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title: According to the passage, what was the immediate reason for Aunt Em'… — Oz, The Cyclone, part 1: a cyclone lif… · tree and pragmatics
description: According to the passage, what was the immediate reason for Aunt Em's departure from the room? Exam question 2 of lesson 1586 «Oz, The Cyclone, part 1: a cyclone lifts Dorothy's house into the air» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question 
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# Exam question 2 · Oz, The Cyclone, part 1: a cyclone lifts Dorothy's house i…

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According to the passage, what was the immediate reason for Aunt Em's departure from the room?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** passage, Aunt · **What happens:** accord, be, depart · **To what, where:** immediate reason, room

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1586 «Oz, The Cyclone, part 1: a cyclone lifts Dorothy's house into the air» 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/1586-pg55-part1/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1586-pg55-part1:e2:1
# text = According to the passage, what was the immediate reason for Aunt Em's departure from the room?
1	According	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	case	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	1	fixed	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	10	nsubj	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	immediate	immediate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	Aunt	Aunt	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	_
13	Em	Em	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
15	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the passage and the immediate reason | the immediate reason |  | the room |  | for Aunt's departure | tree rules |
| 3 | **depart** |  | Aunt |  |  |  |  |  | nom departure «act intransitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She had to milk the cows before the storm hit

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1586-pg55-part1:e2:o1:1
# text = She had to milk the cows before the storm hit
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cows	cow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
7	before	before	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	hit	hit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | milk |  |  | before the storm hit |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was badly frightened by the storm and rushed off to hide in the underground cellar with Toto

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1586-pg55-part1:e2:o2:1
# text = She was badly frightened by the storm and rushed off to hide in the underground cellar with Toto
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	rushed	rush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
10	off	off	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	underground	underground	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	Toto	Toto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | past · passive | the storm | She |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **rush off** | past | the storm *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **hide** | to-infinitive | the storm *not said here* |  |  | the underground cellar with Toto |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in cellar=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She was badly frightened by the sudden noise and went to the sheds to see the animals safe

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1586-pg55-part1:e2:o3:1
# text = She was badly frightened by the sudden noise and went to the sheds to see the animals safe
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	went	go	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sheds	shed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | past · passive | the sudden noise | She |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **go** | past | the sudden noise *not said here* |  |  | the sheds |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to shed=Initial\_Location |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | the sudden noise *not said here* | the animals |  |  |  | safe *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer animal=Stimulus |

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

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She was badly frightened and sought shelter in the cellar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1586-pg55-part1:e2:o4:1
# text = She was badly frightened and sought shelter in the cellar
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	4	advmod	_	_
4	frightened	frighten	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	sought	seek	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	shelter	shelter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **frighten** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **seek** | participle |  | shelter |  | the cellar |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent shelter=Theme in cellar=Location |

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