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title: By what means did the Prince succeed in conveying a communication to… — Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, part 7:… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did the Prince succeed in conveying a communication to the occupant of the tower? Exam question 1 of lesson 1823 «Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, part 7: the Prince learns the Magician's secret and sets out for the parrot» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency
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# Exam question 1 · Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, part 7: the Prince learns th…

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By what means did the Prince succeed in conveying a communication to the occupant of the tower?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Prince · **What happens:** mean, do, succeed, convey · **To what, where:** communication, occupant · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1823 «Indian Fairy Tales, Punchkin, part 7: the Prince learns the Magician's secret and sets out for the parrot» 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/1823-pg7128-part7/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e1:1
# text = By what means did the Prince succeed in conveying a communication to the occupant of the tower?
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	succeed	succeed	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	conveying	convey	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	communication	communication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	occupant	occupant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **succeed** | present | the Prince |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **convey** | gerund | the Prince *not said here* | a communication | the occupant of the tower |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent communication=Topic to occupant=Recipient |

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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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By fastening his mother's gold ring to a large bouquet and throwing it up high

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e1:o1:1
# text = By fastening his mother's gold ring to a large bouquet and throwing it up high
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fastening	fasten	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	bouquet	bouquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	up	up	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
16	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | gerund |  | his mother's gold ring |  |  |  | to a large bouquet | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent ring=Patient to bouquet=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **throw up** | gerund |  | ring |  |  |  | high *property* | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By tying a silver ring to a letter and sending it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e1:o2:1
# text = By tying a silver ring to a letter and sending it
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	tying	tie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	sending	send	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tie** | gerund |  | a silver ring |  |  |  | to a letter | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent ring=Patient to letter=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **send** | gerund |  | ring |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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By fastening a gold ring to a bouquet and throwing it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e1:o3:1
# text = By fastening a gold ring to a bouquet and throwing it
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fastening	fasten	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bouquet	bouquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | gerund |  | a gold ring |  |  |  | to a bouquet | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent ring=Patient to bouquet=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **throw** | gerund |  | ring |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
By fastening a gold ring to a bouquet and throwing it up to the tower window

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1823-pg7128-part7:e1:o4:1
# text = By fastening a gold ring to a bouquet and throwing it up to the tower window
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	fastening	fasten	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bouquet	bouquet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	throwing	throw	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	up	up	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fasten** | gerund |  | a gold ring |  |  |  | to a bouquet | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent ring=Patient to bouquet=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **throw up** | gerund |  | ring |  |  |  | to the tower window | vn breathe-40.1.2 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

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