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description: Explain the basis upon which the queen determined that Rosald had slain the robber band. Exam question 1 of lesson 1221 «pg3282, Geirald and Rosald: Geirald hides under his bed and Rosald wins the queen» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the que
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# Exam question 1 · pg3282, Geirald and Rosald: Geirald hides under his bed an…

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Explain the basis upon which the queen determined that Rosald had slain the robber band.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, queen, Rosald · **What happens:** explain, determine, slay · **To what, where:** basis, robber band

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1221 «pg3282, Geirald and Rosald: Geirald hides under his bed and Rosald wins the queen» 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/1221-pg3282-part22/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1221-pg3282-part22:e1:1
# text = Explain the basis upon which the queen determined that Rosald had slain the robber band.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	basis	basis	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	queen	queen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	determined	determine	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	Rosald	Rosald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	slain	slay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	ccomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the basis |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basis=Topic |
| 2 | **determine** | past | the queen |  |  |  |  | upon the basis | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **slay** | past · perfect | Rosald | the robber band |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent band=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 {#o1}

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She saw the robbers' gold hidden under his cloak

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1221-pg3282-part22:e1:o1:1
# text = She saw the robbers' gold hidden under his cloak
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	saw	see	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	under	under	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** | past | She | the robbers's gold |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gold=Stimulus |
| 2 | **hide** | participle |  | the robbers's gold *not said here* |  | his cloak |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent under cloak=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She recognised her father's ring on his right hand

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1221-pg3282-part22:e1:o2:1
# text = She recognised her father's ring on his right hand
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past | She | her father's ring |  | his right hand |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because the robber band confessed the truth in front of the whole court during the trial

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1221-pg3282-part22:e1:o3:1
# text = Because the robber band confessed the truth in front of the whole court during the trial
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	band	band	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	confessed	confess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	truth	truth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	front	front	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	of	of	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	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	during	during	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **confess** | past | the robber band | the truth |  | front of the whole court | during the trial |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent truth=Topic |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She recognised the ring worn by the robber leader Hankur on his left hand after the battle

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1221-pg3282-part22:e1:o4:1
# text = She recognised the ring worn by the robber leader Hankur on his left hand after the battle
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	ring	ring	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	leader	leader	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	Hankur	Hankur	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	appos	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
13	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	hand	hand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
15	after	after	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past | She | the ring |  | Hankur's left hand | after the battle |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wear** | participle |  | the ring *not said here* |  |  |  | by the robber leader | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |

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