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title: Which action secured the lasting commemoration of the events describ… — pg641, Schippeitaro, what happens: a b… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which action secured the lasting commemoration of the events described? Exam question 4 of lesson 1756 «pg641, Schippeitaro, what happens: a brave youth frees a maiden from a cat monster with a borrowed dog» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 4 · pg641, Schippeitaro, what happens: a brave youth frees a m…

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Which action secured the lasting commemoration of the events described?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action · **What happens:** secure, describe, commemorate · **To what, where:** lasting commemoration, events

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1756 «pg641, Schippeitaro, what happens: a brave youth frees a maiden from a cat monster with a borrowed dog» 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/1756-pg641-part7/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1756-pg641-part7:e4:1
# text = Which action secured the lasting commemoration of the events described?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	secured	secure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	lasting	lasting	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	commemoration	commemoration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
10	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **secure** | past | which action | the lasting commemoration of the events |  |  |  |  | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition commemoration=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | participle |  | the events *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **commemorate** |  |  | the events |  |  |  |  | nom commemoration «event 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The annual feast held in memory of the warrior and dog

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1756-pg641-part7:e4:o1:1
# text = The annual feast held in memory of the warrior and dog
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	annual	annual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	memory	memory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	warrior	warrior	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | participle |  | the annual feast *not said here* |  | memory of the warrior and dog |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in memory=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The renaming of the mountain after the youth

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1756-pg641-part7:e4:o2:1
# text = The renaming of the mountain after the youth
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	renaming	renaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The erection of a stone statue in the village

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1756-pg641-part7:e4:o3:1
# text = The erection of a stone statue in the village
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	erection	erection	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	statue	statue	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **erect** |  |  | a stone statue |  | the village |  |  | nom erection «state transitive»: of=patient in=place |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The construction of a new chapel in the forest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1756-pg641-part7:e4:o4:1
# text = The construction of a new chapel in the forest
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	construction	construction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	new	new	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	chapel	chapel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **construct** |  |  | a new chapel |  | the forest |  |  | nom construction «act transitive»: of=patient in=place |

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