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title: Determine the manner in which the girl was brought into the King's n… — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Little… · tree and pragmatics
description: Determine the manner in which the girl was brought into the King's notice at the close of this part. Exam question 4 of lesson 127 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood, part 1: a stepmother sends her stepdaughter into the snow for strawberries» of the books course of Mova's primary
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood, par…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Determine the manner in which the girl was brought into the King's notice at the close of this part.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, King · **What happens:** determine, bring, notice · **To what, where:** manner, girl

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 127 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood, part 1: a stepmother sends her stepdaughter into the snow for strawberries» 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/127-pg11027-part30/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:127-pg11027-part30:e4:1
# text = Determine the manner in which the girl was brought into the King's notice at the close of this part.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	20	det	_	_
20	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent manner=Topic |
| 2 | **bring** | past · passive |  | the girl |  | the manner |  | into the King's notice; at the close of this part | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme into notice=Destination |
| 3 | **notice** |  | the King |  |  |  |  |  | nom notice «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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was cutting an ice-hole in the frozen pond, dragging a net, when the King's carriage halted, and her stepmother watched from the window.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:127-pg11027-part30:e4:o1:1
# text = She was cutting an ice-hole in the frozen pond, dragging a net, when the King's carriage halted, and her stepmother watched from the window.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	dragging	drag	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	halted	halt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
25	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
27	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
28	from	from	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past · progressive | She | a ice hole |  | the frozen pond |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Product |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **drag** | gerund | She *not said here* | a net |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Theme |
| 4 | **halt** | past | the King's carriage |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 5 | **watch** | past | her stepmother |  |  | the window |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was cutting an ice-hole in the frozen pond, dragging a net, when the King's carriage halted.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:127-pg11027-part30:e4:o2:1
# text = She was cutting an ice-hole in the frozen pond, dragging a net, when the King's carriage halted.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	dragging	drag	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	22	advmod	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	's	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	halted	halt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past · progressive | She | a ice hole |  | the frozen pond |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Product |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **drag** | gerund | She *not said here* | a net |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Theme |
| 4 | **halt** | past | the King's carriage |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was cutting an ice-hole in the frozen pond with an axe, dragging a heavy net across the ice, when the King's gold carriage suddenly halted beside her.

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:127-pg11027-part30:e4:o3:1
# text = She was cutting an ice-hole in the frozen pond with an axe, dragging a heavy net across the ice, when the King's gold carriage suddenly halted beside her.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	cutting	cut	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	hole	hole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	frozen	freeze	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	dragging	drag	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	net	net	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	across	across	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	ice	ice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
24	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	31	advmod	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	29	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	's	's	PART	POS	_	26	case	_	_
28	gold	gold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	nsubj	_	_
30	suddenly	suddenly	ADV	RB	_	31	advmod	_	_
31	halted	halt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
32	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
34	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past · progressive | She | a ice hole |  | the frozen pond with a axe |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hole=Product |
| 2 | **freeze** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **drag** | gerund | She *not said here* | a heavy net |  | the ice |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent net=Theme |
| 4 | **halt** | past | the King's gold carriage |  |  |  |  | beside her *= she*; suddenly *property* | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was gathering berries in the snowy meadow as the royal coach came along the road slowly.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:127-pg11027-part30:e4:o4:1
# text = She was gathering berries in the snowy meadow as the royal coach came along the road slowly.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	gathering	gather	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	berries	berry	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	snowy	snowy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	meadow	meadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
14	along	along	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
17	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | past · progressive | She | berries |  | the snowy meadow |  |  | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent berry=Theme |
| 2 | **come** | past | the royal coach |  |  | the road |  | slowly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme along road=Initial\_Location |

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