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title: State the method by which the King prevented the Princess from depar… — Fairy Tales, Little Thumb, part 1: the… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the method by which the King prevented the Princess from departing before the conclusion of the ceremony. Exam question 2 of lesson 1467 «Fairy Tales, Little Thumb, part 1: the parents plan to lose their sons in the forest, and Little Thumb leaves a trail of white pebbles» of the books course 
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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, Little Thumb, part 1: the parents plan to los…

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State the method by which the King prevented the Princess from departing before the conclusion of the ceremony.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** King · **What happens:** prevent, depart, conclude · **To what, where:** Princess, ceremony

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1467 «Fairy Tales, Little Thumb, part 1: the parents plan to lose their sons in the forest, and Little Thumb leaves a trail of white pebbles» 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/1467-pg503-part54/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1467-pg503-part54:e2:1
# text = State the method by which the King prevented the Princess from departing before the conclusion of the ceremony.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	method	method	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	prevented	prevent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	departing	depart	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	ceremony	ceremony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prevent** | past | the King | the Princess |  |  |  | by the State method | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer princess=Theme |
| 2 | **depart** | gerund | the King *not said here* |  |  |  | before the conclusion of the ceremony |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **conclude** |  |  | the ceremony |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He caused all doors to be shut and bolted

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1467-pg503-part54:e2:o1:1
# text = He caused all doors to be shut and bolted
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	doors	door	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	bolted	bolt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | He | all doors |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition door=Patient |
| 2 | **is** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | shut *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **bolt** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He dispatched a guard to escort her away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1467-pg503-part54:e2:o2:1
# text = He dispatched a guard to escort her away
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dispatched	dispatch	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	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	escort	escort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	away	away	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dispatch** | past | He | a guard |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Patient |
| 2 | **escort away** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | away *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He summoned his chariot to carry her off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1467-pg503-part54:e2:o3:1
# text = He summoned his chariot to carry her off
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	summoned	summon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past | He | his chariot |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chariot=Recipient |
| 2 | **carry off** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He commanded the musicians to play louder

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1467-pg503-part54:e2:o4:1
# text = He commanded the musicians to play louder
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	commanded	command	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	musicians	musician	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	play	play	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	louder	loud	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **command** | past | He | the musicians |  |  |  |  | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent musician=Eventuality |
| 2 | **play** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | loud *property* | vn performance-26.7-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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