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title: What was the eventual fate of the Iron King following the battle? — Yellow Fairy Book, Minon-Minette, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the eventual fate of the Iron King following the battle? Exam question 4 of lesson 1662 «Yellow Fairy Book, Minon-Minette, part 51: the princess escapes the fairy on a magic fan and meets Souci in the air» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics
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# Exam question 4 · Yellow Fairy Book, Minon-Minette, part 51: the princess es…

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What was the eventual fate of the Iron King following the battle?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** eventual fate · **What happens:** be, follow · **To what, where:** eventual fate, battle

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1662 «Yellow Fairy Book, Minon-Minette, part 51: the princess escapes the fairy on a magic fan and meets Souci in 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/1662-pg5615-part51/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e4:1
# text = What was the eventual fate of the Iron King following the battle?
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	eventual	eventual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Iron	Iron	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
10	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	battle	battle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the eventual fate |  |  |  | of the Iron King | tree rules |
| 2 | **follow** | gerund | the eventual fate *not said here* | the battle |  |  |  |  | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Theme |

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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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He fled the kingdom and was never seen again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e4:o1:1
# text = He fled the kingdom and was never seen again
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fled	flee	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
7	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	8	advmod	_	_
8	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
9	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **flee** | past | He | the kingdom |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme kingdom=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **not** **see** | past · passive | He *not said here* |  |  |  | again |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V» |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He was executed and his lands were given away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e4:o2:1
# text = He was executed and his lands were given away
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	executed	execute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **execute** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **give away** | past · passive |  | his lands |  |  |  | away *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was imprisoned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e4:o3:1
# text = He was imprisoned
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	imprisoned	imprison	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **imprison** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn confine-92 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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He surrendered and was set to keep King Souci's sheep

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1662-pg5615-part51:e4:o4:1
# text = He surrendered and was set to keep King Souci's sheep
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	surrendered	surrender	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
8	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	_
9	Souci	Souci	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
11	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **surrender** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **set** | past · passive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V» |
| 3 | **keep** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | King's sheep |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sheep=Theme |

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