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title: In what manner did the talking horse convey the princess and Ciccu f… — Italian Popular Tales, Ciccu, part 63:… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the talking horse convey the princess and Ciccu from the castle courtyard? Exam question 2 of lesson 1674 «Italian Popular Tales, Ciccu, part 63: the princess drops her veil and ring, and Ciccu must fetch the veil» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency 
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# Exam question 2 · Italian Popular Tales, Ciccu, part 63: the princess drops…

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In what manner did the talking horse convey the princess and Ciccu from the castle courtyard?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** talking horse · **What happens:** convey · **To what, where:** princess, manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1674 «Italian Popular Tales, Ciccu, part 63: the princess drops her veil and ring, and Ciccu must fetch the veil» 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/1674-pg5615-part63/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the talking horse convey the princess and Ciccu from the castle courtyard?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	talking	talking	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	convey	convey	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	Ciccu	Ciccu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	courtyard	courtyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | past · do-support | the talking horse | the princess and Ciccu |  | what manner |  | from the castle courtyard | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent princess=Theme from courtyard=Initial\_Location |

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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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At a gallop, carrying both through the forest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:e2:o1:1
# text = At a gallop, carrying both through the forest
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gallop	gallop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	both	both	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | gerund | a gallop *not said here* |  |  | the forest |  | both *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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At a gallop, carrying both away across the countryside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:e2:o2:1
# text = At a gallop, carrying both away across the countryside
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gallop	gallop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	both	both	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | gerund | a gallop *not said here* |  |  | the countryside |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By galloping at great speed, carrying both of them far across the wide countryside

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:e2:o3:1
# text = By galloping at great speed, carrying both of them far across the wide countryside
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	galloping	gallop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	speed	speed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
8	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nmod	_	_
11	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
12	across	across	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gallop** | gerund |  |  |  | great speed |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at speed=Trajectory |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund |  | both |  | the wide countryside |  | far *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent both=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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At a gallop, carrying both away across the countryside to the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1674-pg5615-part63:e2:o4:1
# text = At a gallop, carrying both away across the countryside to the sea
1	At	at	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	gallop	gallop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	both	both	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | gerund | a gallop *not said here* |  |  | the countryside |  | to the sea; away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent to sea=Destination |

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