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title: Which of the following best describes the relationship between Simon… — Olive Fairy Book, The Biter Bit, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following best describes the relationship between Simon and the three rogues as depicted in the passage? Exam question 3 of lesson 1906 «Olive Fairy Book, The Biter Bit, part 1: Simon buys a mule that three rogues swear is a donkey» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the
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# Exam question 3 · Olive Fairy Book, The Biter Bit, part 1: Simon buys a mule…

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Which of the following best describes the relationship between Simon and the three rogues as depicted in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, depict · **To what, where:** relationship, passage

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1906 «Olive Fairy Book, The Biter Bit, part 1: Simon buys a mule that three rogues swear is a donkey» 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/1906-pg7277-part43/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1906-pg7277-part43:e3:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the relationship between Simon and the three rogues as depicted in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	relationship	relationship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	between	between	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	rogues	rogue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	depicted	depict	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **describe** | present |  | the relationship |  |  |  | of the best; between Simon and the three rogues | tree rules |
| 3 | **depict** | participle |  | the relationship *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP 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 {#o1}

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A feud in which the rogues are finally the winners overall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1906-pg7277-part43:e3:o1:1
# text = A feud in which the rogues are finally the winners overall
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	feud	feud	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	6	det	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	rogues	rogue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
7	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
8	finally	finally	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	winners	winner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
11	overall	overall	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a feud  which rogues | the winners |  |  |  | finally, overall *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A contest of strength in which the rogues defeat Simon at last

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1906-pg7277-part43:e3:o2:1
# text = A contest of strength in which the rogues defeat Simon at last
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rogues	rogue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	defeat	defeat	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
11	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **defeat** | present | a contest of strength | Simon |  | last |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **contest** |  |  | strength |  |  |  |  | nom contest «event transitive»: of=patient |

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

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A contest of wits in which Simon is ultimately the victor

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1906-pg7277-part43:e3:o3:1
# text = A contest of wits in which Simon is ultimately the victor
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	wits	wit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
7	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
9	ultimately	ultimately	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	victor	victor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | a contest of wits  Simon | the victor |  |  |  | ultimately *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **contest** |  |  | wits  Simon |  |  |  |  | nom contest «event transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A long-standing friendship between Simon and the three rogues, built on years of trust and mutual respect in the village

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1906-pg7277-part43:e3:o4:1
# text = A long-standing friendship between Simon and the three rogues, built on years of trust and mutual respect in the village
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
2	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	friendship	friendship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	between	between	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Simon	Simon	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	rogues	rogue	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	built	build	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	trust	trust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	mutual	mutual	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stand** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **build** | participle |  | a long standing friendship between Simon and the three rogues *not said here* |  |  | year |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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