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description: Determine the reason why the narrator states that the Halvor's search was undertaken with diminished hope and with reluctance to continue living. Exam question 3 of lesson 1512 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Soria Moria Castle, part 9: Halvor's parents know him, then the Princesses vanish and he set
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# Exam question 3 · Popular Tales from the Norse, Soria Moria Castle, part 9:…

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Determine the reason why the narrator states that the Halvor's search was undertaken with diminished hope and with reluctance to continue living.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, narrator, Halvor · **What happens:** determine, state, undertake, diminish, continue, live · **To what, where:** reason, search · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1512 «Popular Tales from the Norse, Soria Moria Castle, part 9: Halvor's parents know him, then the Princesses vanish and he sets out 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/1512-pg540-part9/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1512-pg540-part9:e3:1
# text = Determine the reason why the narrator states that the Halvor's search was undertaken with diminished hope and with reluctance to continue living.
1	Determine	determine	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl	_	_
8	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	Halvor	Halvor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj:pass	_	_
13	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	aux:pass	_	_
14	undertaken	undertake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	ccomp	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	diminished	diminish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	reluctance	reluctance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	continue	continue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	acl	_	_
23	living	live	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	22	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **determine** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | present | the narrator |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **undertake** | past · passive |  | the Halvor's search |  |  |  | with diminished hope and reluctance | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.subeventuality»: subject=Eventuality with hope=Subeventuality |
| 4 | **diminish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn caused\_calibratable\_cos-45.6.2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 5 | **continue** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 6 | **live** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 7 | **search** |  | the Halvor |  |  |  |  |  | nom search «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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Because he was tired.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1512-pg540-part9:e3:o1:1
# text = Because he was tired.
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	tired	tired	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | tired *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Because Halvor believed he would not find the Princess again, and deemed it not worth while to live.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1512-pg540-part9:e3:o2:1
# text = Because Halvor believed he would not find the Princess again, and deemed it not worth while to live.
1	Because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	2	case	_	_
2	Halvor	Halvor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
3	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
7	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	again	again	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	deemed	deem	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	16	advmod	_	_
16	worth	worth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	xcomp	_	_
17	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past |  |  |  |  |  | because Halvor | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **find** | would | Halvor | the Princess |  |  | again |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent princess=Topic |
| 3 | **deem** | past |  | it |  |  |  | worth *property* | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent it=Attribute |
| 4 | **live** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because he had lost hope.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1512-pg540-part9:e3:o3:1
# text = Because he had lost hope.
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	hope	hope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past · perfect | he | hope |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hope=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Because he was sure the castle was not real, and felt his life was of little worth.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1512-pg540-part9:e3:o4:1
# text = Because he was sure the castle was not real, and felt his life was of little worth.
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
4	sure	sure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
8	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
9	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
15	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	little	little	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	worth	worth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | he |  |  |  |  | sure *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **is** | past | the castle |  |  |  |  | real *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | past | he *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **is** | past | his life |  |  |  |  | of little worth | tree rules |

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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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