--- title: By what method did the Prince subdue the fire-breathing horse upon t… — Norse Tales, East of the Sun and West… · tree and pragmatics description: By what method did the Prince subdue the fire-breathing horse upon the mountain-side? Exam question 1 of lesson 1442 «Norse Tales, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 29: the Prince learns tricks from the Master-maid and tames the fire horse» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1442-pg503-part29/e1/) [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/) / [Norse Tales, East of the Sun and West…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1442-pg503-part29/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Norse Tales, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 29… By what method did the Prince subdue the fire-breathing horse upon the mountain-side? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** method, Prince · **What happens:** do, subdue, breathe · **To what, where:** breathing horse This is exam question 1 of lesson 1442 «Norse Tales, East of the Sun and West of the Moon, part 29: the Prince learns tricks from the Master-maid and tames the fire horse» 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/1442-pg503-part29/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1442-pg503-part29:e1:1 # text = By what method did the Prince subdue the fire-breathing horse upon the mountain-side? 1 By by ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 3 method method NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Prince Prince PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 subdue subdue VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 9 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 10 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 9 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 11 breathing breathe VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 amod _ _ 12 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 13 upon upon ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 15 mountain mountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 16 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 15 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 17 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **do** | past | method | | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **subdue** | present | the Prince | the breathing horse | | | | upon the mountain side | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Patient | | 3 | **breathe** | gerund | | | | | | | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=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} by thrusting the bridle straight over its ears ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1442-pg503-part29:e1:o1:1 # text = by thrusting the bridle straight over its ears 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 thrusting thrust VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bridle bridle NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 straight straight ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 6 over over ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 ears ear NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **thrust** | gerund | | the bridle | | bridle's ears | | | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridle=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} by tying its legs with rope ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1442-pg503-part29:e1:o2:1 # text = by tying its legs with rope 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 tying tie VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 rope rope NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tie** | gerund | | its legs | | | | with rope | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent leg=Patient with rope=Co-Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} by thrusting the bit straight into its jaws ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1442-pg503-part29:e1:o3:1 # text = by thrusting the bit straight into its jaws 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 thrusting thrust VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bit bit NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 straight straight ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 6 into into ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 jaws jaw NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **thrust** | gerund | | the bit | | bit's jaws | | | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bit=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} by pushing the bridle over its head ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1442-pg503-part29:e1:o4:1 # text = by pushing the bridle over its head 1 by by SCONJ IN _ 2 mark _ _ 2 pushing push VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bridle bridle NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 over over ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **push** | gerund | | the bridle | | bridle's head | | | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent bridle=Theme over head=Trajectory | **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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