--- title: Which action by the prince caused the stone figure to shudder and sp… — Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4… · tree and pragmatics description: Which action by the prince caused the stone figure to shudder and split into seven parts? Exam question 1 of lesson 664 «Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4: a swineherd's dogs catch a hairy thief, and a prince gets three magic apples» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depend --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/664-pg2435-part4/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/664-pg2435-part4/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4: a swineherd's dogs… Which action by the prince caused the stone figure to shudder and split into seven parts? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** action, prince · **What happens:** cause, shudder, split, act · **To what, where:** stone figure, seven parts This is exam question 1 of lesson 664 «Blue Fairy Book, The Hairy Man, part 4: a swineherd's dogs catch a hairy thief, and a prince gets three magic apples» 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/664-pg2435-part4/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e1:1 # text = Which action by the prince caused the stone figure to shudder and split into seven parts? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 by by ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 prince prince NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 caused cause VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 stone stone NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 compound _ _ 9 figure figure NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 to to PART TO _ 11 mark _ _ 11 shudder shudder VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 acl _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 split split VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 conj _ _ 14 into into ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 seven seven NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 16 nummod _ _ 16 parts part NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **cause** | past | which action by the prince | the stone figure | | | | | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition figure=Patient | | 2 | **shudder** | to-infinitive | which action by the prince *not said here* | the stone figure *not said here* | | | | | vn body\_internal\_states-40.6 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **split** | infinitive | which action by the prince *not said here* | | | | | into seven parts *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into part=Result | | 4 | **act** | | the prince | | | | | | nom action «act intransitive»: by=agent | 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} Pouring cold water upon its head ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e1:o1:1 # text = Pouring cold water upon its head 1 Pouring pour VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 cold cold ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 4 upon upon ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 head head NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pour** | gerund | | cold water | | | | upon water's head | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Patient | ### Option 2 {#o2} Striking it with the golden staff ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e1:o2:1 # text = Striking it with the golden staff 1 Striking strike VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 staff staff NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **strike** | gerund | | it | | | | with the golden staff | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with staff=Instrument | ### Option 3 {#o3} Burning it in the palace fire ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e1:o3:1 # text = Burning it in the palace fire 1 Burning burn VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 obj _ _ 3 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 compound _ _ 6 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **burn** | gerund | | it | | the palace fire | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4} Brushing the baby's blood upon its wrists ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:664-pg2435-part4:e1:o4:1 # text = Brushing the baby's blood upon its wrists 1 Brushing brush VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 baby baby NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 4 's 's PART POS _ 3 case _ _ 5 blood blood NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 upon upon ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 wrists wrist NOUN NNS Number=Plur 1 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **brush** | gerund | | the baby's blood | | blood's wrists | | | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent blood=Theme upon wrist=Destination | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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