightly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	doe	doe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	most	most	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	conj	_	_
24	of	of	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	26	det	_	_
26	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shorten** | past | Her efforts | the enchantment's duration |  |  |  | slightly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent duration=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund | Her efforts *not said here* | the princess |  |  |  | for most of every day | vn sustain-55.6-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent princess=Theme doe=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She shortened its duration and made it milder, yet she could never remove it entirely from the princess's body and soul at any time

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1173-pg3027-part39:e3:o4:1
# text = She shortened its duration and made it milder, yet she could never remove it entirely from the princess's body and soul at any time
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shortened	shorten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	milder	mild	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	yet	yet	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	remove	remove	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
22	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	23	cc	_	_
23	soul	soul	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	conj	_	_
24	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	26	det	_	_
26	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shorten** | past | She | its duration |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent duration=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | past | She *not said here* | duration |  |  |  | mild *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset it=Product |
| 3 | **not** **remove** | could | she | duration |  | the princess's body and soul | time | entirely *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent it=Theme from body=Source |

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