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title: What is the final circumstance in which Drakestail is found at the c… — Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duc… · tree and pragmatics
description: What is the final circumstance in which Drakestail is found at the close of the narrative? Exam question 4 of lesson 1551 «Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duck calls on his friends to get back what the King owes him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragm
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duck calls on his frien…

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What is the final circumstance in which Drakestail is found at the close of the narrative?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** final circumstance · **What happens:** be, find · **To what, where:** Drakestail, final circumstance

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1551 «Fairy Tales (pg540), Drakestail: a duck calls on his friends to get back what the King owes him» 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/1551-pg540-part48/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:e4:1
# text = What is the final circumstance in which Drakestail is found at the close of the narrative?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	circumstance	circumstance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
8	Drakestail	Drakestail	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the final circumstance |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | present · passive |  | Drakestail |  | the final circumstance |  | at the close of the narrative | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source NP.asset»: subject=Theme at close=Asset |

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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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Resting on the throne in the palace hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:e4:o1:1
# text = Resting on the throne in the palace hall
1	Resting	rest	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | gerund |  |  |  | the throne |  | in the palace hall | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on throne=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Standing beside the empty throne as the crowds cheer and bow down before him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:e4:o2:1
# text = Standing beside the empty throne as the crowds cheer and bow down before him
1	Standing	stand	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	empty	empty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
6	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	crowds	crowd	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	cheer	cheer	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	bow	bow	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
12	down	down	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	before	before	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  | the empty throne |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside throne=Location |
| 2 | **cheer** | present | the crowds |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **bow down** | present | the crowds *not said here* |  |  |  | before him *= he* |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before he=Location |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Seated upon the throne, acclaimed by the people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:e4:o3:1
# text = Seated upon the throne, acclaimed by the people
1	Seated	seat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	acclaimed	acclaim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **seat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | upon the throne | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location |
| 2 | **acclaim** | participle |  | the throne *not said here* |  |  |  | by the people | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Crowned and seated on the royal throne

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1551-pg540-part48:e4:o4:1
# text = Crowned and seated on the royal throne
1	Crowned	crown	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	seated	seat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	conj	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crown** | participle |  |  |  | the royal throne |  |  | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **seat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location |

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