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description: Which of the following accurately identifies the means by which the fleet of the king is prevented from pursuing the vessel? Exam question 4 of lesson 1643 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants, part 32: the new helpers join the ship and the king's fleet is blinded by fog» of the books course of Mo
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants, part 32: the new he…

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Which of the following accurately identifies the means by which the fleet of the king is prevented from pursuing the vessel?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** the · **What happens:** follow, identify, mean, prevent, pursue · **To what, where:** fleet, vessel · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1643 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Six Servants, part 32: the new helpers join the ship and the king's fleet is blinded by fog» 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/1643-pg5615-part32/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately identifies the means by which the fleet of the king is prevented from pursuing the vessel?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	nsubj	_	_
8	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fleet	fleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	prevented	prevent	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	ccomp	_	_
18	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	pursuing	pursue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	advcl	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	vessel	vessel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **prevent** | present · passive |  | the fleet of the king |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **pursue** | gerund |  | the vessel |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vessel=Theme |

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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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The sounding of a horn that frightens the fleet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:e4:o1:1
# text = The sounding of a horn that frightens the fleet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sounding	sounding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	frightens	frighten	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fleet	fleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | present | a horn | the fleet |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus fleet=Experiencer |

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

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The release of fog which conceals the ships from view

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:e4:o2:1
# text = The release of fog which conceals the ships from view
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
6	conceals	conceal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | present | the release of fog | the ships |  | view |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ship=Patient from view=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The release of fog from a sack which conceals the ships from view and lets the youth escape

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:e4:o3:1
# text = The release of fog from a sack which conceals the ships from view and lets the youth escape
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj	_	_
9	conceals	conceal	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | present | the release of fog from a sack | the ships |  | view |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent ship=Patient from view=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **let** | present | the release of fog from a sack *not said here* | the youth |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **escape** | infinitive | the youth *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The release of a heavy sack of fog that blinds the fleet and lets the ship escape

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1643-pg5615-part32:e4:o4:1
# text = The release of a heavy sack of fog that blinds the fleet and lets the ship escape
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	fog	fog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	blinds	blind	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	fleet	fleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
14	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blind** | present | the release of a heavy sack of fog | the fleet |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **let** | present | the release of a heavy sack of fog | the ship |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **escape** | infinitive | the ship *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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