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title: Which of the following was the punishment decreed for the crime of B… — Gods and Fighting Men, Conn the Hundre… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following was the punishment decreed for the crime of Becuma of the White Skin? Exam question 1 of lesson 1062 «Gods and Fighting Men, Conn the Hundred Fighter, part 30: Conn grieves for his queen and a stranger comes out of the sea» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Exam question 1 · Gods and Fighting Men, Conn the Hundred Fighter, part 30:…

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Which of the following was the punishment decreed for the crime of Becuma of the White Skin?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, decree, incriminate · **To what, where:** Becuma

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1062 «Gods and Fighting Men, Conn the Hundred Fighter, part 30: Conn grieves for his queen and a stranger comes out of the sea» 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/1062-pg2892-part30/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:e1:1
# text = Which of the following was the punishment decreed for the crime of Becuma of the White Skin?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	case	_	_
5	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	punishment	punishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
8	decreed	decree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	crime	crime	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Becuma	Becuma	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	White	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	Skin	skin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **is** | past |  |  |  |  |  | of the punishment | tree rules |
| 3 | **decree** | past |  |  |  |  |  | for the crime of Becuma of the White Skin | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 4 | **incriminate** |  |  | Becuma |  |  |  |  | nom crime «act 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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Banishment from the Many-Coloured Land to a dark cold sphere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:e1:o1:1
# text = Banishment from the Many-Coloured Land to a dark cold sphere
1	Banishment	banishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	sphere	sphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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Banishment from the Many-Coloured Land to a lower and worse sphere

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:e1:o2:1
# text = Banishment from the Many-Coloured Land to a lower and worse sphere
1	Banishment	banishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	Coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	Land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
10	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	10	conj	_	_
13	sphere	sphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Banishment from Tara to a worse land of cold mists and sorrow

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:e1:o3:1
# text = Banishment from Tara to a worse land of cold mists and sorrow
1	Banishment	banishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	from	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	Tara	Tara	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	7	amod	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	mists	mist	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Permanent banishment from the Many-Coloured Land to a lower and worse sphere beyond all the seas

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1062-pg2892-part30:e1:o4:1
# text = Permanent banishment from the Many-Coloured Land to a lower and worse sphere beyond all the seas
1	Permanent	permanent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	banishment	banishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	Many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Coloured	coloured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	lower	low	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	14	amod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	worse	bad	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	11	conj	_	_
14	sphere	sphere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
15	beyond	beyond	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	18	det:predet	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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