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title: By what means did Prince Narcissus gain entry to the enclosure where… — Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the… · tree and pragmatics
description: By what means did Prince Narcissus gain entry to the enclosure where the Princess was kept? Exam question 2 of lesson 1879 «Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 1: Narcissus finds the hidden princess and falls in love» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla,…

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By what means did Prince Narcissus gain entry to the enclosure where the Princess was kept?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Prince · **What happens:** mean, gain, keep · **To what, where:** entry, Princess · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1879 «Fairy Tales, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla, part 1: Narcissus finds the hidden princess and falls in love» 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/1879-pg7277-part16/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e2:1
# text = By what means did Prince Narcissus gain entry to the enclosure where the Princess was kept?
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	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	Narcissus	Narcissus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	flat	_	_
7	gain	gain	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	entry	entry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	enclosure	enclosure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	16	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj:pass	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 | **gain** | present | Prince | entry |  |  |  | to the enclosure *result* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.patient V NP.extent PP.source PP.goal»: agent=Patient entry=Extent to enclosure=Result |
| 3 | **keep** | past · passive |  | the Princess |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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By using a silver ring to make himself invisible to the guards and the Princess's nurse

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e2:o1:1
# text = By using a silver ring to make himself invisible to the guards and the Princess's nurse
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	using	use	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	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	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
8	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	7	obj	_	_
9	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	xcomp	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | gerund |  | a silver ring |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ring=Patient |
| 2 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | invisible *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset himself=Product |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By sneaking in with a borrowed cloak from the guards

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e2:o2:1
# text = By sneaking in with a borrowed cloak from the guards
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	sneaking	sneak	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	borrowed	borrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sneak in** | gerund |  |  |  | the guards |  | with a borrowed cloak | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from guard=Trajectory |
| 2 | **borrow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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By making himself invisible with the magic ring given him by Melinette

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e2:o3:1
# text = By making himself invisible with the magic ring given him by Melinette
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	invisible	invisible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Melinette	Melinette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | invisible *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset himself=Product |
| 2 | **give** | participle | the magic ring *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | by Melinette | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By disguising himself as a servant and passing the guards with a letter from the Queen

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1879-pg7277-part16:e2:o4:1
# text = By disguising himself as a servant and passing the guards with a letter from the Queen
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	disguising	disguise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	passing	pass	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	letter	letter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disguise** | gerund |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  | as a servant | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme himself=Destination |
| 2 | **pass** | gerund |  | the guards |  |  |  | with a letter from the Queen | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme guard=Trajectory |

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