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description: What was the outcome of Whittington's advancement, as recorded in the historical account of his later life? Exam question 3 of lesson 1463 «pg503, Whittington and His Cat: Whittington gets his treasure, marries Alice and becomes Lord Mayor» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe
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# Exam question 3 · pg503, Whittington and His Cat: Whittington gets his treas…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What was the outcome of Whittington's advancement, as recorded in the historical account of his later life?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Whittington · **What happens:** be, record, advance, account · **To what, where:** outcome, historical account, life

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1463 «pg503, Whittington and His Cat: Whittington gets his treasure, marries Alice and becomes Lord Mayor» 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/1463-pg503-part50/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e3:1
# text = What was the outcome of Whittington's advancement, as recorded in the historical account of his later life?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Whittington	Whittington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	advancement	advancement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	historical	historical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	19	advmod	_	_
19	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the outcome |  |  |  | of Whittington's advancement | tree rules |
| 2 | **record** | participle |  | the outcome *not said here* |  | the historical account of Whittington's life |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in account=Destination |
| 3 | **advance** |  | Whittington |  |  |  |  |  | nom advancement «communication transitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **account** |  |  | Whittington's life |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He retired to the country, wrote many books, and was buried in a great tomb in St Paul's

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e3:o1:1
# text = He retired to the country, wrote many books, and was buried in a great tomb in St Paul's
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	retired	retire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	wrote	write	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	books	book	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	buried	bury	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	tomb	tomb	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	St	St	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	Paul	Paul	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retire** | past | He |  |  |  |  | to the country | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **write** | past | He *not said here* | many books |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent book=Theme |
| 3 | **bury** | past · passive | He *not said here* |  |  | a great tomb |  | in St Paul | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: in tomb=Destination |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was made Sheriff of Kent, lived quietly, and was never again called to court by the King

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e3:o2:1
# text = He was made Sheriff of Kent, lived quietly, and was never again called to court by the King
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	Sheriff	Sheriff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Kent	Kent	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
13	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	again	again	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
15	called	call	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	parataxis	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	xcomp	_	_
18	by	by	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary sheriff=Product |
| 2 | **live** | past |  |  |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **call** | past · passive | the King | court |  |  | again |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He was knighted, became Lord Mayor of London, and then left the city to live out his days as a wealthy country gentleman by the sea

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e3:o3:1
# text = He was knighted, became Lord Mayor of London, and then left the city to live out his days as a wealthy country gentleman by the sea
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	knighted	knight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	became	become	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Mayor	Mayor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	xcomp	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	13	advmod	_	_
13	left	leave	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	advcl	_	_
18	out	out	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	obj	_	_
21	as	as	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
22	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
23	wealthy	wealthy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
24	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	compound	_	_
25	gentleman	gentleman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
26	by	by	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **knight** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn orphan-29.7 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **become** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **leave** | past |  | the city |  |  | then | as a wealthy country gentleman; by the sea | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent city=Theme by sea=Location |
| 4 | **live out** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  | day |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He served as Sheriff of London, was three times Lord Mayor, and was knighted

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1463-pg503-part50:e3:o4:1
# text = He served as Sheriff of London, was three times Lord Mayor, and was knighted
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	served	serve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	as	as	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Sheriff	Sheriff	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	Lord	Lord	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	appos	_	_
12	Mayor	Mayor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	knighted	knight	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **serve** | past | He |  |  |  |  | as Sheriff of London | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Agent as sheriff=Attribute |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | three times |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **knight** | past · passive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn orphan-29.7 «NP V NP» |

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