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title: What reception did the menials extend to Ceres at the palace portals? — Tanglewood Tales, The Pomegranate Seed… · tree and pragmatics
description: What reception did the menials extend to Ceres at the palace portals? Exam question 4 of lesson 2071 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 30: Ceres searches all night for her lost daughter» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the questio
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# Exam question 4 · Tanglewood Tales, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 30: Ceres se…

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What reception did the menials extend to Ceres at the palace portals?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** reception, menials · **What happens:** do, extend · **To what, where:** Ceres, palace portals

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 2071 «Tanglewood Tales, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 30: Ceres searches all night for her lost daughter» 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/2071-pg976-part30/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2071-pg976-part30:e4:1
# text = What reception did the menials extend to Ceres at the palace portals?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	reception	reception	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	menials	menial	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
6	extend	extend	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Ceres	Cere	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	portals	portal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | what reception |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **extend** | present | the menials |  | Ceres | the palace portals |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at portal=Location |

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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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They bowed low and offered her a royal feast

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2071-pg976-part30:e4:o1:1
# text = They bowed low and offered her a royal feast
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	low	low	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	offered	offer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	iobj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | past | They |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **offer** | past | They *not said here* | a royal feast | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent she=Goal feast=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They spoke harshly at first, then slammed the gate shut and set the guard dogs upon her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2071-pg976-part30:e4:o2:1
# text = They spoke harshly at first, then slammed the gate shut and set the guard dogs upon her
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	harshly	harshly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	slammed	slam	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	xcomp	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	set	set	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	conj	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | They |  |  |  |  | harshly *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **slam** | past |  | the gate |  |  | then | shut *property* | vn spank-18.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Patient |
| 3 | **set** | infinitive |  | the guard dogs |  |  |  | upon her *= she* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent dog=Theme upon she=Destination |

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

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They spoke rudely and threatened her with dogs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2071-pg976-part30:e4:o3:1
# text = They spoke rudely and threatened her with dogs
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	rudely	rudely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	threatened	threaten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | They |  |  |  |  | rudely *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **threaten** | past | They *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  | with dogs | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus she=Experiencer |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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They welcomed her warmly and gave her a bath

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2071-pg976-part30:e4:o4:1
# text = They welcomed her warmly and gave her a bath
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	welcomed	welcome	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	warmly	warmly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	iobj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bath	bath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **welcome** | past | They | her *= she* |  |  |  | warmly *property* | vn admit-64.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | They *not said here* | a bath | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient bath=Theme |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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