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title: Which action of Virgilius, upon his return to Rome, is the most sign… — Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgili… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which action of Virgilius, upon his return to Rome, is the most significant indication of his character? Exam question 1 of lesson 1814 «Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, gets the magic books, and faces his foes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependenc
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# Exam question 1 · Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, g…

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Which action of Virgilius, upon his return to Rome, is the most significant indication of his character?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, Virgilius · **What happens:** be, act, return · **To what, where:** significant indication

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1814 «Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, gets the magic books, and faces his foes» 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/1814-pg641-part65/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e1:1
# text = Which action of Virgilius, upon his return to Rome, is the most significant indication of his character?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	Virgilius	Virgilius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
12	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	cop	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	15	advmod	_	_
15	significant	significant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	indication	indication	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	16	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | which action of Virgilius upon Virgilius's return to Rome | the significant indication |  |  |  | of Rome's character | tree rules |
| 2 | **act** |  | Virgilius |  |  |  |  | upon Virgilius's return to Rome | nom action «act intransitive»: of=agent upon=obl |
| 3 | **return** |  | Virgilius |  |  |  |  | to Rome | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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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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His liberal distribution of gifts to the poor relations and to those who had shown kindness to his mother

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e1:o1:1
# text = His liberal distribution of gifts to the poor relations and to those who had shown kindness to his mother
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	liberal	liberal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	distribution	distribution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	relations	relation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	those	that	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	16	det	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	shown	show	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	kindness	kindness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | past · perfect | that shown kindness to his mother |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **distribute** |  | His *= he* | gifts to the poor relations and that shown kindness to his mother |  |  |  |  | nom distribution «cognition transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His loyal return to Toledo to rescue the pack-horses from the robbers on the mountain road

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e1:o2:1
# text = His loyal return to Toledo to rescue the pack-horses from the robbers on the mountain road
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	loyal	loyal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Toledo	Toledo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
9	pack	pack	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rescue** | to-infinitive | His loyal return to Toledo | the pack horses |  | the robbers |  | on the mountain road | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent horse=Theme from robber=Source |
| 2 | **return** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  | to Toledo | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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His steadfast refusal to accept any payment from the emperor for the sorcery he performed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e1:o3:1
# text = His steadfast refusal to accept any payment from the emperor for the sorcery he performed
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	steadfast	steadfast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	refusal	refusal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	accept	accept	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
7	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sorcery	sorcery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
14	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	performed	perform	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | to-infinitive | His steadfast refusal | any payment |  |  |  | from the emperor; for the sorcery | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent payment=Theme from emperor=Source |
| 2 | **perform** | past | refusal | the sorcery *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sorcery=Theme |
| 3 | **refuse** |  | His *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom refusal «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Gifts to the poor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e1:o4:1
# text = Gifts to the poor
1	Gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	poor	poor	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	nmod	_	_
```

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

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