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title: Which event did the Sun and Moon cite as the cause of their withdraw… — Myths and Legends of China, The Empres… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which event did the Sun and Moon cite as the cause of their withdrawal from their customary duties? Exam question 1 of lesson 1387 «Myths and Legends of China, The Empress Jokwa: the Sun and Moon come back to light» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatic
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# Exam question 1 · Myths and Legends of China, The Empress Jokwa: the Sun and…

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Which event did the Sun and Moon cite as the cause of their withdrawal from their customary duties?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** event, their · **What happens:** do, cause, withdraw · **To what, where:** Sun cite, customary duties, withdrawal

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1387 «Myths and Legends of China, The Empress Jokwa: the Sun and Moon come back to light» 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/1387-pg4018-part47/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1387-pg4018-part47:e1:1
# text = Which event did the Sun and Moon cite as the cause of their withdrawal from their customary duties?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
5	Sun	Sun	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	Moon	Moon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	cite	cite	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	withdrawal	withdrawal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	customary	customary	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	duties	duty	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which event | the Sun cite |  | their customary duties |  | as the cause of their withdrawal | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cite=Eventuality |
| 2 | **cause** |  |  | their withdrawal |  |  |  |  | nom cause «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 3 | **withdraw** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom withdrawal «communication 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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The eruption of Mount Shu, which had burned the roads of Heaven and the palace gardens

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1387-pg4018-part47:e1:o1:1
# text = The eruption of Mount Shu, which had burned the roads of Heaven and the palace gardens
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eruption	eruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Shu	Shu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	_
17	gardens	garden	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **burn** | past · perfect · passive |  | the eruption of Mount Shu |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **erupt** |  | Mount Shu |  |  |  |  |  | nom eruption «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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

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The eruption of Mount Shu, which damaged the roads of Heaven

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1387-pg4018-part47:e1:o2:1
# text = The eruption of Mount Shu, which damaged the roads of Heaven
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eruption	eruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Shu	Shu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	damaged	damage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | past | the eruption of Mount Shu | the roads of Heaven |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |
| 2 | **erupt** |  | Mount Shu |  |  |  |  |  | nom eruption «event intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The eruption of Mount Shu, which damaged the roads of Heaven and frightened the whole court

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1387-pg4018-part47:e1:o3:1
# text = The eruption of Mount Shu, which damaged the roads of Heaven and frightened the whole court
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	eruption	eruption	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	Mount	Mount	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Shu	Shu	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	damaged	damage	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	roads	road	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	Heaven	Heaven	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	iobj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **damage** | past | the eruption of Mount Shu | the roads of Heaven |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent road=Patient |
| 2 | **frighten** | past | the eruption of Mount Shu *not said here* |  | the whole court |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus court=Experiencer |
| 3 | **erupt** |  | Mount Shu |  |  |  |  |  | nom eruption «event intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The sudden earthquake that shook the eastern provinces

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1387-pg4018-part47:e1:o4:1
# text = The sudden earthquake that shook the eastern provinces
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	earthquake	earthquake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	shook	shake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	eastern	eastern	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	provinces	province	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shake** | past | the sudden earthquake | the eastern provinces |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent province=Patient |

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