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title: Which action does the prince undertake after leaping from the tower,… — Grimm, Rapunzel, part 25: Rapunzel is… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which action does the prince undertake after leaping from the tower, according to the narrative? Exam question 2 of lesson 122 «Grimm, Rapunzel, part 25: Rapunzel is cast out and the blinded prince finds her; a girl meets Mother Holle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 2 · Grimm, Rapunzel, part 25: Rapunzel is cast out and the bli…

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Which action does the prince undertake after leaping from the tower, according to the narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** action · **What happens:** undertake, leap, accord · **To what, where:** tower

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 122 «Grimm, Rapunzel, part 25: Rapunzel is cast out and the blinded prince finds her; a girl meets Mother Holle» 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/122-pg11027-part25/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:122-pg11027-part25:e2:1
# text = Which action does the prince undertake after leaping from the tower, according to the narrative?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	undertake	undertake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	leaping	leap	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	case	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | present · do-support | which action |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **leap** | gerund | which action *not said here* |  |  | the tower |  | accord the narrative | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from tower=Trajectory |
| 3 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: 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 {#o1}

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He stumbles through the forest and eats roots until his sight returns

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:122-pg11027-part25:e2:o1:1
# text = He stumbles through the forest and eats roots until his sight returns
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stumbles	stumble	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	eats	eat	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stumble** | present | He |  |  | the forest |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through forest=Trajectory |
| 2 | **eat** | present | He *not said here* | roots |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent root=Patient |
| 3 | **return** | present | his sight |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **sight** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is carried by the birds back to the palace where his father waits

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:122-pg11027-part25:e2:o2:1
# text = He is carried by the birds back to the palace where his father waits
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	14	advmod	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	waits	wait	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present · passive | the birds | He |  | the palace |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to palace=Destination |
| 2 | **wait** | present | his father |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He wanders blind through the forest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:122-pg11027-part25:e2:o3:1
# text = He wanders blind through the forest
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanders	wander	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	blind	blind	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wander** | present | He |  |  | the forest |  | blind *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through forest=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He kneels by a river to drink

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:122-pg11027-part25:e2:o4:1
# text = He kneels by a river to drink
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kneels	kneel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	drink	drink	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kneel** | present | He |  |  |  |  | by a river | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by river=Location |
| 2 | **drink** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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