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title: How does the narrator's account of the Rocket's final moments convey… — The Happy Prince, The Remarkable Rocke… · tree and pragmatics
description: How does the narrator's account of the Rocket's final moments convey the irony of his boasting? Exam question 4 of lesson 2041 «The Happy Prince, The Remarkable Rocket: a boastful rocket chats with a duck, then is burnt on a fire and falls on a goose» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wi
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# Exam question 4 · The Happy Prince, The Remarkable Rocket: a boastful rocket…

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How does the narrator's account of the Rocket's final moments convey the irony of his boasting?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** final moments, narrator · **What happens:** do, convey, account · **To what, where:** account, irony

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 2041 «The Happy Prince, The Remarkable Rocket: a boastful rocket chats with a duck, then is burnt on a fire and falls on a goose» 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/2041-pg902-part11/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2041-pg902-part11:e4:1
# text = How does the narrator's account of the Rocket's final moments convey the irony of his boasting?
1	How	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	2	advmod	_	_
2	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Rocket	rocket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	moments	moment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj	_	_
13	convey	convey	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	irony	irony	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	boasting	boasting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the narrator's account |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Eventuality |
| 2 | **convey** | present | the Rocket's final moments | the irony of his boasting |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent irony=Topic |
| 3 | **account** |  | the narrator |  |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: poss=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 {#o1}

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By setting his boasts against his unremarked end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2041-pg902-part11:e4:o1:1
# text = By setting his boasts against his unremarked end
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	setting	set	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	boasts	boast	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	unremarked	unremarked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | gerund |  | his boasts |  |  | against his unremarked end |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent boast=Theme against end=Destination |
| 2 | **boast** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom boast «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end, which the narrator describes in mocking detail throughout

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2041-pg902-part11:e4:o2:1
# text = By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end, which the narrator describes in mocking detail throughout
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	contrasting	contrast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	claimed	claim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	unnoticed	unnoticed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
11	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
15	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	mocking	mock	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	14	advcl	_	_
17	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
18	throughout	throughout	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contrast** | gerund |  | his claimed glory |  |  | with his unnoticed end |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent glory=Patient with end=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **describe** | present | the narrator | his unnoticed end |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 4 | **mock** | gerund | the narrator *not said here* | detail |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent detail=Theme |
| 5 | **glory** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

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

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By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2041-pg902-part11:e4:o3:1
# text = By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	contrasting	contrast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	claimed	claim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	unnoticed	unnoticed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contrast** | gerund |  | his claimed glory |  |  | with his unnoticed end |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent glory=Patient with end=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **glory** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end and the goose's ridiculous panic at the water's edge

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2041-pg902-part11:e4:o4:1
# text = By contrasting his claimed glory with his unnoticed end and the goose's ridiculous panic at the water's edge
1	By	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	contrasting	contrast	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
4	claimed	claim	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	amod	_	_
5	glory	glory	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
8	unnoticed	unnoticed	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	goose	goose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	ridiculous	ridiculous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	panic	panic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	edge	edge	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contrast** | gerund |  | his claimed glory |  | the water's edge | with his unnoticed end and the goose's ridiculous panic |  | vn amalgamate-22.2-2-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent glory=Patient with end=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **glory** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom glory «state intransitive»: poss=agent |
| 4 | **panic** |  | the goose |  |  |  |  |  | nom panic «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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