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title: how did the prince even find her? — Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1:… · tree and pragmatics
description: how did the prince even find her? Test 11 · ★ of lesson 1567 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampion, a stolen baby, and a girl locked in a tower» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option; Mova's ch
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# Test 11 · ★ · Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampi…

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how did the prince even find her?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** find · **To what, where:** her

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This is test 11 · ★ of lesson 1567 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, Rapunzel, part 1: a craving for rampion, a stolen baby, and a girl locked in a tower» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/1567-pg540-part64/#t11).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t11:1
# text = how did the prince even find her?
1	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	6	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	even	even	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · do-support |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Topic |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he kept coming back to the wood and listening to her singing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t11:o1:1
# text = he kept coming back to the wood and listening to her singing
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come back** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | the wood |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to wood=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **listen** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to her singing | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to singing=Theme |
| 4 | **sing** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom singing «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he kept returning and hearing her singing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t11:o2:1
# text = he kept returning and hearing her singing
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	hearing	hear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **return** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hear** | gerund | he *not said here* | her singing |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer singing=Stimulus |
| 4 | **sing** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom singing «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
he kept coming back to the wood every day and listening to her singing until he finally figured out where the tower was

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t11:o3:1
# text = he kept coming back to the wood every day and listening to her singing until he finally figured out where the tower was
1	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
17	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	figured	figure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
19	out	out	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	18	ccomp	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
23	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come back** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  | the wood | day |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to wood=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **listen** | gerund | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to her singing | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to singing=Theme |
| 4 | **figure out** | past | he |  |  |  |  | finally *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **is** | past | the tower |  |  |  |  | where *property* | tree rules |
| 6 | **sing** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom singing «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a servant told him about the tower, and he kept coming back to the wood to hear her sing for many weeks in a row

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1567-pg540-part64:t11:o4:1
# text = a servant told him about the tower, and he kept coming back to the wood to hear her sing for many weeks in a row
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	told	tell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	iobj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	coming	come	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
13	back	back	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	sing	sing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	23	amod	_	_
23	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	row	row	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past | a servant |  | him *= he* |  |  | about the tower | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent he=Recipient about tower=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | past | servant |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **come back** | gerund | servant *not said here* |  |  | the wood |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to wood=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **hear** | to-infinitive | servant *not said here* | her sing |  | a row | week |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sing=Stimulus |

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