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title: Which natural feature is described as surrounding the Prince upon hi… — The Green Fairy Book, The Little Green… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which natural feature is described as surrounding the Prince upon his arrival at the final forest? Exam question 3 of lesson 1689 «The Green Fairy Book, The Little Green Frog, part 13: Prince Saphir sets out to find the magic bird that cured his father» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 3 · The Green Fairy Book, The Little Green Frog, part 13: Prin…

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Which natural feature is described as surrounding the Prince upon his arrival at the final forest?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** his · **What happens:** describe, surround, arrive · **To what, where:** Prince, final forest

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1689 «The Green Fairy Book, The Little Green Frog, part 13: Prince Saphir sets out to find the magic bird that cured his father» 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/1689-pg640-part13/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1689-pg640-part13:e3:1
# text = Which natural feature is described as surrounding the Prince upon his arrival at the final forest?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	natural	natural	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feature	feature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	surrounding	surround	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **surround** | gerund |  | the Prince |  | the final forest |  | upon his arrival | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme prince=Co-Theme |
| 3 | **arrive** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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A woodland composed entirely of cedars, beneath which the grass was soft

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1689-pg640-part13:e3:o1:1
# text = A woodland composed entirely of cedars, beneath which the grass was soft
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woodland	woodland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
3	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cedars	cedar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | participle |  | a woodland and the grass *not said here* |  |  |  | of cedars; entirely *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | a woodland and the grass |  |  |  |  | soft *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A woodland composed entirely of cedars, beneath which the grass was soft and covered with rare flowers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1689-pg640-part13:e3:o2:1
# text = A woodland composed entirely of cedars, beneath which the grass was soft and covered with rare flowers
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woodland	woodland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	cedars	cedar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
8	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	soft	soft	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	rare	rare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compose** | participle |  | a woodland *not said here* |  |  |  | of cedars; entirely *property* | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | past | the grass |  |  |  |  | beneath a woodland; soft *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **cover** | participle | the grass *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with rare flowers | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with flower=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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A vast woodland of ancient cedars and pines, through which a warm wind blew and birds sang overhead

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1689-pg640-part13:e3:o3:1
# text = A vast woodland of ancient cedars and pines, through which a warm wind blew and birds sang overhead
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	vast	vast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	woodland	woodland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	ancient	ancient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cedars	cedar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	pines	pine	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	blew	blow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
18	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
19	overhead	overhead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blow** | past | a warm wind |  |  | ancient cedars and pines and birds |  |  | vn split-23.2 «NP V apart»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | a vast woodland of ancient cedars and pines and birds | overhead |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location overhead=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A wood of pale birches where the soil was rich and the air was sweet

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1689-pg640-part13:e3:o4:1
# text = A wood of pale birches where the soil was rich and the air was sweet
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	pale	pale	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	birches	birch	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
6	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
15	sweet	sweet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | a wood of pale birches |  |  |  |  | rich *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **is** | past | the air |  |  |  |  | sweet *property* | tree rules |

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