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title: What misfortune befell the prince, and to whom did he resort for ass… — Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: What misfortune befell the prince, and to whom did he resort for assistance? Exam question 4 of lesson 684 «Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, part 24: the prince is blinded and goes to the giant» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, part 24: the prince is…

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What misfortune befell the prince, and to whom did he resort for assistance?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** misfortune · **What happens:** befall, resort · **To what, where:** prince

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 684 «Fairy Tales, The Sword of Strength, part 24: the prince is blinded and goes to the giant» 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/684-pg2435-part24/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:e4:1
# text = What misfortune befell the prince, and to whom did he resort for assistance?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	misfortune	misfortune	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	befell	befall	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	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	whom	whom	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
10	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	resort	resort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	conj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	assistance	assistance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **befall** | past | what misfortune | the prince |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **resort** | past · do-support | misfortune |  |  |  |  | for assistance | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to whom=Result |

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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 was blinded by the robber and sought help from a giant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:e4:o1:1
# text = He was blinded by the robber and sought help from a giant
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	blinded	blind	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	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	sought	seek	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blind** | past · passive | the robber | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **seek** | past | the robber *not said here* | help |  |  |  | from a giant | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent help=Theme |

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

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He was deprived of both eyes by the robber and went to the giant for aid

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:e4:o2:1
# text = He was deprived of both eyes by the robber and went to the giant for aid
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	deprived	deprive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	det	_	_
6	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	obl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deprive** | past · passive | the robber | He |  |  |  | of both eyes | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent subject=Source of eye=Theme |
| 2 | **go** | past | the robber *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the giant; for aid | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to giant=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The captain took his eyes and he fled to a giant's house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:e4:o3:1
# text = The captain took his eyes and he fled to a giant's house
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
8	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | the captain | captain's eyes |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Theme |
| 2 | **flee** | past | captain |  |  | a giant's house |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to house=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The robber gouged out both of his eyes, so he traveled far to the giant's house to beg for help and aid

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:684-pg2435-part24:e4:o4:1
# text = The robber gouged out both of his eyes, so he traveled far to the giant's house to beg for help and aid
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
3	gouged	gouge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	out	out	ADP	RP	_	3	compound:prt	_	_
5	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	traveled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	beg	beg	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
24	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gouge out** | participle | the robber *not said here* | both |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent both=Patient |
| 2 | **travel** | past | the robber |  |  | the giant's house |  | far *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to house=Destination |
| 3 | **beg** *speech: request* | to-infinitive | the robber *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for help and aid | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V PP.Topic»: agent=Agent for help=Topic |

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