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title: By what means did the Princess ultimately evade Fanfaronade's pursuit? — Fairy Tales, Princess Mayblossom, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the Princess ultimately evade Fanfaronade's pursuit? Exam question 3 of lesson 1509 «Fairy Tales, Princess Mayblossom, part 6: greedy Fanfaronade eats all the food and the Princess vanishes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Princess Mayblossom, part 6: greedy Fanfarona…

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By what means did the Princess ultimately evade Fanfaronade's pursuit?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Princess, Fanfaronade · **What happens:** mean, evade, pursue · **To what, where:** pursuit

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1509 «Fairy Tales, Princess Mayblossom, part 6: greedy Fanfaronade eats all the food and the Princess vanishes» 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/1509-pg540-part6/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1509-pg540-part6:e3:1
# text = By what means did the Princess ultimately evade Fanfaronade's pursuit?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	ultimately	ultimately	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	evade	evade	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	Fanfaronade	Fanfaronade	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	pursuit	pursuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **evade** | past · do-support | the Princess | Fanfaronade's pursuit |  |  |  | ultimately *property* | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent pursuit=Location |
| 3 | **pursue** |  | Fanfaronade |  |  |  |  |  | nom pursuit «act 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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By hiding behind the rocks along the shore

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1509-pg540-part6:e3:o1:1
# text = By hiding behind the rocks along the shore
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	rocks	rock	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	along	along	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  |  |  | the rocks |  | along the shore | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind rock=Location |

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

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By means of the carbuncle's enchantment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1509-pg540-part6:e3:o2:1
# text = By means of the carbuncle's enchantment
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	carbuncle	carbuncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the carbuncle's enchantment | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **enchant** |  | the carbuncle |  |  |  |  |  | nom enchantment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By means of the carbuncle's enchantment that made her vanish entirely from his sight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1509-pg540-part6:e3:o3:1
# text = By means of the carbuncle's enchantment that made her vanish entirely from his sight
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	carbuncle	carbuncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	enchantment	enchantment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	made	make	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	vanish	vanish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the carbuncle's enchantment | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **make** | past | the carbuncle's enchantment | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **vanish** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  | his sight |  | entirely *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from sight=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **enchant** |  | the carbuncle |  |  |  |  |  | nom enchantment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **sight** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By means of a magical boat that carried her across the wide and stormy sea

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1509-pg540-part6:e3:o4:1
# text = By means of a magical boat that carried her across the wide and stormy sea
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	magical	magical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	carried	carry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	across	across	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
12	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	stormy	stormy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	conj	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of a magical boat | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **carry** | past | a magical boat | her *= she* |  | the wide sea |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

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