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description: Which statement most accurately describes the reason for the crowd's agitation at the altar? Exam question 2 of lesson 2078 «Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 37: Jason with one sandal meets King Pelias and gets a quest» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 2 · Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 37: Jason with o…

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Which statement most accurately describes the reason for the crowd's agitation at the altar?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement · **What happens:** describe · **To what, where:** reason

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 2078 «Tanglewood Tales, The Golden Fleece, part 37: Jason with one sandal meets King Pelias and gets a quest» 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/2078-pg976-part37/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e2:1
# text = Which statement most accurately describes the reason for the crowd's agitation at the altar?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	4	advmod	_	_
4	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
12	agitation	agitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	altar	altar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the reason |  |  |  | for the crowd's agitation at the altar; accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The sight of Jason's bare foot caused the commotion

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e2:o1:1
# text = The sight of Jason's bare foot caused the commotion
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	Jason	Jason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	commotion	commotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the sight of Jason's bare foot | the commotion |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition commotion=Patient |
| 2 | **sight** |  |  | Jason's bare foot |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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The sight of Jason's bare foot caused the commotion, since no one in the city had seen such a sight before

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e2:o2:1
# text = The sight of Jason's bare foot caused the commotion, since no one in the city had seen such a sight before
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	Jason	Jason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	commotion	commotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
12	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
13	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	14	det	_	_
14	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
20	such	such	DET	PDT	PronType=Ind	22	det:predet	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
23	before	before	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the sight of Jason's bare foot | the commotion |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition commotion=Patient |
| 2 | **see** | past · perfect | no one in the city | such sight |  |  |  | before *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer sight=Stimulus |
| 3 | **sight** |  |  | Jason's bare foot |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The sight of Jason's bare foot caused the commotion and the priests began shouting at the crowd to be silent

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e2:o3:1
# text = The sight of Jason's bare foot caused the commotion and the priests began shouting at the crowd to be silent
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	Jason	Jason	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	bare	bare	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	caused	cause	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	commotion	commotion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nsubj	_	_
14	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	shouting	shout	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	xcomp	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
20	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	cop	_	_
21	silent	silent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** | past | the sight of Jason's bare foot | the commotion |  |  |  |  | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition commotion=Patient |
| 2 | **begin** | past | the priests |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **shout** *speech: express* | gerund | the priests *not said here* |  |  | the crowd |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **is** | to-infinitive | the priests *not said here* |  |  |  |  | silent *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **sight** |  |  | Jason's bare foot |  |  |  |  | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The noise of the crowd began the trouble

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:2078-pg976-part37:e2:o4:1
# text = The noise of the crowd began the trouble
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	noise	noise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	crowd	crowd	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	trouble	trouble	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | the noise of the crowd | the trouble |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent trouble=Eventuality |
| 2 | **noise** |  | the crowd |  |  |  |  |  | nom noise «event intransitive»: of=agent |

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