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description: Which of the following is the correct account of the snake's appearance at the palace? Exam question 3 of lesson 1904 «Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Snake, part 1: a snake asks to marry the Princess» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 3 · Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Snake, part 1: a snake…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following is the correct account of the snake's appearance at the palace?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1904 «Italian Fairy Tales, The Enchanted Snake, part 1: a snake asks to marry the Princess» 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/1904-pg7277-part41/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e3:1
# text = Which of the following is the correct account of the snake's appearance at 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	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	snake	snake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the correct account; of the snake's appearance at the palace | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It arrived in a golden carriage drawn by six white elephants, and the courtiers fled screaming while the King and Queen hid in the turret and the bells rang.

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e3:o1:1
# text = It arrived in a golden carriage drawn by six white elephants, and the courtiers fled screaming while the King and Queen hid in the turret and the bells rang.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	screaming	scream	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	16	xcomp	_	_
18	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
23	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	turret	turret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj	_	_
30	rang	ring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | It |  |  | a golden carriage |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** | participle |  | a golden carriage *not said here* |  |  |  | by six white elephants | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **flee** | past | the courtiers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **scream** *speech: express* | gerund | the courtiers *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **hide** | past | the King and Queen |  |  | the turret |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in turret=Location |
| 6 | **ring** | past | the bells |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It arrived on foot through the garden gate, bowing politely, and then the courtiers all fled in terror to the cellars below the palace hall and the stables.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e3:o2:1
# text = It arrived on foot through the garden gate, bowing politely, and then the courtiers all fled in terror to the cellars below the palace hall and the stables.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	through	through	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	garden	garden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	bowing	bow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
17	all	all	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
18	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	terror	terror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	cellars	cellar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
24	below	below	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
26	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	compound	_	_
27	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nmod	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	stables	stable	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | It |  |  | foot |  | through the garden gate | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through gate=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **bow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | politely *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **flee** | past | the courtiers |  |  | terror | then | to the cellars below the palace hall and the stables; all *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to cellar=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It rode in a red coach drawn by four black horses, and the servants screamed.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e3:o3:1
# text = It rode in a red coach drawn by four black horses, and the servants screamed.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	coach	coach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	screamed	scream	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | It |  |  | a red coach |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **draw** | participle |  | a red coach *not said here* |  |  |  | by four black horses | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **scream** *speech: express* | past | the servants |  |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It arrived in a golden carriage drawn by six white elephants, and the courtiers fled.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1904-pg7277-part41:e3:o4:1
# text = It arrived in a golden carriage drawn by six white elephants, and the courtiers fled.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	drawn	draw	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	elephants	elephant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | It |  |  | a golden carriage |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **draw** | participle |  | a golden carriage *not said here* |  |  |  | by six white elephants | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **flee** | past | the courtiers |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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