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title: What is the principal function of the magic mantle as described in t… — Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: What is the principal function of the magic mantle as described in the fisher-girl's account? Exam question 3 of lesson 1899 «Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part 36: John rescues Ludovine from the goblins, sleeps through his chances, and is carried off to the Low Countries.» of the books course of
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part 36: John rescues Lud…

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What is the principal function of the magic mantle as described in the fisher-girl's account?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** principal function, fisher girl · **What happens:** be, describe, account · **To what, where:** magic mantle, account

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1899 «Fairy Tales, The Little Soldier, part 36: John rescues Ludovine from the goblins, sleeps through his chances, and is carried off to the Low Countries.» 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/1899-pg7277-part36/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1899-pg7277-part36:e3:1
# text = What is the principal function of the magic mantle as described in the fisher-girl's account?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	mantle	mantle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	fisher	fisher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the principal function of the magic mantle |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** | participle |  | the magic mantle *not said here* |  | the fisher girl's account |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **account** |  | the fisher girl |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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It lets its wearer fly over the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1899-pg7277-part36:e3:o1:1
# text = It lets its wearer fly over the sea
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lets	let	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	wearer	wearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	fly	fly	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	over	over	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **let** | present | It | its wearer fly |  | the sea |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fly=Theme |

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

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It enables its bearer to transport himself at will

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1899-pg7277-part36:e3:o2:1
# text = It enables its bearer to transport himself at will
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enables	enable	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bearer	bearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	transport	transport	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	6	obj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enable** | present | It | its bearer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **transport** | to-infinitive |  | himself *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus himself=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It keeps its bearer warm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1899-pg7277-part36:e3:o3:1
# text = It keeps its bearer warm
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	keeps	keep	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	bearer	bearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | present | It | its bearer |  |  |  | warm *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bearer=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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It makes its wearer a king of the seas

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1899-pg7277-part36:e3:o4:1
# text = It makes its wearer a king of the seas
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	makes	make	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	wearer	wearer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | present | It | its wearer |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: agent=Asset wearer=Beneficiary king=Product |

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