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title: What is the principal event recounted in the portion of the narrativ… — West Highland Tales, Ian the Soldier's… · tree and pragmatics
description: What is the principal event recounted in the portion of the narrative under consideration? Exam question 1 of lesson 1141 «West Highland Tales, Ian the Soldier's Son, part 7: Ian outwits the raven and slays the second giant» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 1 · West Highland Tales, Ian the Soldier's Son, part 7: Ian ou…

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What is the principal event recounted in the portion of the narrative under consideration?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** principal event · **What happens:** be, recount · **To what, where:** principal event, portion

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1141 «West Highland Tales, Ian the Soldier's Son, part 7: Ian outwits the raven and slays the second 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/1141-pg3027-part7/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e1:1
# text = What is the principal event recounted in the portion of the narrative under consideration?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	recounted	recount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	portion	portion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
13	under	under	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	consideration	consideration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the principal event |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recount** *speech: other* | participle |  | the principal event *not said here* |  | the portion of the narrative under consideration |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The defeat of the second giant by Ian, aided by the raven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e1:o1:1
# text = The defeat of the second giant by Ian, aided by the raven
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	6	amod	_	_
6	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Ian	Ian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	aided	aid	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **aid** | participle |  | the defeat of the second giant by Ian *not said here* |  |  |  | by the raven | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **defeat** |  |  | the second giant by Ian |  |  |  |  | nom defeat «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The escape of Ian from the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e1:o2:1
# text = The escape of Ian from the house
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	escape	escape	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Ian	Ian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **escape** |  | Ian |  |  | the house |  |  | nom escape «act intransitive»: of=agent from=place |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The capture of the raven by the giant

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e1:o3:1
# text = The capture of the raven by the giant
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	capture	capture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **capture** |  |  | the raven |  |  |  |  | nom capture «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The rescue of the brothers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e1:o4:1
# text = The rescue of the brothers
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rescue	rescue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rescue** |  |  | the brothers |  |  |  |  | nom rescue «act transitive»: of=patient |

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