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title: Which siege is described in the first part of this passage, and what… — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Battle of the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which siege is described in the first part of this passage, and what remedy does the protagonist employ to restore the fallen soldier? Exam question 1 of lesson 1321 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Battle of the Birds, part 46: Peronnik saves Nantes with the magic bowl, then a king's son wins a bundle and 
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# Exam question 1 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Battle of the Birds, part 46: Pero…

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Which siege is described in the first part of this passage, and what remedy does the protagonist employ to restore the fallen soldier?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** remedy · **What happens:** describe, do, restore, fall · **To what, where:** siege, first part, protagonist employ, fallen soldier

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1321 «Celtic Fairy Tales, The Battle of the Birds, part 46: Peronnik saves Nantes with the magic bowl, then a king's son wins a bundle and a giant's bargain» 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/1321-pg3454-part46/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e1:1
# text = Which siege is described in the first part of this passage, and what remedy does the protagonist employ to restore the fallen soldier?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	siege	siege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	amod	_	_
8	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	4	obl	_	_
15	remedy	remedy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	employ	employ	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	acl	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	24	amod	_	_
24	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present · passive |  | which siege |  | the first part of this passage |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **do** | present | remedy | the protagonist employ |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent employ=Eventuality |
| 3 | **restore** | to-infinitive | remedy *not said here* | the fallen soldier |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme |
| 4 | **fall** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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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The French siege, revived with a magic bowl

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e1:o1:1
# text = The French siege, revived with a magic bowl
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	French	French	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	siege	siege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	revived	revive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revive** | participle |  | the French siege *not said here* |  |  |  | with a magic bowl | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with bowl=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The siege of Nantes by the French, with the fallen soldier revived through the magic bowl's power

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e1:o2:1
# text = The siege of Nantes by the French, with the fallen soldier revived through the magic bowl's power
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	siege	siege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Nantes	Nantes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	French	French	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	fallen	fall	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
12	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
13	revived	revive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	through	through	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	's	's	PART	POS	_	17	case	_	_
19	power	power	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fall** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **revive** | participle |  | the fallen soldier *not said here* |  | the magic bowl's power |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The siege of Nantes, in which the protagonist revived the soldier using a golden bowl and a lance

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e1:o3:1
# text = The siege of Nantes, in which the protagonist revived the soldier using a golden bowl and a lance
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	siege	siege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Nantes	Nantes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	protagonist	protagonist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	revived	revive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	advcl	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	lance	lance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **revive** | past | the siege of Nantes | the soldier |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent soldier=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | the siege of Nantes *not said here* | a golden bowl and a lance |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bowl=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The siege of Nantes, restored by the golden bowl

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e1:o4:1
# text = The siege of Nantes, restored by the golden bowl
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	siege	siege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Nantes	Nantes	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	restored	restore	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	bowl	bowl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **restore** | participle |  | the siege of Nantes *not said here* |  |  |  | by the golden bowl | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

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