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title: What did the second prince declare, upon observing the blood flowing… — Tales of pg641, The Three Princes and… · tree and pragmatics
description: What did the second prince declare, upon observing the blood flowing from the birch? Exam question 2 of lesson 1758 «Tales of pg641, The Three Princes and The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan, part 9: the witch's rod, the brothers freed, a barber's secret» of the books course of Mova's primary scho
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# Exam question 2 · Tales of pg641, The Three Princes and The Goat's Ears of t…

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What did the second prince declare, upon observing the blood flowing from the birch?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** second prince, blood · **What happens:** declare, observe, flow · **To what, where:** blood, birch

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1758 «Tales of pg641, The Three Princes and The Goat's Ears of the Emperor Trojan, part 9: the witch's rod, the brothers freed, a barber's secret» 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/1758-pg641-part9/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1758-pg641-part9:e2:1
# text = What did the second prince declare, upon observing the blood flowing from the birch?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	obj	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	declare	declare	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	observing	observe	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	flowing	flow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	birch	birch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **declare** *speech: other* | past · do-support | the second prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Attribute |
| 2 | **observe** | gerund | the second prince *not said here* | the blood |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent blood=Topic |
| 3 | **flow** | gerund | the blood *not said here* |  |  | the birch |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Alas! both my brothers were slain."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1758-pg641-part9:e2:o1:1
# text = "Alas! both my brothers were slain."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Alas	alas	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	both	both	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	slain	slain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | past | my brothers |  |  |  |  | slain *property* | tree rules |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Alas! both my brothers are dead."

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1758-pg641-part9:e2:o2:1
# text = "Alas! both my brothers are dead."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Alas	alas	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	both	both	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my brothers |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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"Alas! both my brothers are dead, and I must now find the witch."

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1758-pg641-part9:e2:o3:1
# text = "Alas! both my brothers are dead, and I must now find the witch."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Alas	alas	INTJ	UH	_	8	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	both	both	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	6	det:predet	_	_
5	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
8	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	parataxis	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** *in a quote* | present | my brothers |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** *in a quote* | must | I | the witch |  |  | now |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent witch=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
"Alas! both of my dear brothers have been turned to stone by a beast."

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1758-pg641-part9:e2:o4:1
# text = "Alas! both of my dear brothers have been turned to stone by a beast."
1	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Alas	alas	INTJ	UH	_	11	discourse	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	!	!	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
4	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	dear	dear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	turned	turn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
14	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	11	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **turn** *in a quote* | present · perfect · passive | a beast | both |  | stone |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to stone=Trajectory |

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