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title: Which two tales are conjoined in this passage, and in which respect… — Celtic Fairy Tales, The Battle of the… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which two tales are conjoined in this passage, and in which respect does the second tale depart from the first? Exam question 4 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 t
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# Exam question 4 · Celtic Fairy Tales, The Battle of the Birds, part 46: Pero…

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Which two tales are conjoined in this passage, and in which respect does the second tale depart from the first?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** tale, conjoin, depart · **To what, where:** two tales, passage, first

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e4:1
# text = Which two tales are conjoined in this passage, and in which respect does the second tale depart from the first?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	3	nsubj	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	conjoined	conjoin	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	8	det	_	_
8	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	13	det	_	_
13	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	nsubj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	17	amod	_	_
17	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	depart	depart	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tale** |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **conjoin** | present · passive |  | two tales |  | this passage |  |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **depart** | present |  |  |  | the first |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from first=Initial\_Location |

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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}

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Peronnik the Fool and The Battle of the Birds, which opens with a fantastical animal narrative

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e4:o1:1
# text = Peronnik the Fool and The Battle of the Birds, which opens with a fantastical animal narrative
1	Peronnik	Peronnik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Fool	Fool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Battle	Battle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	parataxis	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	fantastical	fantastical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
16	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | the Battle of the Birds |  |  |  |  | with a fantastical animal narrative | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Peronnik the Fool and The Battle of the Birds, followed by a tale of a giant and a bargain for a child

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e4:o2:1
# text = Peronnik the Fool and The Battle of the Birds, followed by a tale of a giant and a bargain for a child
1	Peronnik	Peronnik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Fool	Fool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Battle	Battle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	followed	follow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
17	giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	bargain	bargain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	child	child	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | participle |  | the Birds *not said here* |  |  |  | by a tale of a giant bargain for a child | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by tale=Location |
| 2 | **tell** |  | a giant bargain for a child |  |  |  |  |  | nom tale «communication intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Giant's Castle, which begins with a warrior's siege

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e4:o3:1
# text = The Giant's Castle, which begins with a warrior's siege
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	Giant	giant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	Castle	Castle	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
7	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	siege	siege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present | the Giant Castle |  |  |  |  | with a warrior's siege | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V PP.subeventuality»: agent=Eventuality with siege=Subeventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Peronnik the Fool and the Golden Bowl, which opens with a siege of a city

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1321-pg3454-part46:e4:o4:1
# text = Peronnik the Fool and the Golden Bowl, which opens with a siege of a city
1	Peronnik	Peronnik	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	Fool	Fool	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Golden	Golden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Bowl	Bowl	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	opens	open	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	siege	siege	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **open** | present | Peronnik and the Golden Bowl |  |  |  |  | with a siege of a city | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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