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title: State the principal reason for which the thought of death caused Sen… — Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the principal reason for which the thought of death caused Sentaro to become unhappy and to resolve upon his journey. Exam question 3 of lesson 1354 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, part 1: Sentaro hears of the Elixir of Life and flies off on a paper crane» of the books 
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# Exam question 3 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, par…

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State the principal reason for which the thought of death caused Sentaro to become unhappy and to resolve upon his journey.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** thought, Sentaro · **What happens:** cause, become, resolve, think, journey · **To what, where:** Sentaro, death

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1354 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, part 1: Sentaro hears of the Elixir of Life and flies off on a paper crane» 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/1354-pg4018-part14/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e3:1
# text = State the principal reason for which the thought of death caused Sentaro to become unhappy and to resolve upon his journey.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	thought	thought	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
12	Sentaro	Sentaro	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
15	unhappy	unhappy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	resolve	resolve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	conj	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the thought of death | Sentaro |  |  |  | for the State principal reason | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | Sentaro *not said here* |  |  |  |  | unhappy *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **resolve** | to-infinitive | Sentaro *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon thought's journey | tree rules |
| 4 | **think** |  |  | death |  |  |  |  | nom thought «cognition transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **journey** |  | thought |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He wished to live five or six hundred years free from sickness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e3:o1:1
# text = He wished to live five or six hundred years free from sickness
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	five	five	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	compound	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	conj	_	_
8	hundred	hundred	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	obl	_	_
11	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	sickness	sickness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **live** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | free |  | sickness |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He longed to escape his duties at the palace court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e3:o2:1
# text = He longed to escape his duties at the palace court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	longed	long	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	duties	duty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **long** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **escape** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his duties |  | the palace court |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme duty=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He hoped to find a cure for his aging father's illness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e3:o3:1
# text = He hoped to find a cure for his aging father's illness
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hoped	hope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cure	cure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	aging	age	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
10	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a cure |  |  |  | for his aging father's illness | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent cure=Theme for illness=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **age** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He wished to live for many centuries, never growing old, and to rule the kingdom under the favor of the gods forever

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e3:o4:1
# text = He wished to live for many centuries, never growing old, and to rule the kingdom under the favor of the gods forever
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	centuries	century	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	rule	rule	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	under	under	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	favor	favor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	_
24	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **live** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  | century |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **grow** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | old *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **rule** | to-infinitive |  | the kingdom |  | the favor of the gods |  | forever *property* | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Theme |
| 5 | **favor** |  |  | the gods |  |  |  |  | nom favor «act transitive»: of=patient |

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