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title: Why did the eastern youth decline to remain and hear the citizens' f… — Lang Fairy Tales, The Knights of the F… · tree and pragmatics
description: Why did the eastern youth decline to remain and hear the citizens' full account of the dragon? Exam question 2 of lesson 1262 «Lang Fairy Tales, The Knights of the Fish, part 1: a magic fish gives a poor cobbler two sons who go looking for adventure» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 2 · Lang Fairy Tales, The Knights of the Fish, part 1: a magic…

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Why did the eastern youth decline to remain and hear the citizens' full account of the dragon?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** citizens · **What happens:** do, remain, hear, account · **To what, where:** eastern youth decline, full account, dragon

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1262 «Lang Fairy Tales, The Knights of the Fish, part 1: a magic fish gives a poor cobbler two sons who go looking for adventure» 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/1262-pg3282-part63/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1262-pg3282-part63:e2:1
# text = Why did the eastern youth decline to remain and hear the citizens' full account of the dragon?
1	Why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	decline	decline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	remain	remain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	hear	hear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	citizens	citizen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	'	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the eastern youth decline |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent decline=Eventuality |
| 2 | **remain** | to-infinitive |  | the eastern youth decline *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hear** | infinitive |  | the citizens's full account of the dragon |  |  |  |  | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer account=Stimulus |
| 4 | **account** |  | the citizens | the dragon |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=agent 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He resolved to rescue the princess at once

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1262-pg3282-part63:e2:o1:1
# text = He resolved to rescue the princess at once
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rescue** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the princess |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He had already heard enough of the tale and was too impatient to wait while the citizens described every detail of the beast to him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1262-pg3282-part63:e2:o2:1
# text = He had already heard enough of the tale and was too impatient to wait while the citizens described every detail of the beast to him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
3	already	already	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	cop	_	_
11	too	too	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
12	impatient	impatient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	wait	wait	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	csubj	_	_
15	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	citizens	citizen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj	_	_
18	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
19	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
24	to	to	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hear** | past · perfect | He |  |  |  |  | of the tale; enough *property* | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer of tale=Stimulus |
| 2 | **is** | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | impatient *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **wait** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **describe** | past | the citizens | every detail of the beast to him |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent detail=Theme |
| 5 | **detail** |  |  | the beast to him |  |  |  |  | nom detail «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He thought the citizens' tale was exaggerated and wished to ride out to the dragon's lair before nightfall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1262-pg3282-part63:e2:o3:1
# text = He thought the citizens' tale was exaggerated and wished to ride out to the dragon's lair before nightfall
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	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	citizens	citizen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	'	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	exaggerated	exaggerate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	wished	wish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	ride	ride	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
13	out	out	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	lair	lair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	before	before	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	nightfall	nightfall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **exaggerate** | past · passive |  | the citizens's tale |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **wish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **ride out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  | the dragon's lair | before nightfall | out *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to lair=Trajectory |
| 5 | **tell** |  | the citizens |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He preferred to hunt for the dragon alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1262-pg3282-part63:e2:o4:1
# text = He preferred to hunt for the dragon alone
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	preferred	prefer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prefer** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **hunt** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the dragon; alone *property* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent for dragon=Theme |

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