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title: Which of the following accurately states the fate of the little man… — Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, par… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately states the fate of the little man at the conclusion of the episode? Exam question 2 of lesson 1437 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man tears himself in two, and the merchant finds a magic castle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man…

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Which of the following accurately states the fate of the little man at the conclusion of the episode?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, state, fate, conclude · **To what, where:** fate, conclusion, little man, episode

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1437 «Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man tears himself in two, and the merchant finds a magic castle» 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/1437-pg503-part24/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e2:1
# text = Which of the following accurately states the fate of the little man at the conclusion of the episode?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	episode	episode	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the fate of the little man |  | the conclusion of the episode |  | accurately *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent fate=Topic |
| 3 | **fate** |  |  | the little man |  |  |  |  | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient |
| 4 | **conclude** |  |  | the episode |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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He flees the castle after cursing the Queen loudly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e2:o1:1
# text = He flees the castle after cursing the Queen loudly
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	flees	flee	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	cursing	curse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | present | He | the castle |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme castle=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **curse** | gerund | He *not said here* | the Queen |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent queen=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is caught by the Queen's guards after stamping his foot and roaring with anger

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e2:o2:1
# text = He is caught by the Queen's guards after stamping his foot and roaring with anger
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	caught	catch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	guards	guard	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
9	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	stamping	stamp	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	roaring	roar	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	conj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	anger	anger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **catch** | present · passive | the Queen's guards | He |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme |
| 2 | **stamp** | gerund | the Queen's guards *not said here* | his foot |  |  |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent foot=Destination |
| 3 | **roar** | gerund | the Queen's guards *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with anger | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with anger=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He runs away after a foot stomp

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e2:o3:1
# text = He runs away after a foot stomp
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	stomp	stomp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run away** | present | He |  |  |  | after a foot stomp | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He tears himself in two after driving one foot into the ground

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e2:o4:1
# text = He tears himself in two after driving one foot into the ground
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	tears	tear	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	obl	_	_
6	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	driving	drive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tear** | present | He | himself *= he* |  | two |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **drive** | gerund | He *not said here* | one foot |  | the ground |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent foot=Theme into ground=Trajectory |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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