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title: In what manner did the two lovers in the labyrinth end their lives? — d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Invisible… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the two lovers in the labyrinth end their lives? Exam question 2 of lesson 1697 «d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Invisible Prince, part 21: the Prince is wrecked and finds a land of doomed lovers» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 2 · d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Invisible Prince, part 21: the…

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In what manner did the two lovers in the labyrinth end their lives?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** two lovers · **What happens:** do, end · **To what, where:** manner, lives

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1697 «d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Invisible Prince, part 21: the Prince is wrecked and finds a land of doomed lovers» 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/1697-pg640-part21/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1697-pg640-part21:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the two lovers in the labyrinth end their lives?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	lovers	lover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	labyrinth	labyrinth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	end	end	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	lives	life	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **end** | present | the two lovers in the labyrinth | lovers's lives |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: agent=Subeventuality life=Eventuality |

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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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By pulling a sharp knife across their necks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1697-pg640-part21:e2:o1:1
# text = By pulling a sharp knife across their necks
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	necks	neck	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | gerund |  | a sharp knife |  | their necks |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent knife=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By pulling silken cords tight around their throats until they stopped breathing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1697-pg640-part21:e2:o2:1
# text = By pulling silken cords tight around their throats until they stopped breathing
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	pulling	pull	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	advcl	_	_
3	silken	silken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cords	cord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	throats	throat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
9	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	breathing	breathe	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | gerund | cords *= cord* *not said here* | silken cords |  | cords's throats |  | tight *property* | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cord=Theme |
| 2 | **stop** | past | cords *= cord* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **breathe** | gerund | cords *= cord* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn breathe-40.1.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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By drinking a poisoned cup together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1697-pg640-part21:e2:o3:1
# text = By drinking a poisoned cup together
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drinking	drink	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	poisoned	poison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | gerund |  | a poisoned cup |  |  |  | together *property* | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=Patient |
| 2 | **poison** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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

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By drawing silken cords tight around their throats

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1697-pg640-part21:e2:o4:1
# text = By drawing silken cords tight around their throats
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	silken	silken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	cords	cord	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	around	around	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	throats	throat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | gerund |  | silken cords |  | cords's throats |  | tight *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cord=Theme |

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