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description: Explain the function of the rock in the narrative, with reference to the concealment of the fugitives before their flight. Exam question 3 of lesson 1710 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Black Fairy, part 34: a bridge of clouds, a duck, a vanishing church and a boar» of the books course of Mova's primary sch
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# Exam question 3 · Yellow Fairy Book, The Black Fairy, part 34: a bridge of c…

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Explain the function of the rock in the narrative, with reference to the concealment of the fugitives before their flight.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** explain, conceal · **To what, where:** function, narrative, fugitives

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1710 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Black Fairy, part 34: a bridge of clouds, a duck, a vanishing church and a boar» 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/1710-pg640-part34/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1710-pg640-part34:e3:1
# text = Explain the function of the rock in the narrative, with reference to the concealment of the fugitives before their flight.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	function	function	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rock	rock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
13	to	to	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	concealment	concealment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fugitives	fugitive	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
19	before	before	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	flight	flight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the function of the rock |  | the narrative | before fugitives's flight | with reference to the concealment of the fugitives | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent function=Topic |
| 2 | **conceal** |  |  | the fugitives |  |  |  |  | nom concealment «state transitive»: of=patient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1710-pg640-part34:e3:o1:1
# text = it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sheltered	shelter	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	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shelter** | past | it | the pair |  | the Fairy's sight |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pair=Patient from sight=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **sight** |  | the Fairy |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight until dusk

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1710-pg640-part34:e3:o2:1
# text = it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight until dusk
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sheltered	shelter	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	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	until	until	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dusk	dusk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shelter** | past | it | the pair |  | the Fairy's sight | dusk |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pair=Patient from sight=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **sight** |  | the Fairy |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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it hid the pair from the witch's view

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1710-pg640-part34:e3:o3:1
# text = it hid the pair from the witch's view
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	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	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	view	view	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | it | the pair |  | the witch's view |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pair=Patient from view=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **view** |  | the witch |  |  |  |  |  | nom view «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight and the boar's charge

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1710-pg640-part34:e3:o4:1
# text = it sheltered the pair from the Fairy's sight and the boar's charge
1	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sheltered	shelter	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	pair	pair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	boar	boar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	charge	charge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shelter** | past | it | the pair |  | the Fairy's sight |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent pair=Patient from sight=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **sight** |  | the Fairy |  |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 3 | **charge** |  | the boar |  |  |  |  |  | nom charge «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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**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.

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