--- title: Which of the following most accurately explains the reason Little Kl… — Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus,… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following most accurately explains the reason Little Klaus gave for returning from the river with cattle? Exam question 3 of lesson 1730 «Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus, part 54: Big Klaus tries to drown Little Klaus and drowns the old driver by mistake, then a prince finds a gold --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1730-pg640-part54/e3/) [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/) / [Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1730-pg640-part54/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus, part 54: Big Klaus t… Which of the following most accurately explains the reason Little Klaus gave for returning from the river with cattle? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Little · **What happens:** follow, explain, give, return · **To what, where:** reason, river This is exam question 3 of lesson 1730 «Andersen, Little Klaus and Big Klaus, part 54: Big Klaus tries to drown Little Klaus and drowns the old driver by mistake, then a prince finds a gold ring in a barrel» 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/1730-pg640-part54/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:e3:1 # text = Which of the following most accurately explains the reason Little Klaus gave for returning from the river with cattle? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 2 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 most most ADV RBS Degree=Sup 6 advmod _ _ 6 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 7 explains explain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 Little Little ADJ NNP Degree=Pos 12 nsubj _ _ 11 Klaus Klaus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 flat _ _ 12 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 acl:relcl _ _ 13 for for SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 14 returning return VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 12 advcl _ _ 15 from from ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 river river NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 cattle cattle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | | the reason | | | | accurately *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic | | 3 | **give** | past | Little | the reason *not said here* | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Theme | | 4 | **return** | gerund | Little *not said here* | | | the river | | with cattle | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from river=Initial\_Location | 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 {#o1} The cattle were sick ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:e3:o1:1 # text = The cattle were sick 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cattle cattle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 sick sick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the cattle | | | | | sick *property* | tree rules | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} He had sold the herd at the market ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:e3:o2:1 # text = He had sold the herd at the market 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 sold sell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 herd herd NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 at at ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 market market NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sell** | past · perfect | He | the herd | | the market | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent herd=Theme at market=Asset | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} A herd awaited him a mile farther along ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:e3:o3:1 # text = A herd awaited him a mile farther along 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 herd herd NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 awaited await VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 mile mile NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 7 farther far ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 6 amod _ _ 8 along along ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **await** | past | a herd | him *= he* | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} He had lost the cattle ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1730-pg640-part54:e3:o4:1 # text = He had lost the cattle 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 cattle cattle NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **lose** | past · perfect | He | the cattle | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cattle=Eventuality | **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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