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title: Which of the following best describes the outcome of the combat on t… — Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Be… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the outcome of the combat on the lawn, as narrated in the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 1053 «Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Becfola sneaks home and the king turns her scolding into a joke» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Exam question 1 · Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Becfola sneaks home an…

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of the combat on the lawn, as narrated in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, narrate · **To what, where:** outcome, passage

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1053 «Deirdre, Becfola's Wooing, part 21: Becfola sneaks home and the king turns her scolding into a joke» 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/1053-pg2892-part21/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the outcome of the combat on the lawn, as narrated in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	combat	combat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	lawn	lawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
17	narrated	narrate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	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 outcome of the combat on the lawn |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **narrate** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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}

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Seven of the eight combatants were slain and one remained standing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:e1:o1:1
# text = Seven of the eight combatants were slain and one remained standing.
1	Seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	0	root	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	combatants	combatant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	slain	slain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	acl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
10	remained	remain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	standing	standing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the eight combatants |  |  |  |  | slain *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **remain** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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After a long contest, the eighth combatant fled into the woods while the seven others lay slain upon the lawn.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:e1:o2:1
# text = After a long contest, the eighth combatant fled into the woods while the seven others lay slain upon the lawn.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	eighth	eighth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	combatant	combatant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	seven	seven	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
17	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	slain	slay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	lawn	lawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | past | the eighth combatant |  |  | the woods | after a long contest |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into wood=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **slay** | past · passive |  | the seven others |  |  |  | upon the lawn | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Eight combatants fought until only the victor survived, and the rest were carried off by the clerics to Devenish.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:e1:o3:1
# text = Eight combatants fought until only the victor survived, and the rest were carried off by the clerics to Devenish.
1	Eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	combatants	combatant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	only	only	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	survived	survive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
15	off	off	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	clerics	cleric	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	Devenish	Devenish	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fight** | past | Eight combatants |  |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **survive** | past | the victor |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **carry off** | past · passive | the clerics | the rest | Devenish |  |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent subject=Theme to devenish=Destination |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The contest ended in a truce, with all eight combatants sparing one another.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1053-pg2892-part21:e1:o4:1
# text = The contest ended in a truce, with all eight combatants sparing one another.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	truce	truce	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
10	eight	eight	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	combatants	combatant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
12	sparing	spare	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	obj	_	_
14	another	another	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	fixed	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **end** | past | the contest |  |  | a truce |  | with all eight combatants | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector with combatant=Subeventuality |
| 2 | **spare** | gerund | all eight combatants *not said here* | one |  |  |  |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent one=Asset |

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