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title: By what means did the gnome attempt to pursue the fleeing princess,… — Fairy Tales of Many Lands, The Gnome a… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the gnome attempt to pursue the fleeing princess, and what was the result? Exam question 4 of lesson 1252 «Fairy Tales of Many Lands, The Gnome and the Princess: the princess tricks the gnome and escapes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pr
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales of Many Lands, The Gnome and the Princess: the…

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By what means did the gnome attempt to pursue the fleeing princess, and what was the result?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** mean, do, pursue, be · **To what, where:** gnome attempt, fleeing princess, result · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1252 «Fairy Tales of Many Lands, The Gnome and the Princess: the princess tricks the gnome and escapes» 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/1252-pg3282-part53/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1252-pg3282-part53:e4:1
# text = By what means did the gnome attempt to pursue the fleeing princess, and what was the result?
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pursue	pursue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fleeing	fleeing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	result	result	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | past |  | the gnome attempt |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attempt=Eventuality |
| 3 | **pursue** | to-infinitive |  | the fleeing princess |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme |
| 4 | **is a** | past |  | the result |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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he hurled a thunderbolt that dissolved into mist and then rained down upon the palace

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1252-pg3282-part53:e4:o1:1
# text = he hurled a thunderbolt that dissolved into mist and then rained down upon the palace
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurled	hurl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	thunderbolt	thunderbolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	rained	rain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	down	down	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurl** | past | he | a thunderbolt |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thunderbolt=Theme |
| 2 | **dissolve** | participle | a thunderbolt |  |  |  |  | into mist *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into mist=Result |
| 3 | **rain down** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  | then | upon the palace; down *property* | vn weather-57 «It V PP.theme» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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he sent a flood which washed away the valley

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1252-pg3282-part53:e4:o2:1
# text = he sent a flood which washed away the valley
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	flood	flood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	washed	wash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | he | a flood |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent flood=Theme |
| 2 | **wash away** | past | a flood | the valley |  |  |  | away *property* | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent valley=Patient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he hurled a thunderbolt, which dissolved into mist

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1252-pg3282-part53:e4:o3:1
# text = he hurled a thunderbolt, which dissolved into mist
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurled	hurl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	thunderbolt	thunderbolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurl** | past | he | a thunderbolt |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thunderbolt=Theme |
| 2 | **dissolve** | participle | a thunderbolt |  |  |  |  | into mist *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into mist=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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he hurled a thunderbolt, which dissolved into mist over the meadow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1252-pg3282-part53:e4:o4:1
# text = he hurled a thunderbolt, which dissolved into mist over the meadow
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurled	hurl	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	thunderbolt	thunderbolt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	dissolved	dissolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mist	mist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	over	over	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	meadow	meadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurl** | past | he | a thunderbolt |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thunderbolt=Theme |
| 2 | **dissolve** | participle | a thunderbolt |  |  |  |  | into mist *result*; over the meadow | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into mist=Result |

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