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title: Specify the nature of the stratagem by which Stan evaded the attempt… — Fairy Tales, Stan and the Dragon, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Specify the nature of the stratagem by which Stan evaded the attempted murder during the night. Exam question 3 of lesson 1770 «Fairy Tales, Stan and the Dragon, part 21: Stan outwits the dragon and his mother» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of 
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Stan and the Dragon, part 21: Stan outwits th…

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Specify the nature of the stratagem by which Stan evaded the attempted murder during the night.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Stan · **What happens:** specify, evade, attempt · **To what, where:** nature, attempted murder

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1770 «Fairy Tales, Stan and the Dragon, part 21: Stan outwits the dragon and his mother» 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/1770-pg641-part21/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1770-pg641-part21:e3:1
# text = Specify the nature of the stratagem by which Stan evaded the attempted murder during the night.
1	Specify	specify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	stratagem	stratagem	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
9	Stan	Stan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	evaded	evade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	attempted	attempt	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	amod	_	_
13	murder	murder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	during	during	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **specify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the nature of the stratagem |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent nature=Theme |
| 2 | **evade** | past | Stan | the attempted murder |  |  | night | by the stratagem | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent murder=Location |
| 3 | **attempt** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=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 {#o1}

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a heavy stone placed under the covers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1770-pg641-part21:e3:o1:1
# text = a heavy stone placed under the covers
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	covers	cover	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | participle |  | a heavy stone *not said here* |  | the covers |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent under cover=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a trough concealed beneath the bedclothes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1770-pg641-part21:e3:o2:1
# text = a trough concealed beneath the bedclothes
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	trough	trough	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bedclothes	bedclothes	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | participle |  | a trough *not said here* |  | the bedclothes |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath bedclothes=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a sack of earth under the blanket

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1770-pg641-part21:e3:o3:1
# text = a sack of earth under the blanket
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	under	under	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	blanket	blanket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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a loud snoring performed beside a pile of sacks in the corner of the room

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1770-pg641-part21:e3:o4:1
# text = a loud snoring performed beside a pile of sacks in the corner of the room
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	snoring	snoring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	performed	perform	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	pile	pile	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sacks	sack	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	corner	corner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | participle |  | a loud snoring *not said here* |  | a pile of sacks |  | in the corner of the room | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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