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description: In what manner does the dragon attempt to secure his release from the prince during the combat at noon? Exam question 3 of lesson 674 «Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats the dragon, and the princess's kiss ends the fight» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats…

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In what manner does the dragon attempt to secure his release from the prince during the combat at noon?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **What happens:** do, secure · **To what, where:** dragon attempt, manner, release

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 674 «Fairy Book, The Shepherd Prince, part 14: the prince beats the dragon, and the princess's kiss ends the fight» 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/674-pg2435-part14/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:e3:1
# text = In what manner does the dragon attempt to secure his release from the prince during the combat at noon?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	secure	secure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	during	during	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	combat	combat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	noon	noon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the dragon attempt |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attempt=Eventuality |
| 2 | **secure** | to-infinitive |  | his release |  |  | during the combat; noon | from the prince | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent release=Theme from prince=Source |

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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}

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By swearing an oath to leave the valley forever in peace.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:e3:o1:1
# text = By swearing an oath to leave the valley forever in peace.
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	swearing	swear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	oath	oath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swear** | gerund |  | a oath |  |  |  |  | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent oath=Eventuality |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive |  | the valley |  | peace |  | forever *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent valley=Theme in peace=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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By promising the shepherd gold if he would let him go free.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:e3:o2:1
# text = By promising the shepherd gold if he would let him go free.
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	promising	promise	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	shepherd	shepherd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	go	go	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **promise** *speech: promise* | gerund | he *not said here* | the shepherd gold |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent gold=Theme |
| 2 | **let** | would | he | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **go** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  |  |  | free *property* | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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By requesting permission to dip his burning head into the lake.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:e3:o3:1
# text = By requesting permission to dip his burning head into the lake.
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	requesting	request	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	dip	dip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	burning	burning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | gerund |  | permission |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent permission=Recipient |
| 2 | **dip** | to-infinitive |  | his burning head |  | the lake |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent head=Theme into lake=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By requesting permission to dip his burning head into the cool lake, after which he promises never to return to the valley.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:674-pg2435-part14:e3:o4:1
# text = By requesting permission to dip his burning head into the cool lake, after which he promises never to return to the valley.
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	requesting	request	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	csubj	_	_
3	permission	permission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	dip	dip	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	burning	burning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	cool	cool	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	promises	promise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
18	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	20	advmod	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **request** | gerund |  | permission |  |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent permission=Recipient |
| 2 | **dip** | to-infinitive |  | his burning head |  | the cool lake |  |  | vn funnel-9.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent head=Theme into lake=Destination |
| 3 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present | he |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **not** **return** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the valley *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to valley=Result |

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