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# Exam question 1 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Adventures of Kintaro the Golden…

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Which of the following describes the manner in which the Emperor Kotei departed from the earthly realm?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Emperor Kotei · **What happens:** follow, describe, depart · **To what, where:** manner

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1350 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Adventures of Kintaro the Golden Boy, part 1: a widow hides her baby in the mountains, and the animals hold a wrestling match» 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/1350-pg4018-part10/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1350-pg4018-part10:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the manner in which the Emperor Kotei departed from the earthly realm?
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	describes	describe	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	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Emperor	Emperor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Kotei	Kotei	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	departed	depart	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	earthly	earthly	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	realm	realm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	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 | **describe** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 3 | **depart** | past | the Emperor Kotei |  |  | the manner |  | from the earthly realm | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from realm=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He mounted a celestial dragon and ascended towards the sky

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1350-pg4018-part10:e1:o1:1
# text = He mounted a celestial dragon and ascended towards the sky
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	mounted	mount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	celestial	celestial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	ascended	ascend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sky	sky	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mount** | past | He | a celestial dragon |  |  |  |  | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Patient |
| 2 | **ascend** | participle | He *not said here* |  |  | the sky |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme towards sky=Initial\_Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He boarded a sacred crane and flew slowly toward the distant mountains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1350-pg4018-part10:e1:o2:1
# text = He boarded a sacred crane and flew slowly toward the distant mountains
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	boarded	board	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	sacred	sacred	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	crane	crane	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	flew	fly	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	mountains	mountain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **board** | past | He | a sacred crane |  |  |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme crane=Location |
| 2 | **fly** | past | He *not said here* |  |  | the distant mountains |  | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme toward mountain=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He died in his bed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1350-pg4018-part10:e1:o3:1
# text = He died in his bed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | He |  |  |  |  | in his bed | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in bed=Attribute |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He walked away quietly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1350-pg4018-part10:e1:o4:1
# text = He walked away quietly
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk away** | past | He |  |  |  |  | away, quietly *property* | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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