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title: Which of the following statements accurately describes the condition… — Celtic Fairy Tales, Gellert: Llewelyn… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements accurately describes the condition in which the Prince found the nursery? Exam question 2 of lesson 2015 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Gellert: Llewelyn slays his loyal hound by mistake» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of
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# Exam question 2 · Celtic Fairy Tales, Gellert: Llewelyn slays his loyal houn…

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Which of the following statements accurately describes the condition in which the Prince found the nursery?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Prince · **What happens:** follow, describe, find · **To what, where:** condition, nursery

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 2015 «Celtic Fairy Tales, Gellert: Llewelyn slays his loyal hound by mistake» 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/2015-pg7885-part34/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2015-pg7885-part34:e2:1
# text = Which of the following statements accurately describes the condition in which the Prince found the nursery?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	nursery	nursery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	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 condition |  |  |  | of the following statements; accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent condition=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | past | the Prince | the nursery |  | the condition |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nursery=Topic |

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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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The cradle lay overturned, daubed with blood, and the wolf's body lay beside the wall

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2015-pg7885-part34:e2:o1:1
# text = The cradle lay overturned, daubed with blood, and the wolf's body lay beside the wall
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cradle	cradle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	overturned	overturn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	daubed	daub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	wolf	wolf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
16	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	wall	wall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overturn** | past · passive |  | the cradle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **daub** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with blood | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with blood=Theme |
| 3 | **lie** | past | the wolf's body |  |  | the wall |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside wall=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The door lay open and the rushes were burned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2015-pg7885-part34:e2:o2:1
# text = The door lay open and the rushes were burned
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	open	open	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	xcomp	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	rushes	rush	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	burned	burn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lie** | past | the door |  |  |  |  | open *property* | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **burn** | past · passive |  | the rushes |  |  |  |  | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The cradle was tipped and the floor was wet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2015-pg7885-part34:e2:o3:1
# text = The cradle was tipped and the floor was wet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cradle	cradle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	tipped	tip	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	floor	floor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	cop	_	_
9	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tip** | past · passive |  | the cradle |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | past | the floor |  |  |  |  | wet *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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The cradle lay overturned and daubed with blood

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2015-pg7885-part34:e2:o4:1
# text = The cradle lay overturned and daubed with blood
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	cradle	cradle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	lay	lie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	overturned	overturn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	daubed	daub	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	conj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	blood	blood	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **overturn** | past · passive |  | the cradle |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **daub** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | with blood | vn spray-9.7-2 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with blood=Theme |

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