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title: In what manner does Eglantine establish her claim upon the white doe? — Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 40: t… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner does Eglantine establish her claim upon the white doe? Exam question 1 of lesson 1174 «Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 40: the prince wounds the doe, Eglantine claims her, and Becasigue finds Desiree» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmati
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 40: the prince wounds the…

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In what manner does Eglantine establish her claim upon the white doe?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Eglantine · **What happens:** establish, claim · **To what, where:** claim, manner

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1174 «Fairy Tales, The White Doe, part 40: the prince wounds the doe, Eglantine claims her, and Becasigue finds Desiree» 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/1174-pg3027-part40/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1174-pg3027-part40:e1:1
# text = In what manner does Eglantine establish her claim upon the white doe?
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	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	Eglantine	Eglantine	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	establish	establish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	claim	claim	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	doe	doe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **establish** | present · do-support | Eglantine | Eglantine's claim |  | what manner |  | upon the white doe | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent claim=Patient |
| 2 | **claim** |  | Eglantine |  |  |  |  |  | nom claim «communication transitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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By requesting the doe to perform gestures of recognition in front of the whole assembled court in the forest

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1174-pg3027-part40:e1:o1:1
# text = By requesting the doe to perform gestures of recognition in front of the whole assembled court in the forest
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	requesting	request	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	doe	doe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	perform	perform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	gestures	gesture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	recognition	recognition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	assembled	assemble	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | gerund |  | the doe |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent doe=Recipient |
| 2 | **perform** | to-infinitive |  | gestures of recognition |  | front of the whole assembled court |  | in the forest | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gesture=Theme |
| 3 | **assemble** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **gesture** |  | recognition |  |  |  |  |  | nom gesture «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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By requesting the doe to perform gestures of recognition

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1174-pg3027-part40:e1:o2:1
# text = By requesting the doe to perform gestures of recognition
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	requesting	request	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	doe	doe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	perform	perform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	gestures	gesture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	recognition	recognition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | gerund |  | the doe |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent doe=Recipient |
| 2 | **perform** | to-infinitive |  | gestures of recognition |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gesture=Theme |
| 3 | **gesture** |  | recognition |  |  |  |  |  | nom gesture «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By asking the doe to show she knows her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1174-pg3027-part40:e1:o3:1
# text = By asking the doe to show she knows her
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	doe	doe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	knows	know	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  | the doe |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent doe=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **show** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the doe *not said here* |  | she |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 3 | **know** | present | asking | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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By asking the doe to perform gestures of recognition and then waiting in silence for a response from her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1174-pg3027-part40:e1:o4:1
# text = By asking the doe to perform gestures of recognition and then waiting in silence for a response from her
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	asking	ask	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	doe	doe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	perform	perform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	gestures	gesture	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	recognition	recognition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	waiting	wait	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	response	response	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ask** *speech: ask* | gerund |  | the doe |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent doe=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **perform** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the doe *not said here* | gestures of recognition |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gesture=Theme |
| 3 | **wait** | gerund |  |  |  | silence | then | for a response | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in silence=Location |
| 4 | **gesture** |  | recognition |  |  |  |  |  | nom gesture «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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