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title: Which of the following best explains the sound heard by Mansor at th… — Hauff's Tales, The Caliph Stork, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best explains the sound heard by Mansor at the close of this part? Exam question 4 of lesson 1872 «Hauff's Tales, The Caliph Stork, part 9: the storks forget the magic word and spend a night in a haunted ruin» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency t
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# Exam question 4 · Hauff's Tales, The Caliph Stork, part 9: the storks forget…

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Which of the following best explains the sound heard by Mansor at the close of this part?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, explain, hear · **To what, where:** sound, close

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1872 «Hauff's Tales, The Caliph Stork, part 9: the storks forget the magic word and spend a night in a haunted ruin» 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/1872-pg7277-part9/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1872-pg7277-part9:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best explains the sound heard by Mansor at the close of this part?
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	best	well	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	explains	explain	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sound	sound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	heard	hear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Mansor	Mansor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	17	det	_	_
17	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 sound |  |  |  | well *property* | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sound=Topic |
| 3 | **hear** | participle |  | the sound *not said here* |  | the close of this part |  | by Mansor | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 {#o1}

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An unseen presence in the ruin has wailed and groaned softly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1872-pg7277-part9:e4:o1:1
# text = An unseen presence in the ruin has wailed and groaned softly
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unseen	unseen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	wailed	wail	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	groaned	groan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	softly	softly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wail** | present · perfect · passive |  | a unseen presence in the ruin |  |  |  |  | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **groan** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | softly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The wind through the broken walls was howling loudly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1872-pg7277-part9:e4:o2:1
# text = The wind through the broken walls was howling loudly
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	amod	_	_
6	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	howling	howl	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **howl** | past · progressive | the wind through the broken walls |  |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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An unseen presence in the ruin has sighed and moaned audibly, frightening Mansor and making him pray all night

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1872-pg7277-part9:e4:o3:1
# text = An unseen presence in the ruin has sighed and moaned audibly, frightening Mansor and making him pray all night
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unseen	unseen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	sighed	sigh	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	moaned	moan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	audibly	audibly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	frightening	frightening	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	Mansor	Mansor	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	advcl	_	_
17	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	pray	pray	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	20	det	_	_
20	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sigh** | present · perfect · passive |  | a unseen presence in the ruin |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **moan** | participle |  | frightening Mansor |  |  |  | audibly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **make** | gerund |  | Mansor |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset he=Product |
| 4 | **pray** | infinitive |  |  |  |  | night |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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An unseen presence in the ruin has sighed and moaned audibly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1872-pg7277-part9:e4:o4:1
# text = An unseen presence in the ruin has sighed and moaned audibly
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	unseen	unseen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ruin	ruin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	sighed	sigh	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	moaned	moan	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
11	audibly	audibly	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sigh** | present · perfect · passive |  | a unseen presence in the ruin |  |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **moan** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | audibly *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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