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title: In what manner did the three princes depart from the city, and what… — Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prin… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the three princes depart from the city, and what arrangement did they make for their reunion? Exam question 2 of lesson 1493 «Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 80: Houssain buys a magic tapestry in Bisnagar» of the books course of Mova's 
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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fai…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In what manner did the three princes depart from the city, and what arrangement did they make for their reunion?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** three princes, arrangement · **What happens:** do, depart, make · **To what, where:** manner, city

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1493 «Fairy Tales (pg503), The Story of Prince Ahmed and the Fairy Paribanou, part 80: Houssain buys a magic tapestry in Bisnagar» 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/1493-pg503-part80/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the three princes depart from the city, and what arrangement did they make for their reunion?
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	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	princes	prince	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	depart	depart	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	obj	_	_
15	arrangement	arrangement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
16	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	reunion	reunion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | what manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **depart** | present | the three princes |  |  | the city |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from city=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **make** | past · do-support | arrangement |  |  |  |  | for princes's reunion | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent what=Material for reunion=Beneficiary |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They left by the same gate, disguised as merchants.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e2:o1:1
# text = They left by the same gate, disguised as merchants.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | They |  |  |  |  | by the same gate | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent by gate=Location |
| 2 | **disguise** | participle | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | as merchants | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They departed by the same gate, disguised as merchants, and agreed to reunite at an inn after one year.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e2:o2:1
# text = They departed by the same gate, disguised as merchants, and agreed to reunite at an inn after one year.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	reunite	reunite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	after	after	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	21	nummod	_	_
21	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depart** | past | They |  |  |  |  | by the same gate | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **disguise** | participle |  | the same gate *not said here* |  |  |  | as merchants | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **reunite** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  | a inn | year |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They left through the same gate, disguised as merchants, and promised to meet again at a caravanserai after one year had passed.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e2:o3:1
# text = They left through the same gate, disguised as merchants, and promised to meet again at a caravanserai after one year had passed.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	disguised	disguise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	merchants	merchant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	meet	meet	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	again	again	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	caravanserai	caravanserai	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
20	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
21	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	22	nummod	_	_
22	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl:unmarked	_	_
23	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past | They |  |  | the same gate |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through gate=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **disguise** | participle |  | the same gate *not said here* |  |  |  | as merchants | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **meet** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | They *not said here* |  |  | a caravanserai | again |  | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **pass** | past · perfect | They *not said here* |  |  |  | year |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They departed in disguise and, after agreeing on a meeting place, they promised to return to the same inn once the full year was complete.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1493-pg503-part80:e2:o4:1
# text = They departed in disguise and, after agreeing on a meeting place, they promised to return to the same inn once the full year was complete.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
7	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	agreeing	agree	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	15	advcl	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	meeting	meeting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	promised	promise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	once	once	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
26	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	cop	_	_
27	complete	complete	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **depart** | past | They |  |  | disguise |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **agree** *speech: agree* | gerund | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on a meeting place | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.theme S»: agent=Agent on place=Topic |
| 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | past | they |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **return** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | they *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the same inn *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to inn=Result |
| 5 | **is** | past | the full year |  |  |  |  | complete *property* | tree rules |

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