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# Exam question 3 · Crimson Fairy Book, The Seven Simeons, part 8: Simon steal…

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State the precise sequence of events by which the princess was separated from the royal yacht and conveyed beneath the surface of the sea.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** events · **What happens:** separate, convey · **To what, where:** princess

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 668 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Seven Simeons, part 8: Simon steals the princess and sails off under the sea» 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/668-pg2435-part8/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:668-pg2435-part8:e3:1
# text = State the precise sequence of events by which the princess was separated from the royal yacht and conveyed beneath the surface of the sea.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	precise	precise	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
13	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	yacht	yacht	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	conj	_	_
19	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	surface	surface	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **separate** | past · passive | events | the princess |  |  |  | from the royal yacht | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent subject=Patient from yacht=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **convey** | participle | events *not said here* |  |  |  |  | beneath the surface of the sea | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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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The sea swallowed the yacht whole

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:668-pg2435-part8:e3:o1:1
# text = The sea swallowed the yacht whole
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	swallowed	swallow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	yacht	yacht	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swallow** | past | the sea | the yacht |  |  |  | whole *property* | vn gobble-39.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yacht=Patient |

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

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The fourth Simon seized the prow of the ship

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:668-pg2435-part8:e3:o2:1
# text = The fourth Simon seized the prow of the ship
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	seized	seize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prow	prow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | past | the fourth Simon | the prow of the ship |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prow=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The fourth Simon seized the prow of the ship and pulled it under the sea

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:668-pg2435-part8:e3:o3:1
# text = The fourth Simon seized the prow of the ship and pulled it under the sea
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fourth	fourth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	3	amod	_	_
3	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	seized	seize	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	prow	prow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	pulled	pull	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	_
13	under	under	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seize** | past | the fourth Simon | the prow of the ship |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent prow=Theme |
| 2 | **pull** | past | the fourth Simon *not said here* | prow |  | the sea |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The seventh Simon stole the princess away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:668-pg2435-part8:e3:o4:1
# text = The seventh Simon stole the princess away
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	seventh	seventh	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal away** | past | the seventh Simon | the princess |  |  |  | away *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location princess=Theme |

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