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title: In the narrative, what reason does Cilix give for abandoning the sea… — Tanglewood Tales, The Dragon's Teeth,… · tree and pragmatics
description: In the narrative, what reason does Cilix give for abandoning the search? Exam question 1 of lesson 2057 «Tanglewood Tales, The Dragon's Teeth, part 16: Cilix stays behind, Thasus stops, and Telephassa and Cadmus walk on alone» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree an
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# Exam question 1 · Tanglewood Tales, The Dragon's Teeth, part 16: Cilix stays…

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In the narrative, what reason does Cilix give for abandoning the search?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Cilix · **What happens:** give, abandon · **To what, where:** narrative, search

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 2057 «Tanglewood Tales, The Dragon's Teeth, part 16: Cilix stays behind, Thasus stops, and Telephassa and Cadmus walk on alone» 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/2057-pg976-part16/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2057-pg976-part16:e1:1
# text = In the narrative, what reason does Cilix give for abandoning the search?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	7	obj	_	_
6	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	Cilix	Cilix	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
10	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	abandoning	abandon	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	search	search	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | present · do-support | Cilix |  |  | the narrative |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **abandon** | gerund | Cilix *not said here* | the search |  |  |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme search=Source |

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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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That Europa would now be a grown woman who regarded them as strangers and would not wish to return home with them

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2057-pg976-part16:e1:o1:1
# text = That Europa would now be a grown woman who regarded them as strangers and would not wish to return home with them
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Europa	Europa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	regarded	regard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	17	aux	_	_
16	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	17	advmod	_	_
17	wish	wish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	xcomp	_	_
20	home	home	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	with	with	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | would | that Europa | a grown woman |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **regard** | past | a grown woman | them *= they* |  |  |  | as strangers | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent they=Theme as stranger=Value |
| 4 | **not** **wish** | would | a grown woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 5 | **return** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | a grown woman *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with strangers *= stranger*; home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That Europa would be a woman who thinks them strangers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2057-pg976-part16:e1:o2:1
# text = That Europa would be a woman who thinks them strangers
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Europa	Europa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	thinks	think	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | would | that Europa | a woman |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **think** *speech: other* | present | a woman | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent they=Theme stranger=Attribute |

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

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That Europa would now be a grown woman who regarded them as strangers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2057-pg976-part16:e1:o3:1
# text = That Europa would now be a grown woman who regarded them as strangers
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Europa	Europa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	grown	grow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	regarded	regard	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	as	as	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **is a** | would | that Europa | a grown woman |  |  | now |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **regard** | past | a grown woman | them *= they* |  |  |  | as strangers | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent they=Theme as stranger=Value |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That Europa might now be married to a prince and be happy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2057-pg976-part16:e1:o4:1
# text = That Europa might now be married to a prince and be happy
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	2	det	_	_
2	Europa	Europa	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	6	advmod	_	_
5	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	married	marry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	cop	_	_
12	happy	happy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **marry** | might · passive |  | that Europa |  |  | now | to a prince | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient to prince=Co-Patient |
| 2 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | happy *property* | tree rules |

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