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title: Which of the following did Peronnik use to subdue the lion upon the… — Violet Fairy Book, Peronnik the Fool,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following did Peronnik use to subdue the lion upon the road to Kerglas? Exam question 1 of lesson 1320 «Violet Fairy Book, Peronnik the Fool, part 45: Peronnik outwits the lion, the dragons and the black man, then takes the golden bowl and diamond lance from Rogear» of the books course 
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# Exam question 1 · Violet Fairy Book, Peronnik the Fool, part 45: Peronnik ou…

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Which of the following did Peronnik use to subdue the lion upon the road to Kerglas?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Peronnik · **What happens:** follow, use, subdue · **To what, where:** lion

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1320 «Violet Fairy Book, Peronnik the Fool, part 45: Peronnik outwits the lion, the dragons and the black man, then takes the golden bowl and diamond lance from Rogear» 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/1320-pg3454-part45/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1320-pg3454-part45:e1:1
# text = Which of the following did Peronnik use to subdue the lion upon the road to Kerglas?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	Peronnik	Peronnik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	use	use	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	ccomp	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	subdue	subdue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	lion	lion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	Kerglas	Kerglas	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **use** | past · do-support | Peronnik |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **subdue** | to-infinitive | Peronnik *not said here* | the lion |  |  |  | upon the road to Kerglas | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A rope and a whistle

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1320-pg3454-part45:e1:o1:1
# text = A rope and a whistle
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	whistle	whistle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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

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A bag filled with feathers and glue

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1320-pg3454-part45:e1:o2:1
# text = A bag filled with feathers and glue
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bag	bag	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	feathers	feather	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	glue	glue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | participle |  | a bag *not said here* |  |  |  | with feathers and glue | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with feather=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A sack filled with stones and wax

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1320-pg3454-part45:e1:o3:1
# text = A sack filled with stones and wax
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sack	sack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | participle |  | a sack *not said here* |  |  |  | with stones and wax | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with stone=Instrument |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A cage made of iron and thorns

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1320-pg3454-part45:e1:o4:1
# text = A cage made of iron and thorns
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cage	cage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	thorns	thorn	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a cage *not said here* |  |  |  | of iron and thorns | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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