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title: In what manner did the Carabineer attempt to restrain the runaway Ma… — Pinocchio, Pinocchio and the Talking C… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the Carabineer attempt to restrain the runaway Marionette? Exam question 2 of lesson 1389 «Pinocchio, Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, part 2: the puppet runs off and the Cricket is killed» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Exam question 2 · Pinocchio, Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, part 2: the…

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In what manner did the Carabineer attempt to restrain the runaway Marionette?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do, restrain · **To what, where:** Carabineer attempt, manner, runaway

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1389 «Pinocchio, Pinocchio and the Talking Cricket, part 2: the puppet runs off and the Cricket is killed» 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/1389-pg500-part2/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1389-pg500-part2:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the Carabineer attempt to restrain the runaway Marionette?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Carabineer	carabineer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	restrain	restrain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	runaway	runaway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	Marionette	Marionette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the Carabineer attempt |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attempt=Eventuality |
| 2 | **restrain** | to-infinitive |  | the runaway |  |  |  |  | vn discourage-64.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer runaway=Eventuality |

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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 seizing him firmly by the nose and holding him still

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1389-pg500-part2:e2:o1:1
# text = By seizing him firmly by the nose and holding him still
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	seizing	seize	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	still	still	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | by the nose; firmly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 2 | **hold** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  | still |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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By chasing him down the road and grabbing him by the wooden nose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1389-pg500-part2:e2:o2:1
# text = By chasing him down the road and grabbing him by the wooden nose
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	chasing	chase	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	down	down	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	grabbing	grab	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **chase down** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **grab** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | by the wooden nose | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By holding him gently by the ears

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1389-pg500-part2:e2:o3:1
# text = By holding him gently by the ears
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	gently	gently	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ears	ear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | by the ears; gently *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent he=Theme by ear=Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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By seizing him firmly by the nose

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1389-pg500-part2:e2:o4:1
# text = By seizing him firmly by the nose
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	seizing	seize	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	firmly	firmly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | gerund |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | by the nose; firmly *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

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