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title: What is the final outcome of the youngest son's expedition, as descr… — Swahili Tales, The Nunda: the sultan's… · tree and pragmatics
description: What is the final outcome of the youngest son's expedition, as described in the passage? Exam question 4 of lesson 1795 «Swahili Tales, The Nunda: the sultan's cat devours his people, and his youngest son sets out to slay it» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and
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# Exam question 4 · Swahili Tales, The Nunda: the sultan's cat devours his peo…

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What is the final outcome of the youngest son's expedition, as described in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** be, describe · **To what, where:** final outcome, passage

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1795 «Swahili Tales, The Nunda: the sultan's cat devours his people, and his youngest son sets out to slay it» 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/1795-pg641-part46/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1795-pg641-part46:e4:1
# text = What is the final outcome of the youngest son's expedition, as described in the passage?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	9	amod	_	_
9	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	expedition	expedition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the final outcome |  |  |  | of the youngest son's expedition | tree rules |
| 2 | **describe** | participle |  | the final outcome *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |

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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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He slays the Nunda and is received with joy and honour by the people

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1795-pg641-part46:e4:o1:1
# text = He slays the Nunda and is received with joy and honour by the people
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slays	slay	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Nunda	Nunda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	honour	honour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slay** | present | He | the Nunda |  |  |  |  | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nunda=Patient |
| 2 | **receive** | present · passive | the people |  |  |  |  | with joy and honour | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He returns home alone

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1795-pg641-part46:e4:o2:1
# text = He returns home alone
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | present | He |  |  |  |  | alone, home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He kills the Nunda and the sultan takes back the crown from him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1795-pg641-part46:e4:o3:1
# text = He kills the Nunda and the sultan takes back the crown from him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	kills	kill	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Nunda	Nunda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	sultan	sultan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	back	back	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **kill** | present | He | the Nunda |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nunda=Theme |
| 2 | **take back** | present | the sultan | the crown |  |  |  | from him *= he* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent crown=Theme from he=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He traps the Nunda and is praised by the sultan and his court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1795-pg641-part46:e4:o4:1
# text = He traps the Nunda and is praised by the sultan and his court
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	traps	trap	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Nunda	Nunda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	praised	praise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	sultan	sultan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trap** | present | He | the Nunda |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nunda=Patient |
| 2 | **praise** | present · passive | the sultan and his court |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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