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title: Why did Potentilla drop the cup? — Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus an… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did Potentilla drop the cup? Test 6 · ★ of lesson 1882 «Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla: Melinette saves Potentilla from poison and traps Grumedan» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each op
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# Test 6 · ★ · Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Poten…

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Why did Potentilla drop the cup?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Potentilla · **What happens:** drop · **To what, where:** cup

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This is test 6 · ★ of lesson 1882 «Lang's fairy book, Prince Narcissus and the Princess Potentilla: Melinette saves Potentilla from poison and traps Grumedan» of the books course of Mova's primary school. 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/1882-pg7277-part19/#t6).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:t6:1
# text = Why did Potentilla drop the cup?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	4	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	Potentilla	Potentilla	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cup	cup	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drop** | past · do-support | Potentilla | the cup |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cup=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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She saw Narcissus and ran to him, dead happy, after Frivola had told her he was dead

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:t6:o1:1
# text = She saw Narcissus and ran to him, dead happy, after Frivola had told her he was dead
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Narcissus	Narcissus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	Frivola	Frivola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	parataxis	_	_
16	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	iobj	_	_
17	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	cop	_	_
19	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | She | Narcissus |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer narcissus=Stimulus |
| 2 | **run** | past | She *not said here* |  | Narcissus |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to he=Result |
| 3 | **tell** *speech: assert* | past · perfect | Frivola |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 4 | **is** | past | Frivola |  |  |  |  | dead *property* | tree rules |

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

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She saw Narcissus and ran to him, dead happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:t6:o2:1
# text = She saw Narcissus and ran to him, dead happy
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Narcissus	Narcissus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
9	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | She | Narcissus |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer narcissus=Stimulus |
| 2 | **run** | past | She *not said here* |  | Narcissus |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to he=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She saw Narcissus across the room and ran straight to him, dead happy, dropping everything

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:t6:o3:1
# text = She saw Narcissus across the room and ran straight to him, dead happy, dropping everything
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Narcissus	Narcissus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	across	across	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	straight	straight	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	dropping	drop	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
17	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | She | Narcissus |  | the room |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer narcissus=Stimulus |
| 2 | **run** | past | She *not said here* |  | Narcissus |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to he=Result |
| 3 | **drop** | gerund | She *not said here* | everything |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent everything=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She spotted Narcissus and got too excited

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1882-pg7277-part19:t6:o4:1
# text = She spotted Narcissus and got too excited
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spotted	spot	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Narcissus	Narcissus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	excited	excited	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spot** | past | She |  | Narcissus |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent narcissus=Destination |
| 2 | **get** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | excited *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer |

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