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title: Which of the following describes the state in which Whittington was… — English Fairy Tales, Whittington and H… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the state in which Whittington was found when summoned to the counting-house? Exam question 4 of lesson 1969 «English Fairy Tales, Whittington and His Cat: Dick gets his riches, marries Alice, and a new tale begins» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 4 · English Fairy Tales, Whittington and His Cat: Dick gets hi…

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Which of the following describes the state in which Whittington was found when summoned to the counting-house?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, find, summon · **To what, where:** state, Whittington

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1969 «English Fairy Tales, Whittington and His Cat: Dick gets his riches, marries Alice, and a new tale begins» 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/1969-pg7439-part28/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1969-pg7439-part28:e4:1
# text = Which of the following describes the state in which Whittington was found when summoned to the counting-house?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
10	Whittington	Whittington	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl:relcl	_	_
13	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	14	advmod	_	_
14	summoned	summon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	counting	counting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 state |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent state=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | past · passive |  | Whittington |  | the state |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 4 | **summon** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to the counting house | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: 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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wearing his best coat and quite clean

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1969-pg7439-part28:e4:o1:1
# text = wearing his best coat and quite clean
1	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
3	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	amod	_	_
4	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund |  | his best coat |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
sweeping the yard, and quite cold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1969-pg7439-part28:e4:o2:1
# text = sweeping the yard, and quite cold
1	sweeping	sweep	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	yard	yard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sweep** | gerund |  | the yard |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme yard=Trajectory |

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

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scouring pots for the cook, and quite dirty

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1969-pg7439-part28:e4:o3:1
# text = scouring pots for the cook, and quite dirty
1	scouring	scour	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
2	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	1	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scour** | gerund |  | pots |  |  |  | for the cook | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent pot=Location for cook=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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scouring pots for the cook, and quite dirty from the cellar and the coal-heap

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1969-pg7439-part28:e4:o4:1
# text = scouring pots for the cook, and quite dirty from the cellar and the coal-heap
1	scouring	scour	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	csubj	_	_
2	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cook	cook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	dirty	dirty	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	cellar	cellar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
15	coal	coal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	15	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scour** | gerund |  | pots |  |  |  | for the cook | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent pot=Location for cook=Theme |

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