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title: By what means did the princess remove herself from the reach of the… — Yellow Fairy Book, Minon-Minette, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the princess remove herself from the reach of the fairy? Exam question 1 of lesson 1662 «Yellow Fairy Book, Minon-Minette, part 51: the princess escapes the fairy on a magic fan and meets Souci in the air» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 1 · Yellow Fairy Book, Minon-Minette, part 51: the princess es…

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By what means did the princess remove herself from the reach of the fairy?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** princess · **What happens:** mean, remove · **To what, where:** princess, reach

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1662 «Yellow Fairy Book, Minon-Minette, part 51: the princess escapes the fairy on a magic fan and meets Souci in the air» 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/1662-pg5615-part51/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e1:1
# text = By what means did the princess remove herself from the reach of the fairy?
1	By	by	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	remove	remove	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	herself	herself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	reach	reach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **remove** | past · do-support | the princess | princess |  | the reach of the fairy |  |  | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent herself=Theme from reach=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 {#o1}

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By tucking the fan under her skirt and lifting off

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e1:o1:1
# text = By tucking the fan under her skirt and lifting off
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tucking	tuck	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	skirt	skirt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	lifting	lift	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tuck** | gerund |  | the fan |  | her skirt |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent fan=Theme under skirt=Trajectory |
| 2 | **lift off** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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By concealing the fan beneath her feet and ascending into the air

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e1:o2:1
# text = By concealing the fan beneath her feet and ascending into the air
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	concealing	conceal	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	ascending	ascend	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | gerund |  | the fan |  | her feet |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fan=Patient beneath foot=Location |
| 2 | **ascend** | gerund |  |  |  | the air |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into air=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By hiding the fan under her feet and then flying up into the sky above the fields

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e1:o3:1
# text = By hiding the fan under her feet and then flying up into the sky above the fields
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hiding	hide	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
11	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	into	into	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	above	above	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | gerund |  | the fan |  | her feet |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fan=Patient under foot=Location |
| 2 | **fly up** | gerund |  |  |  | the sky | then | above the fields | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above field=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By sitting on the fan and rising above the fairy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e1:o4:1
# text = By sitting on the fan and rising above the fairy
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	fan	fan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	rising	rise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
8	above	above	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sit** | gerund |  |  |  | the fan |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on fan=Location |
| 2 | **rise** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | above the fairy | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent above fairy=Location |

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