--- title: In the narrative, which creature did the youth first assume when he… — Norse Tales, Dapplegrim: the youth win… · tree and pragmatics description: In the narrative, which creature did the youth first assume when he concealed himself from the Princess? Exam question 2 of lesson 1562 «Norse Tales, Dapplegrim: the youth wins the Princess with two tricks and a second horse» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1562-pg540-part59/e2/) [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, Dapplegrim: the youth win…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1562-pg540-part59/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Norse Tales, Dapplegrim: the youth wins the Princess with… In the narrative, which creature did the youth first assume when he concealed himself from the Princess? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** creature · **What happens:** assume, conceal · **To what, where:** narrative, creature This is exam question 2 of lesson 1562 «Norse Tales, Dapplegrim: the youth wins the Princess with two tricks and a second 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/1562-pg540-part59/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e2:1 # text = In the narrative, which creature did the youth first assume when he concealed himself from the Princess? 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 narrative narrative NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 5 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 7 obj _ _ 6 creature creature NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 aux _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 youth youth NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 11 advmod _ _ 11 assume assume VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 12 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 14 advmod _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 concealed conceal VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 ccomp _ _ 15 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 14 obj _ _ 16 from from ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 Princess princess NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assume** | past · do-support | | | | the narrative | | first *property* | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **conceal** | past | creature | creature | | | | from the Princess | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent himself=Patient from princess=Beneficiary | 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} a dung beetle ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e2:o1:1 # text = a dung beetle 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 dung dung NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 beetle beetle NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} a common sparrow ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e2:o2:1 # text = a common sparrow 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 common common ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 sparrow sparrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} a horse-fly ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e2:o3:1 # text = a horse-fly 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ SpaceAfter=No 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ SpaceAfter=No 4 fly fly NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} a field mouse ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e2:o4:1 # text = a field mouse 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 mouse mouse NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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