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description: What was the consequence of the knife cast by the prince upon the pursuing giant? Exam question 3 of lesson 1292 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Three Crowns, part 17: the youngest prince goes down the well and the pair escape the giants» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 3 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Three Crowns, part 17: the younges…

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What was the consequence of the knife cast by the prince upon the pursuing giant?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, cast · **To what, where:** consequence

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1292 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Three Crowns, part 17: the youngest prince goes down the well and the pair escape the giants» 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/1292-pg3454-part17/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1292-pg3454-part17:e3:1
# text = What was the consequence of the knife cast by the prince upon the pursuing giant?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	pursuing	pursuing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the consequence |  |  |  | of the knife | tree rules |
| 2 | **cast** | participle |  | the consequence *not said here* |  |  |  | by the prince; upon the pursuing giant | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent by prince=Destination |

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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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A dense wood rose up between them and the giant on the road

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1292-pg3454-part17:e3:o1:1
# text = A dense wood rose up between them and the giant on the road
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dense	dense	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	up	up	ADP	RP	_	4	compound:prt	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise up** | past | a dense wood |  |  | the road |  | between them *= they* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between they=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A thick and dark wood sprang up instantly between them and the pursuing giant, blocking his path

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1292-pg3454-part17:e3:o2:1
# text = A thick and dark wood sprang up instantly between them and the pursuing giant, blocking his path
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	dark	dark	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
5	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	sprang	spring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	up	up	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	instantly	instantly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pursuing	pursuing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
14	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	blocking	block	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	conj	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	path	path	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spring up** | past | a thick wood |  |  |  |  | between them *= they*; giant *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme between they=Location |
| 2 | **block** | gerund | a thick wood *not said here* | wood's path |  |  |  |  | vn forbid-64.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Causer path=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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A thick forest appeared there

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1292-pg3454-part17:e3:o3:1
# text = A thick forest appeared there
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	appeared	appear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	4	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **appear** | past | a thick forest |  |  | there |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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A dense wood rose between them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1292-pg3454-part17:e3:o4:1
# text = A dense wood rose between them
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	dense	dense	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	wood	wood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	rose	rise	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	between	between	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | past | a dense wood |  |  |  |  | between them *= they* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent between they=Location |

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