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title: Why does the Princess cough and sneeze in her bedchamber at night? — Russian Fairy Tales, Waska and Schurka… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why does the Princess cough and sneeze in her bedchamber at night? Exam question 2 of lesson 1720 «Russian Fairy Tales, Waska and Schurka: Waska wins back Martin's magic ring, and his castle is rebuilt» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 2 · Russian Fairy Tales, Waska and Schurka: Waska wins back Ma…

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Why does the Princess cough and sneeze in her bedchamber at night?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** Princess cough, bedchamber

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1720 «Russian Fairy Tales, Waska and Schurka: Waska wins back Martin's magic ring, and his castle is rebuilt» 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/1720-pg640-part44/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e2:1
# text = Why does the Princess cough and sneeze in her bedchamber at night?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	cough	cough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	sneeze	sneeze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	bedchamber	bedchamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the Princess cough and sneeze |  | her bedchamber | night |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cough=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Because fluff from her pillow is drawn into her nose and mouth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e2:o1:1
# text = Because fluff from her pillow is drawn into her nose and mouth
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
2	fluff	fluff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	pillow	pillow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	mouth	mouth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | present · passive |  | fluff from her pillow |  |  |  | into her nose and mouth *result* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Patient into nose=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Because a cold wind enters through her open window at night

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e2:o2:1
# text = Because a cold wind enters through her open window at night
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	enters	enter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	through	through	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enter** | present | a cold wind |  |  | wind's open window | night |  | vn escape-51.1-1-2 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through window=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because the mouse sends fluff up her nose and the cat wakes her up all night long

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e2:o3:1
# text = Because the mouse sends fluff up her nose and the cat wakes her up all night long
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	fluff	fluff	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
6	up	up	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	wakes	wake	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	up	up	ADP	RP	_	12	compound:prt	_	_
15	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	det	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
17	long	long	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | present | the mouse | fluff |  |  |  | up mouse's nose | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fluff=Theme |
| 2 | **wake up** | present | the cat | mouse |  |  | night | long *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent she=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Because her pillow is full of old feathers and the mouse is spreading dust through her whole bedchamber

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1720-pg640-part44:e2:o4:1
# text = Because her pillow is full of old feathers and the mouse is spreading dust through her whole bedchamber
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
3	pillow	pillow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	mouse	mouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	spreading	spread	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	conj	_	_
14	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	through	through	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	bedchamber	bedchamber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | her pillow |  |  |  |  | of old feathers; full *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **spread** | present · progressive | the mouse | dust |  | mouse's whole bedchamber |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent dust=Theme through bedchamber=Destination |

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