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title: Which account correctly states the reason the Princess fled the farm… — Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which account correctly states the reason the Princess fled the farm by boat? Exam question 2 of lesson 1919 «Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs off in the King's boat and meets the stately lady of the birds» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs…

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Which account correctly states the reason the Princess fled the farm by boat?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** account, Princess · **What happens:** state, flee · **To what, where:** reason, farm

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1919 «Fairy Tales, Princess Rosette, part 56: the Princess runs off in the King's boat and meets the stately lady of the birds» 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/1919-pg7277-part56/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e2:1
# text = Which account correctly states the reason the Princess fled the farm by boat?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | which account | the reason |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **flee** | past | the Princess | the farm |  |  |  | by boat | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme farm=Initial\_Location |

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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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She wanted to be a sailor on the river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e2:o1:1
# text = She wanted to be a sailor on the river
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sailor	sailor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	xcomp	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | a sailor |  | the river |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To see the sea.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e2:o2:1
# text = To see the sea.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	see	see	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | the sea |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sea=Stimulus |

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

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She feared punishment from the Queen for her failures

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e2:o3:1
# text = She feared punishment from the Queen for her failures
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	failures	failure	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | She | punishment |  |  |  | from the Queen; for her failures | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer punishment=Stimulus for failure=Attribute |
| 2 | **fail** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom failure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She feared the Fairy would scold her for sleeping

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1919-pg7277-part56:e2:o4:1
# text = She feared the Fairy would scold her for sleeping
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	scold	scold	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sleeping	sleeping	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | She |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **scold** | would | the Fairy | her *= she* |  |  |  | for sleeping | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent she=Theme for sleeping=Attribute |

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