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description: Which of the following correctly describes the circumstances in which the merchant arrives at the castle? Exam question 3 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 scho
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# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, Beauty and the Beast, part 24: the little man…

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Which of the following correctly describes the circumstances in which the merchant arrives at the castle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** merchant · **What happens:** follow, describe, arrive · **To what, where:** circumstances

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly describes the circumstances in which the merchant arrives at the castle?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	circumstances	circumstance	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	arrives	arrive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **describe** | present |  | the circumstances |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent circumstance=Theme |
| 3 | **arrive** | present | the merchant |  |  | the circumstances |  | at the castle | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He travels through deep snow and shelters in a hollow tree before reaching the avenue

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e3:o1:1
# text = He travels through deep snow and shelters in a hollow tree before reaching the avenue
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	shelters	shelter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	reaching	reach	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | present | He |  |  | deep snow |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through snow=Trajectory |
| 2 | **shelter** | present | He *not said here* |  |  | a hollow tree |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |
| 3 | **reach** | gerund | He *not said here* | the avenue |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent avenue=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wanders through a sunny meadow and stops at an inn before finding the palace door

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e3:o2:1
# text = He wanders through a sunny meadow and stops at an inn before finding the palace door
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanders	wander	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	sunny	sunny	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	meadow	meadow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	finding	find	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wander** | present | He |  |  | a sunny meadow |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through meadow=Trajectory |
| 2 | **stop** | present | He *not said here* |  |  | a inn |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at inn=Location |
| 3 | **find** | gerund | He *not said here* | the palace door |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent door=Topic |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He wanders through deep snow and shelters in a hollow tree, then walks down an avenue lined with trees and reaches the castle at dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e3:o3:1
# text = He wanders through deep snow and shelters in a hollow tree, then walks down an avenue lined with trees and reaches the castle at dawn
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wanders	wander	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	shelters	shelter	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	down	down	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
16	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	avenue	avenue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
18	lined	line	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	reaches	reach	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
25	at	at	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
26	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wander** | present | He |  |  | deep snow |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through snow=Trajectory |
| 2 | **shelter** | present | He *not said here* |  |  | a hollow tree |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in tree=Location |
| 3 | **walk down** | present | He *not said here* | a avenue |  |  | then | down *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme avenue=Trajectory |
| 4 | **line** | participle |  | a avenue *not said here* |  |  |  | with trees | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with tree=Theme |
| 5 | **reach** | present | He *not said here* | the castle |  |  | dawn |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent castle=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He travels through deep snow for days, shelters in a hollow tree and a cave, then slowly climbs a hill to reach the gates of the castle at last

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1437-pg503-part24:e3:o4:1
# text = He travels through deep snow for days, shelters in a hollow tree and a cave, then slowly climbs a hill to reach the gates of the castle at last
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travels	travel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	shelters	shelter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	hollow	hollow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	20	advmod	_	_
19	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	climbs	climb	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obj	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	reach	reach	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	obj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod	_	_
30	at	at	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | present | He |  |  | deep snow | day | in a hollow tree and a cave; at last | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through snow=Trajectory |
| 2 | **climb** | present |  | a hill |  |  | then | slowly *property* | vn run-51.3.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Initial\_Location hill=Theme |
| 3 | **reach** | to-infinitive |  | the gates of the castle |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |

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