--- title: State the outcome of the princess's application of the herb to the w… — Fairy Tales (pg3282), The Prince and t… · tree and pragmatics description: State the outcome of the princess's application of the herb to the water in the pit, as it bears upon the prince's second fate. Exam question 2 of lesson 1242 «Fairy Tales (pg3282), The Prince and the Crocodile: the herb saves the prince from the crocodile» of the books course of Mova's primary scho --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1242-pg3282-part43/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 (pg3282), The Prince and t…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1242-pg3282-part43/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales (pg3282), The Prince and the Crocodile: the he… State the outcome of the princess's application of the herb to the water in the pit, as it bears upon the prince's second fate. **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, herb, prince · **What happens:** state, apply, fate · **To what, where:** outcome, water, pit This is exam question 2 of lesson 1242 «Fairy Tales (pg3282), The Prince and the Crocodile: the herb saves the prince from the crocodile» 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/1242-pg3282-part43/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1242-pg3282-part43:e2:1 # text = State the outcome of the princess's application of the herb to the water in the pit, as it bears upon the prince's second fate. 1 State state VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 outcome outcome NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 application application NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 herb herb NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 to to ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 pit pit NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 as as ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 bears bear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ 22 upon upon ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 25 's 's PART POS _ 24 case _ _ 26 second second ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 27 amod _ _ 27 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 28 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the outcome of the princess's application of the herb | the water | the pit | | as bears upon the prince's second fate | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent outcome=Topic to water=Recipient | | 2 | **apply** | | the herb | | | | | | nom application «act intransitive»: of=agent | | 3 | **fate** | | the prince | | | | | | nom fate «event transitive»: 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 {#o1} The spell backfired, the pit flooded fully, and the crocodile dragged the prince down below ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1242-pg3282-part43:e2:o1:1 # text = The spell backfired, the pit flooded fully, and the crocodile dragged the prince down below 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 spell spell NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 3 backfired backfire VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 pit pit NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 flooded flood VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 fully fully ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 crocodile crocodile NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 dragged drag VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 16 down down ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 17 below below ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **backfire** | participle | | the spell *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **flood** | past | the spell | | | | | fully *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **drag down** | past | the crocodile | the prince | | | | below, down *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prince=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The water drained away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1242-pg3282-part43:e2:o2:1 # text = The water drained away 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 drained drain VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 4 away away ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drain away** | participle | | the water *not said here* | | | | away *property* | vn clear-10.3-1 «NP.Source V»: agent=Source | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The charm succeeded, the water remained full, and the prince escaped the crocodile's fate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1242-pg3282-part43:e2:o3:1 # text = The charm succeeded, the water remained full, and the prince escaped the crocodile's fate 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 charm charm NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 succeeded succeed VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 remained remain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 8 full full ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 xcomp _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 escaped escape VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 crocodile crocodile NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 16 's 's PART POS _ 15 case _ _ 17 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **succeed** | past | the charm | | | | | | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **remain** | past | the water | | | | | full *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **escape** | past | the prince | the crocodile's fate | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme fate=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **fate** | | the crocodile | | | | | | nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 4 {#o4} The charm failed ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1242-pg3282-part43:e2:o4:1 # text = The charm failed 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 charm charm NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 failed fail VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fail** | past | the charm | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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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