---
title: Which account of the stork's conjecture regarding the destination of… — Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: th… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which account of the stork's conjecture regarding the destination of the felled trees is accurate? Exam question 3 of lesson 1629 «Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed for Christmas, hears a story, and is then shut away in a dark loft» of the books course of Mova's primary school,
---

<!-- md -->
[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1629-pg5615-part18/e3/)

<!-- crumbs -->
[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/) / [Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: th…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1629-pg5615-part18/) / e3

# Exam question 3 · Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed fo…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which account of the stork's conjecture regarding the destination of the felled trees is accurate?

<!-- .vintro -->
**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** account, stork · **What happens:** regard, fell, be, account, conjecture · **To what, where:** conjecture

<!-- .vabout -->
This is exam question 3 of lesson 1629 «Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed for Christmas, hears a story, and is then shut away in a dark loft» 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/1629-pg5615-part18/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e3:1
# text = Which account of the stork's conjecture regarding the destination of the felled trees is accurate?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	stork	stork	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	conjecture	conjecture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	destination	destination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	felled	fell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
15	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
16	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fell** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **is** | present | which account of the stork's conjecture regard the destination of the felled trees |  |  |  |  | accurate *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **account** |  |  | the stork's conjecture regard the destination of the felled trees |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |
| 5 | **conjecture** |  | the stork |  |  |  |  | regard the destination of the felled trees | nom conjecture «cognition intransitive»: poss=agent regard=obl |

<!-- .note -->
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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He supposed that they had been carried across the wide ocean to the king's harbour, where they would be made into splendid masts for his navy.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e3:o1:1
# text = He supposed that they had been carried across the wide ocean to the king's harbour, where they would be made into splendid masts for his navy.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	supposed	suppose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
8	across	across	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	wide	wide	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	ocean	ocean	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	harbour	harbour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
18	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	22	advmod	_	_
19	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nsubj	_	_
20	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	aux:pass	_	_
22	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	acl:relcl	_	_
23	into	into	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	splendid	splendid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	masts	mast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obl	_	_
26	for	for	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	28	nmod:poss	_	_
28	navy	navy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suppose** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | past · perfect · passive |  | they |  | the wide ocean |  | to the king's harbour | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to harbour=Destination |
| 3 | **make** | would · passive |  | they |  | splendid masts for king's navy |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into mast=Product |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He supposed that they had been transported to sea as splendid masts.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e3:o2:1
# text = He supposed that they had been transported to sea as splendid masts.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	supposed	suppose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	transported	transport	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	splendid	splendid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	masts	mast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suppose** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **transport** | past · perfect · passive |  | they |  | sea |  | as splendid masts | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to sea=Destination |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He supposed that the trees had been transported to sea as splendid masts for a great fleet of ships sailing far away.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e3:o3:1
# text = He supposed that the trees had been transported to sea as splendid masts for a great fleet of ships sailing far away.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	supposed	suppose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	trees	tree	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	transported	transport	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	xcomp	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	splendid	splendid	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	masts	mast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	fleet	fleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nmod	_	_
20	sailing	sail	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	19	acl	_	_
21	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	22	advmod	_	_
22	away	away	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suppose** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **transport** | past · perfect · passive |  | the trees |  | sea |  | as splendid masts; for a great fleet of ships | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to sea=Destination |
| 3 | **sail** | gerund | ships *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He thought they had been carried off to a distant land to make furniture.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e3:o4:1
# text = He thought they had been carried off to a distant land to make furniture.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	thought	think	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	advcl	_	_
14	furniture	furniture	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **think** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **carry off** | past · perfect · passive |  | they |  | a distant land |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to land=Destination |
| 3 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | furniture |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset furniture=Product |

<!-- div src -->

**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.

<!-- /div -->

<!-- pn -->
- ← previous: [Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: th…, exam 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1629-pg5615-part18/e2/)
- next →: [Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: th…, exam 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1629-pg5615-part18/e4/)
- ↑ back to [Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed for Christmas, hears a story, and is then shut away in a dark loft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1629-pg5615-part18/)