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title: To what extent does the narrator attribute Ceres's physical decline… — Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, pa… · tree and pragmatics
description: To what extent does the narrator attribute Ceres's physical decline to the duration of her grief and wandering? Exam question 2 of lesson 2073 «Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 32: Ceres becomes the prince's nurse and secretly watches him by firelight» of the books course of Mova's primary s
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# Exam question 2 · Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 32: Ceres becomes…

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To what extent does the narrator attribute Ceres's physical decline to the duration of her grief and wandering?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** extent, Ceres · **What happens:** do, wonder, decline · **To what, where:** narrator attribute

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 2073 «Wonder-Book, The Pomegranate Seeds, part 32: Ceres becomes the prince's nurse and secretly watches him by firelight» 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/2073-pg976-part32/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2073-pg976-part32:e2:1
# text = To what extent does the narrator attribute Ceres's physical decline to the duration of her grief and wandering?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
3	extent	extent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	attribute	attribute	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	Ceres	Ceres	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	physical	physical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	decline	decline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	appos	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	duration	duration	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	wandering	wonder	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present | extent | the narrator attribute |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attribute=Eventuality |
| 2 | **wonder** *speech: ask* | gerund | extent *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **decline** |  | Ceres |  |  |  |  | to the duration of extent's grief | nom decline «process intransitive»: poss=agent to=obl |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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She grows elderly in a very brief time, as a consequence of her sorrow

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2073-pg976-part32:e2:o1:1
# text = She grows elderly in a very brief time, as a consequence of her sorrow
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	elderly	elderly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	brief	brief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | She |  |  |  | time | elderly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **sorrow** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sorrow «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She grows weary as her wandering continues slowly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2073-pg976-part32:e2:o2:1
# text = She grows weary as her wandering continues slowly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	weary	weary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	wandering	wandering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	continues	continue	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
8	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | She |  |  |  |  | weary *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **continue** | present | her wandering |  |  |  |  | slowly *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **wander** |  | her *= she* |  |  |  |  |  | nom wandering «act transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She grows elderly in a very brief time, as a consequence of the curse Pluto placed upon her by the river at dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2073-pg976-part32:e2:o3:1
# text = She grows elderly in a very brief time, as a consequence of the curse Pluto placed upon her by the river at dawn
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	grows	grow	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	elderly	elderly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	very	very	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	brief	brief	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
10	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	curse	curse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	Pluto	Pluto	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	appos	_	_
17	placed	place	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grow** | present | She |  |  |  | time | elderly *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **place** | past | a consequence of the curse |  |  |  | dawn | upon Pluto; by the river | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent upon she=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She becomes aged in a short span from her sadness

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2073-pg976-part32:e2:o4:1
# text = She becomes aged in a short span from her sadness
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	becomes	become	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	aged	age	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	short	short	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	span	span	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	sadness	sadness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **age** | present · passive |  | She |  | a short span from her sadness |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient |

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