--- title: What was the principal reason the Scarecrow was left behind? — Wizard of Oz, The Deadly Poppy Field,… · tree and pragmatics description: What was the principal reason the Scarecrow was left behind? Exam question 2 of lesson 1594 «Wizard of Oz, The Deadly Poppy Field, part 9: raft drifts off, Scarecrow stranded, Stork rescues him» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Wizard of Oz, The Deadly Poppy Field,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1594-pg55-part9/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Wizard of Oz, The Deadly Poppy Field, part 9: raft drifts… What was the principal reason the Scarecrow was left behind? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be, leave behind · **To what, where:** principal reason, Scarecrow This is exam question 2 of lesson 1594 «Wizard of Oz, The Deadly Poppy Field, part 9: raft drifts off, Scarecrow stranded, Stork rescues 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/1594-pg55-part9/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1594-pg55-part9:e2:1 # text = What was the principal reason the Scarecrow was left behind? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 principal principal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 Scarecrow Scarecrow PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 8 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux:pass _ _ 9 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl:relcl _ _ 10 behind behind ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the principal reason | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **leave behind** | past · passive | | the Scarecrow | | | | behind *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} his pole became lodged in the mud ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1594-pg55-part9:e2:o1:1 # text = his pole became lodged in the mud 1 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 pole pole NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 lodged lodge VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 mud mud NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lodge** | past · passive | | his pole | | the mud | | | vn odge-46-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in mud=Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} his legs became stuck in the mud ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1594-pg55-part9:e2:o2:1 # text = his legs became stuck in the mud 1 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 legs leg NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 stuck stuck ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 xcomp _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 mud mud NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **become** | past | his legs | | | | | stuck *property* | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} the Stork refused to carry his heavy pole any farther ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1594-pg55-part9:e2:o3:1 # text = the Stork refused to carry his heavy pole any farther 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 Stork Stork PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 refused refuse VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 carry carry VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 7 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 pole pole NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 9 any any ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 farther far ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 5 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **refuse** | past | the Stork | | | | | | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 2 | **not** **carry** | to-infinitive | the Stork *not said here* | Stork's heavy pole | | | | far *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pole=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} his pole became lodged in the mud by the bank ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1594-pg55-part9:e2:o4:1 # text = his pole became lodged in the mud by the bank 1 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 2 nmod:poss _ _ 2 pole pole NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 became become VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 lodged lodge VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 mud mud NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 bank bank NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lodge** | past · passive | the bank | his pole | | the mud | | | vn odge-46-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent subject=Theme in mud=Location | **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. 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