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title: Which of the following is the best description of the manner in whic… — Norse Tales, Dapplegrim: the youth win… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following is the best description of the manner in which the bridal procession proceeded toward the church? Exam question 4 of lesson 1562 «Norse Tales, Dapplegrim: the youth wins the Princess with two tricks and a second horse» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 4 · Norse Tales, Dapplegrim: the youth wins the Princess with…

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Which of the following is the best description of the manner in which the bridal procession proceeded toward the church?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, be, proceed · **To what, where:** bridal procession

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1562 «Norse Tales, Dapplegrim: the youth wins the Princess with two tricks and a second horse» 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/1562-pg540-part59/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e4:1
# text = Which of the following is the best description of the manner in which the bridal procession proceeded toward the church?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	8	amod	_	_
8	description	description	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	bridal	bridal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	procession	procession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
17	proceeded	proceed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl	_	_
18	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the best description; of the manner in the bridal procession | tree rules |
| 3 | **proceed** | participle |  | the bridal procession *not said here* |  |  |  | toward the church | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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they proceeded on foot behind the horses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e4:o1:1
# text = they proceeded on foot behind the horses
1	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proceeded	proceed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	on	on	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
5	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | past | they |  |  | foot |  | behind the horses | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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both rode the same horse together

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e4:o2:1
# text = both rode the same horse together
1	both	both	CCONJ	CC	_	2	cc:preconj	_	_
2	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	same	same	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	together	together	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past |  | the same horse |  |  |  | together *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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the youth rode Dapplegrim while the Princess rode the other horse

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e4:o3:1
# text = the youth rode Dapplegrim while the Princess rode the other horse
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Dapplegrim	Dapplegrim	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Princess	Princess	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the youth | Dapplegrim |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dapplegrim=Theme |
| 2 | **ride** | past | the Princess | the other horse |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent horse=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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both travelled in the royal carriage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1562-pg540-part59:e4:o4:1
# text = both travelled in the royal carriage
1	both	both	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	nsubj	_	_
2	travelled	travel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **travel** | past | both |  |  | the royal carriage |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in carriage=Trajectory |

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