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title: To what extent did the emperor's sorcerer contribute to the subseque… — Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgili… · tree and pragmatics
description: To what extent did the emperor's sorcerer contribute to the subsequent events in Rome? Exam question 3 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 dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 3 · Old Tales, Virgilius, part 65: Virgilius frees a spirit, g…

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To what extent did the emperor's sorcerer contribute to the subsequent events in Rome?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sorcerer · **What happens:** contribute

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e3:1
# text = To what extent did the emperor's sorcerer contribute to the subsequent events in Rome?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
3	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	sorcerer	sorcerer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	contribute	contribute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	subsequent	subsequent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Rome	Rome	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contribute** | past · do-support | the emperor's sorcerer |  |  |  |  | to the subsequent events in Rome | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to what=Recipient |

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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 {#o1}

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He numbed the emperor's soldiers, so Virgilius turned to the Black Book

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e3:o1:1
# text = He numbed the emperor's soldiers, so Virgilius turned to the Black Book
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	numbed	numb	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	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	Virgilius	Virgilius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	turned	turn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **numb** | past | He | the emperor's soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus soldier=Experiencer |
| 2 | **turn** | past | Virgilius |  |  |  |  | to the Black Book *result* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to book=Result |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He drugged the garrison

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e3:o2:1
# text = He drugged the garrison
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drugged	drug	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	garrison	garrison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drug** | past | He | the garrison |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent garrison=Destination |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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He enabled the emperor's garrison to be stupefied, forcing Virgilius to resort to his Black Book

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e3:o3:1
# text = He enabled the emperor's garrison to be stupefied, forcing Virgilius to resort to his Black Book
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	enabled	enable	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	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	garrison	garrison	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	stupefied	stupefy	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	forcing	force	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	advcl	_	_
12	Virgilius	Virgilius	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	resort	resort	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	Black	Black	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	Book	Book	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enable** | past | He | the emperor's garrison |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stupefy** | to-infinitive · passive | He *not said here* | the emperor's garrison *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 3 | **force** | gerund | He *not said here* | Virgilius |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent virgilius=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **resort** | to-infinitive | Virgilius *not said here* |  | Virgilius's Black Book |  |  |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to book=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He helped the army

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1814-pg641-part65:e3:o4:1
# text = He helped the army
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	helped	help	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	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | past | He | the army |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent army=Beneficiary |

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