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title: Which of the following most accurately describes the circumstances i… — Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following most accurately describes the circumstances in which Becfola and her maid become separated from the known world? Exam question 2 of lesson 1052 «Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a wolf chase and a handsome stranger» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 2 · Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a wolf chase and a ha…

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Which of the following most accurately describes the circumstances in which Becfola and her maid become separated from the known world?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Becfola · **What happens:** follow, describe, become, separate, know · **To what, where:** circumstances

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1052 «Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a wolf chase and a handsome stranger» 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/1052-pg2892-part20/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e2:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately describes the circumstances in which Becfola and her maid become separated from the known world?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obl	_	_
12	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	become	become	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
17	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	xcomp	_	_
18	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	amod	_	_
21	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the circumstances |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme |
| 3 | **become** | present | Becfola and her maid |  |  | the circumstances |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **separate** | participle | Becfola and her maid *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from the known world | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V ADVP-Middle PP»: agent=Patient from world=Co-Patient |
| 5 | **know** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Becfola passes through the palace doorway into Faery without her knowledge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e2:o1:1
# text = Becfola passes through the palace doorway into Faery without her knowledge
1	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	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	doorway	doorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Faery	faery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | present | Becfola |  |  | the palace doorway |  | into Faery; without Becfola's knowledge | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme through doorway=Initial\_Location into faery=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Becfola passes through the palace doorway into Faery without her knowledge, and her maid is left behind in the mortal world for good

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e2:o2:1
# text = Becfola passes through the palace doorway into Faery without her knowledge, and her maid is left behind in the mortal world for good
1	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	passes	pass	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	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	doorway	doorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Faery	faery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	without	without	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	knowledge	knowledge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
18	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
21	mortal	mortal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	22	amod	_	_
22	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	for	for	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass** | present | Becfola |  |  | the palace doorway |  | into Faery; without Becfola's knowledge | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme through doorway=Initial\_Location into faery=Destination |
| 2 | **leave behind** | present · passive |  | Becfola's maid |  | the mortal world |  | for good; behind *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in world=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Becfola is pulled by a fairy wind through the old stone gateway of Tara

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e2:o3:1
# text = Becfola is pulled by a fairy wind through the old stone gateway of Tara
1	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	gateway	gateway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	Tara	Tara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | present · passive | a fairy wind | Becfola |  | the old stone gateway of Tara |  |  | vn push-12-1 «NP V NP ADJP-Result»: agent=Agent subject=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Becfola steps through the palace doorway into Faery without knowing it, forgetting Crimthann as she goes, while her maid follows behind her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e2:o4:1
# text = Becfola steps through the palace doorway into Faery without knowing it, forgetting Crimthann as she goes, while her maid follows behind her
1	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	steps	step	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	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	doorway	doorway	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Faery	faery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	forgetting	forget	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
14	Crimthann	Crimthann	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
19	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	22	mark	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
22	follows	follow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
23	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **step** | present | Becfola |  |  | the palace doorway |  | into Faery | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into faery=Destination |
| 2 | **know** | gerund | Becfola *not said here* | Faery |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus |
| 3 | **forget** | gerund | Becfola *not said here* | Crimthann |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **go** | present | Becfola |  |  |  |  |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **follow** | present | Becfola's maid |  |  |  |  | behind Becfola | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme behind she=Location |

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