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title: What was the consequence of the harp's final utterance within the ca… — English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cru… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the consequence of the harp's final utterance within the castle hall? Exam question 3 of lesson 1949 «English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the youngest princess and the harp tells the truth» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 3 · English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What was the consequence of the harp's final utterance within the castle hall?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, utter · **To what, where:** consequence, harp

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1949 «English Fairy Tales, Binnorie: the cruel sister drowns the youngest princess and the harp tells the truth» 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/1949-pg7439-part8/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e3:1
# text = What was the consequence of the harp's final utterance within the castle hall?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	utterance	utterance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
11	within	within	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the consequence |  |  |  | of the harp's final utterance; within the castle hall | tree rules |
| 2 | **utter** |  |  | the harp |  |  |  |  | nom utterance «communication transitive»: poss=patient |

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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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The harp shattered and the music stopped

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e3:o1:1
# text = The harp shattered and the music stopped
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	harp	harp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	shattered	shatter	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	music	music	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
7	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **shatter** | participle |  | the harp *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **stop** | past | the harp |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The instrument snapped and ceased to sound, and everyone in the hall fell silent

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e3:o2:1
# text = The instrument snapped and ceased to sound, and everyone in the hall fell silent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	snapped	snap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ceased	cease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
10	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	14	nsubj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
15	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | past | the instrument |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cease** | past | the instrument *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **sound** | to-infinitive | the instrument *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |
| 4 | **fall** | past | everyone |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The instrument snapped and ceased to sound

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e3:o3:1
# text = The instrument snapped and ceased to sound
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	instrument	instrument	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	snapped	snap	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ceased	cease	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	sound	sound	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **snap** | past | the instrument |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **cease** | past | the instrument *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **sound** | to-infinitive | the instrument *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The lute cracked and fell silent

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1949-pg7439-part8:e3:o4:1
# text = The lute cracked and fell silent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	lute	lute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	cracked	crack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
6	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | past | the lute |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **fall** | past | the lute *not said here* |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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