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title: Which of the following accurately describes the vehicle in which Par… — Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor: the bees… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately describes the vehicle in which Paridamie approached the palace? Exam question 4 of lesson 1876 «Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor: the bees steal the twelve maidens, and Rosanella returns to marry the Prince» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor: the bees steal the twelve ma…

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Which of the following accurately describes the vehicle in which Paridamie approached the palace?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Paridamie · **What happens:** follow, describe, approach · **To what, where:** palace, vehicle

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1876 «Fairy Book, Prince Mirliflor: the bees steal the twelve maidens, and Rosanella returns to marry the Prince» 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/1876-pg7277-part13/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1876-pg7277-part13:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the vehicle in which Paridamie approached the palace?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	csubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	vehicle	vehicle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
11	Paridamie	Paridamie	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	approached	approach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **approach** | past | Paridamie | the palace |  | the vehicle |  |  | vn confront-98 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palace=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}

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A chariot of gold with bees

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1876-pg7277-part13:e4:o1:1
# text = A chariot of gold with bees
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	bees	bee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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

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

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A chariot of crystal drawn by six winged maidens

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1876-pg7277-part13:e4:o2:1
# text = A chariot of crystal drawn by six winged maidens
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	crystal	crystal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	obl	_	_
8	winged	wing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	maidens	maiden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | participle |  | a chariot of crystal *not said here* |  |  |  | by six | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wing** | past | a chariot of crystal | maidens |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme maiden=Trajectory |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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A chariot of clear crystal pulled by rose ribbons and flying maidens from the garden

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1876-pg7277-part13:e4:o3:1
# text = A chariot of clear crystal pulled by rose ribbons and flying maidens from the garden
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chariot	chariot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	clear	clear	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	crystal	crystal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	ribbons	ribbon	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	flying	fly	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
12	maidens	maiden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | participle |  | clear crystal *not said here* |  |  |  | by rose ribbons | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fly** | gerund |  | maidens |  | the garden |  |  | vn drive-11.5-1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent maiden=Theme from garden=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A sled of silver pulled by ponies

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1876-pg7277-part13:e4:o4:1
# text = A sled of silver pulled by ponies
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sled	sled	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	ponies	pony	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | participle |  | a sled of silver *not said here* |  |  |  | by ponies | vn slide-11.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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