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description: In what manner did the prince secure his release from the host's house? Exam question 2 of lesson 1635 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Bird Grip, part 24: the youngest prince pays a murderous host, escapes, and meets the fox again» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 2 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Bird Grip, part 24: the youngest…

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In what manner did the prince secure his release from the host's house?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** prince · **What happens:** do, secure · **To what, where:** manner, release, house

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1635 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Bird Grip, part 24: the youngest prince pays a murderous host, escapes, and meets the fox again» 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/1635-pg5615-part24/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the prince secure his release from the host's house?
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	6	det	_	_
6	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	secure	secure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	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 |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **secure** | past | the prince | prince's release |  | the host's house |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent release=Theme from house=Source |

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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}

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By paying a large sum of money to the host and settling the dead man's debt

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e2:o1:1
# text = By paying a large sum of money to the host and settling the dead man's debt
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	paying	pay	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	money	money	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	settling	settle	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	debt	debt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | gerund |  | a large sum of money |  |  |  | to the host | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sum=Asset |
| 2 | **settle** | gerund |  | the dead man's debt |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme debt=Location |
| 3 | **sum** |  |  | money |  |  |  |  | nom sum «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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By convincing the host with a clever riddle and then riding away with the maid after giving him all the gold from the castle

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e2:o2:1
# text = By convincing the host with a clever riddle and then riding away with the maid after giving him all the gold from the castle
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	convincing	convince	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	clever	clever	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	riddle	riddle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	riding	ride	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	away	away	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	giving	give	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	iobj	_	_
19	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	21	det:predet	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convince** | gerund |  | the host |  |  |  | with a clever riddle | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus host=Experiencer |
| 2 | **ride away** | gerund |  |  |  |  | then | with the maid; away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **give** | gerund |  | all gold | maid | the castle |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient gold=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By bribing the guards and fleeing the house before dawn at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e2:o3:1
# text = By bribing the guards and fleeing the house before dawn at night
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bribing	bribe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	fleeing	flee	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bribe** | gerund |  | the guards |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Patient |
| 2 | **flee** | gerund |  | the house |  |  | dawn; night |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme house=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By begging the host and promising to work in his kitchen for a year

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1635-pg5615-part24:e2:o4:1
# text = By begging the host and promising to work in his kitchen for a year
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	begging	beg	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	host	host	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	promising	promise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	xcomp	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **beg** *speech: request* | gerund |  | the host |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent host=Recipient |
| 2 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **work** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | year | in his kitchen | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in kitchen=Theme |

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