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description: With reference to the passage, which of the following describes the immediate consequence of Pinocchio's third falsehood concerning the gold pieces? Exam question 1 of lesson 1396 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 9: Pinocchio drinks the medicine, tells three lies, and meets the Cat agai
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# Exam question 1 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 9: Pinocchio…

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With reference to the passage, which of the following describes the immediate consequence of Pinocchio's third falsehood concerning the gold pieces?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** passage, third falsehood · **What happens:** follow, be, concern · **To what, where:** gold pieces

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1396 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 9: Pinocchio drinks the medicine, tells three lies, and meets the Cat again» 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/1396-pg500-part9/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, which of the following describes the immediate consequence of Pinocchio's third falsehood concerning the gold pieces?
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
10	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	case	_	_
11	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	14	cop	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	19	amod	_	_
19	falsehood	falsehood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
20	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
22	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	compound	_	_
23	pieces	piece	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	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 | **is** | present | the passage and the immediate consequence |  |  |  |  | of the immediate consequence; of Pinocchio's third falsehood | tree rules |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund | Pinocchio's third falsehood *not said here* | the gold pieces |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus piece=Experiencer |

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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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His nose became so elongated that he could not turn around, and the Assassins took his gold as soon as he fell

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:e1:o1:1
# text = His nose became so elongated that he could not turn around, and the Assassins took his gold as soon as he fell
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	elongated	elongate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	around	around	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Assassins	assassin	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	as	as	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
21	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | His nose |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **elongate** | participle | His nose *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **turn around** | could | nose |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **take** | past | the Assassins | nose's gold |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gold=Theme |
| 5 | **fall** | past | nose |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His nose became so elongated that he could not turn around, so the Fairy had to carry him out of the house

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:e1:o2:1
# text = His nose became so elongated that he could not turn around, so the Fairy had to carry him out of the house
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	elongated	elongate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	around	around	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
13	so	so	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	out	out	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
21	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | His nose |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **elongate** | participle | His nose *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **turn around** | could | nose |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **have** | past | the Fairy |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **carry** | to-infinitive | the Fairy *not said here* | Fairy |  | the house |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent he=Theme out house=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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His nose became so elongated that he could not turn around

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:e1:o3:1
# text = His nose became so elongated that he could not turn around
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	elongated	elongate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	xcomp	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
11	around	around	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **become** | past | His nose |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **elongate** | participle | His nose *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **not** **turn around** | could | nose |  |  |  |  | around *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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His nose grew so much that he could not sit down

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1396-pg500-part9:e1:o4:1
# text = His nose grew so much that he could not sit down
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	so	so	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	much	much	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	10	advmod	_	_
10	sit	sit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | past | His nose |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **not** **sit down** | could | nose |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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