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description: Which of the following identifies the purpose of the dream-boy's visit to the protagonist? Exam question 3 of lesson 1298 «Topelius Tales, Little Lasse, part 23: Lasse drifts out to sea and sails round the world in a dream» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 3 · Topelius Tales, Little Lasse, part 23: Lasse drifts out to…

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Which of the following identifies the purpose of the dream-boy's visit to the protagonist?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** visit, dream boy · **What happens:** follow, identify, purpose, visit · **To what, where:** purpose

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1298 «Topelius Tales, Little Lasse, part 23: Lasse drifts out to sea and sails round the world in a dream» 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/1298-pg3454-part23/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e3:1
# text = Which of the following identifies the purpose of the dream-boy's visit to the protagonist?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
10	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	10	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	visit	visit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  | the purpose of the dream boy's visit |  |  |  | to the protagonist | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme to protagonist=be' |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | the dream boy's visit |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent |
| 4 | **visit** |  | the dream boy |  |  |  |  |  | nom visit «act transitive»: 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 {#o1}

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To keep the protagonist company on the voyage across the seas so that he would not feel lonesome, and to show him the world.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e3:o1:1
# text = To keep the protagonist company on the voyage across the seas so that he would not feel lonesome, and to show him the world.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	advcl	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	on	on	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	seas	sea	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	17	mark	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
15	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
18	lonesome	lonesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	show	show	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	iobj	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the protagonist company |  | the voyage |  | across the seas | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent company=Theme on voyage=Location |
| 2 | **not** **feel** | would | he |  |  |  |  | lonesome *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **show** | to-infinitive |  | the world | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient world=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To keep the protagonist company during the night so that he would not feel lonesome in the strange dream country, where the ships sailed.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e3:o2:1
# text = To keep the protagonist company during the night so that he would not feel lonesome in the strange dream country, where the ships sailed.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	during	during	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	14	mark	_	_
10	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	fixed	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
15	lonesome	lonesome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
18	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	dream	dream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
22	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	25	advmod	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	25	nsubj	_	_
25	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the protagonist company |  |  | night |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent company=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **feel** | would | he |  |  |  |  | lonesome *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 3 | **sail** | past | the ships |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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To keep the protagonist company so that he would not feel lonesome.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e3:o3:1
# text = To keep the protagonist company so that he would not feel lonesome.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	keep	keep	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	11	mark	_	_
7	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	fixed	_	_
8	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
12	lonesome	lonesome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | to-infinitive |  | the protagonist company |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent company=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **feel** | would | he | lonesome |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lonesome=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To teach the protagonist about faraway lands and their strange peoples.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1298-pg3454-part23:e3:o4:1
# text = To teach the protagonist about faraway lands and their strange peoples.
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	teach	teach	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	about	about	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	faraway	faraway	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	strange	strange	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	peoples	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **teach** *speech: other* | to-infinitive |  | the protagonist |  |  |  | about faraway lands and lands's strange peoples | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent protagonist=Recipient about land=Topic |

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