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title: What was the prince's reaction upon first encountering the maiden at… — Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the ba… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the prince's reaction upon first encountering the maiden at the summit of the tree? Exam question 4 of lesson 676 «Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the baby vanishes, an eagle carries her off, the prince searches» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the baby vanishes, an eagl…

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What was the prince's reaction upon first encountering the maiden at the summit of the tree?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** reaction · **What happens:** be, encounter · **To what, where:** reaction, maiden, summit

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 676 «Fairy Tales, Wildrose, part 16: the baby vanishes, an eagle carries her off, the prince searches» 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/676-pg2435-part16/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:e4:1
# text = What was the prince's reaction upon first encountering the maiden at the summit of the tree?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	reaction	reaction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
8	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	9	advmod	_	_
9	encountering	encounter	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	maiden	maiden	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	summit	summit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the prince's reaction |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **encounter** | gerund | the prince's reaction *not said here* | the maiden |  | the summit of the tree |  | first *property* | vn encounter-30.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer maiden=Stimulus |

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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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He called out and raised his bow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:e4:o1:1
# text = He called out and raised his bow
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	out	out	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	raised	raise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call out** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **raise** | past | He *not said here* | his bow |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bow=Theme |

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

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He was dazzled and lowered his bow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:e4:o2:1
# text = He was dazzled and lowered his bow
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	dazzled	dazzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	lowered	lower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dazzle** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lower** | past |  | his bow |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bow=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was so dazzled by the glowing girl that he dropped his bow and fell on his knees in the grass below the tree

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:e4:o3:1
# text = He was so dazzled by the glowing girl that he dropped his bow and fell on his knees in the grass below the tree
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	dazzled	dazzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	glowing	glow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	dropped	drop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	knees	knee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	below	below	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dazzle** | past · passive | the glowing girl | He |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **glow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **drop** | past | he | his bow |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bow=Theme |
| 4 | **fall** | past | he *not said here* |  |  | his knees |  | in the grass; below the tree | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on knee=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was dazzled by the light and lowered his bow, then he called out to ask her name politely

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:676-pg2435-part16:e4:o4:1
# text = He was dazzled by the light and lowered his bow, then he called out to ask her name politely
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	dazzled	dazzle	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	light	light	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	lowered	lower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	bow	bow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
13	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
15	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	ask	ask	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	politely	politely	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dazzle** | past · passive | the light | He |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **lower** | past | the light *not said here* | his bow |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bow=Theme |
| 3 | **call out** *speech: assert* | past | he |  |  |  | then |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | her name |  |  |  | politely *property* | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient |
| 5 | **name** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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