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title: Which of the following most accurately describes the conclusion of t… — Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following most accurately describes the conclusion of the passage? Exam question 4 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 dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 4 · Irish Fairy Tales, Becfola, part 20: a wolf chase and a ha…

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Which of the following most accurately describes the conclusion of the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, conclude · **To what, where:** conclusion, passage

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e4:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately describes the conclusion of the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
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	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 conclusion of the passage |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent conclusion=Theme |
| 3 | **conclude** |  |  | the passage |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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 maid stays behind while Becfola sails to a wide green land

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e4:o1:1
# text = The maid stays behind while Becfola sails to a wide green land
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	maid	maid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	stays	stay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	sails	sail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stay** | present | the maid |  |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sail** | present | Becfola |  |  | a wide green land |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to land=Trajectory |

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

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The youth rows Becfola in a boat to a high, pleasant island

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e4:o2:1
# text = The youth rows Becfola in a boat to a high, pleasant island
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rows	row	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
12	pleasant	pleasant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **row** | present | the youth | Becfola |  | a boat |  | to a high pleasant island | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent becfola=Theme to island=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The youth leads Becfola on foot to a dark and windy cave

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e4:o3:1
# text = The youth leads Becfola on foot to a dark and windy cave
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	leads	lead	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Becfola	Becfola	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	windy	windy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
12	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead** | present | the youth | Becfola |  | foot |  | to a dark cave | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent becfola=Theme on foot=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The youth carries her home

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1052-pg2892-part20:e4:o4:1
# text = The youth carries her home
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	carries	carry	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | present | the youth | youth's home |  |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent home=Theme |

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