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title: Upon what occasion did the witch become transformed into flint, and… — Danish Tales, The Witch and the White… · tree and pragmatics
description: Upon what occasion did the witch become transformed into flint, and where does the stone remain? Exam question 3 of lesson 1654 «Danish Tales, The Witch and the White Dove: the prince wins back the princess, and the couple escapes the witch» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 3 · Danish Tales, The Witch and the White Dove: the prince win…

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Upon what occasion did the witch become transformed into flint, and where does the stone remain?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** occasion, stone · **What happens:** do, transform, remain · **To what, where:** witch, flint

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1654 «Danish Tales, The Witch and the White Dove: the prince wins back the princess, and the couple escapes the witch» 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/1654-pg5615-part43/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1654-pg5615-part43:e3:1
# text = Upon what occasion did the witch become transformed into flint, and where does the stone remain?
1	Upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
3	occasion	occasion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	transformed	transform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	flint	flint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
13	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	17	advmod	_	_
14	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | occasion | the witch |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witch=Eventuality |
| 2 | **transform** | present |  |  |  |  |  | into flint *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.result»: agent=Patient into flint=Result |
| 3 | **remain** | present · do-support | the stone |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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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upon the princess blowing on her as she stood in the courtyard at dawn, beside the castle gate

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1654-pg5615-part43:e3:o1:1
# text = upon the princess blowing on her as she stood in the courtyard at dawn, beside the castle gate
1	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
4	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stood	stand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	courtyard	courtyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | gerund | princess *not said here* | princess |  |  |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP apart»: agent=Agent her=Patient |
| 2 | **stand** | past | princess |  |  | the courtyard | dawn | upon the princess; beside the castle gate | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon princess=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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when the princess blew on her three times, and the stone lies by the old garden wall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1654-pg5615-part43:e3:o2:1
# text = when the princess blew on her three times, and the stone lies by the old garden wall
1	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	lies	lie	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | the princess |  |  |  | time |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **lie** | present | the stone |  |  |  |  | by the old garden wall | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by wall=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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when the lovers fled from the hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1654-pg5615-part43:e3:o3:1
# text = when the lovers fled from the hall
1	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	lovers	lover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj	_	_
4	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | past | the lovers |  |  | the hall |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from hall=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
upon the princess blowing on her, outside the window

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1654-pg5615-part43:e3:o4:1
# text = upon the princess blowing on her, outside the window
1	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	blowing	blow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | gerund | the princess *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on princess; outside the window | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |

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