--- title: What was the immediate consequence of the colt's tail striking the g… — Popular Tales of the West Highlands, I… · tree and pragmatics description: What was the immediate consequence of the colt's tail striking the gatepost during the escape from the palace? Exam question 3 of lesson 1146 «Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Ian Direach, part 12: the fox sails Ian to Erin and France, and the princess is tricked aboard» of the books course of M --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1146-pg3027-part12/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Popular Tales of the West Highlands, I…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1146-pg3027-part12/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Ian Direach, part 12:… What was the immediate consequence of the colt's tail striking the gatepost during the escape from the palace? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** immediate consequence · **What happens:** be, strike · **To what, where:** immediate consequence, gatepost This is exam question 3 of lesson 1146 «Popular Tales of the West Highlands, Ian Direach, part 12: the fox sails Ian to Erin and France, and the princess is tricked aboard» 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/1146-pg3027-part12/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e3:1 # text = What was the immediate consequence of the colt's tail striking the gatepost during the escape from the palace? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 immediate immediate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 consequence consequence NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 colt colt NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 tail tail NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 11 striking strike VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 acl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 gatepost gatepost NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 during during ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 escape escape NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 17 from from ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the immediate consequence | | | | of the colt's tail | tree rules | | 2 | **strike** | gerund | the immediate consequence *not said here* | the gatepost | | | during the escape from the palace | | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gatepost=Patient | 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} The king seized the bridle ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e3:o1:1 # text = The king seized the bridle 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 seized seize VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 bridle bridle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seize** | past | the king | the bridle | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bridle=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} The horse ran from the walls ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e3:o2:1 # text = The horse ran from the walls 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 horse horse NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 ran run VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 walls wall NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **run** | past | the horse | | | the walls | | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from wall=Trajectory | ### Option 3 {#o3} The gate was barred shut ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e3:o3:1 # text = The gate was barred shut 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 barred bar VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 shut shut ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 xcomp _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bar** | past · passive | | the gate | | | | shut *property* | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} The king chased them out of the palace and across the whole country ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1146-pg3027-part12:e3:o4:1 # text = The king chased them out of the palace and across the whole country 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 chased chase VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 out out ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 palace palace NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 10 across across ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 12 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 amod _ _ 13 country country NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **chase** | past | the king | them *= they* | | the palace and the whole country | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent they=Theme out palace=Trajectory | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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