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title: In the passage, what was the immediate consequence of the Assassins… — Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio… · tree and pragmatics
description: In the passage, what was the immediate consequence of the Assassins striking the Marionette with their knives? Exam question 1 of lesson 1395 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 8: the Assassins hang him, and the Fairy saves him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depen
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# Exam question 1 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 8: the Assass…

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In the passage, what was the immediate consequence of the Assassins striking the Marionette with their knives?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** passage, immediate consequence · **What happens:** be, strike · **To what, where:** immediate consequence, Marionette

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1395 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 8: the Assassins hang him, and the Fairy saves him» 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/1395-pg500-part8/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1395-pg500-part8:e1:1
# text = In the passage, what was the immediate consequence of the Assassins striking the Marionette with their knives?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	9	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Assassins	assassin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
13	striking	strike	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Marionette	Marionette	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	knives	knife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	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 | **is a** | past | the passage and the immediate consequence | the immediate consequence |  |  |  | of the Assassins | tree rules |
| 2 | **strike** | gerund | the immediate consequence *not said here* | the Marionette |  |  |  | with Assassins's knives | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent marionette=Patient with knife=Instrument |

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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 knives were flung into the river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1395-pg500-part8:e1:o1:1
# text = The knives were flung into the river
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knives	knife	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	flung	fling	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	into	into	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fling** | past · passive |  | the knives |  | the river |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: subject=Theme into river=Destination |

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

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The blades shattered into fragments

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1395-pg500-part8:e1:o2:1
# text = The blades shattered into fragments
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blades	blade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	shattered	shatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	fragments	fragment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shatter** | participle |  | the blades *not said here* |  |  |  | into fragments *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into fragment=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The blades shattered into tiny fragments that scattered across the grass

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1395-pg500-part8:e1:o3:1
# text = The blades shattered into tiny fragments that scattered across the grass
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blades	blade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	shattered	shatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	into	into	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	tiny	tiny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fragments	fragment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	scattered	scatter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shatter** | participle |  | the blades *not said here* |  |  |  | into tiny fragments *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Patient into fragment=Result |
| 2 | **scatter** | past | tiny fragments |  |  | the grass |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme across grass=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The blades bounced harmlessly off his wooden body and fell into the grass without any damage

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1395-pg500-part8:e1:o4:1
# text = The blades bounced harmlessly off his wooden body and fell into the grass without any damage
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	blades	blade	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	bounced	bounce	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	harmlessly	harmlessly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	off	off	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	16	det	_	_
16	damage	damage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bounce** | past | the blades |  |  | his wooden body |  | harmlessly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme off body=Trajectory |
| 2 | **fall** | past | the blades *not said here* |  |  |  |  | into the grass *result*; without any damage | vn become-109.1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient into grass=Result |

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