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# Exam question 2 · pg3282, Rosald and Geirald, part 21: Rosald slays the gian…

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According to the passage, what was the principal reason for Geirald's wish to depart from the castle before the tourney?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** passage, Geirald · **What happens:** accord, be, depart, wish · **To what, where:** principal reason, castle

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1220 «pg3282, Rosald and Geirald, part 21: Rosald slays the giant, then fights the tourney in Geirald's clothes, and the queen grows suspicious» 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/1220-pg3282-part21/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1220-pg3282-part21:e2:1
# text = According to the passage, what was the principal reason for Geirald's wish to depart from the castle before the tourney?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	Geirald	Geirald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	depart	depart	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	acl	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
20	before	before	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	tourney	tourney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the passage and the principal reason | the principal reason |  |  |  | for Geirald's wish | tree rules |
| 3 | **depart** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the castle | before the tourney |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from castle=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **wish** |  | Geirald |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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He was worried that the tourney would bring his friend and himself to certain defeat before the court

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1220-pg3282-part21:e2:o1:1
# text = He was worried that the tourney would bring his friend and himself to certain defeat before the court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	worried	worried	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	tourney	tourney	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	friend	friend	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	10	conj	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	certain	certain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	defeat	defeat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	before	before	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | He |  |  |  |  | worried *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **bring** | would | the tourney | tourney's friend |  | certain defeat | before the court |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent friend=Theme to defeat=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He feared that the two young men would be defeated by well-proved knights

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1220-pg3282-part21:e2:o2:1
# text = He feared that the two young men would be defeated by well-proved knights
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	proved	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **defeat** | would · passive | proved knights | the two young men |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He feared that the two young men would be defeated by well-proved knights and the court would mock them for ever after

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1220-pg3282-part21:e2:o3:1
# text = He feared that the two young men would be defeated by well-proved knights and the court would mock them for ever after
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	defeated	defeat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	proved	prove	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	amod	_	_
15	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	_
19	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	20	aux	_	_
20	mock	mock	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
21	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	20	obl	_	_
24	after	after	ADP	IN	_	20	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **defeat** | would · passive | proved knights | the two young men |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **prove** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **mock after** | would | the court | men *= man* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent they=Theme for ever=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He feared that the two young men would be shamed by the king's household knights in the lists

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1220-pg3282-part21:e2:o4:1
# text = He feared that the two young men would be shamed by the king's household knights in the lists
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
6	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	men	man	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	shamed	shame	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	knights	knight	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	lists	list	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **shame** | would · passive | household knights in the lists | the two young men |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |

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