--- title: Which statement describes the fate of the herdboy following the even… — English Fairy Tales, Tattercoats: the… · tree and pragmatics description: Which statement describes the fate of the herdboy following the events at court? Exam question 2 of lesson 245 «English Fairy Tales, Tattercoats: the goosegirl dances into the ball and is crowned Princess, and the gooseherd vanishes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/245-pg14241-part12/e2/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [English Fairy Tales, Tattercoats: the…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/245-pg14241-part12/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, Tattercoats: the goosegirl dances int… Which statement describes the fate of the herdboy following the events at court? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** statement, fate · **What happens:** describe, follow, fate · **To what, where:** fate, events, court, herdboy This is exam question 2 of lesson 245 «English Fairy Tales, Tattercoats: the goosegirl dances into the ball and is crowned Princess, and the gooseherd vanishes» 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/245-pg14241-part12/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:245-pg14241-part12:e2:1 # text = Which statement describes the fate of the herdboy following the events at court? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 statement statement NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 herdboy herdboy NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 acl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 events event NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 obj _ _ 12 at at ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 14 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the fate of the herdboy | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent fate=Theme | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | the fate of the herdboy *not said here* | the events | | court | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent event=Theme at court=Trajectory | | 3 | **fate** | | | the herdboy | | | | | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient | 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} He is never seen again and his fate is unknown ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:245-pg14241-part12:e2:o1:1 # text = He is never seen again and his fate is unknown 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 3 never never ADV RB PronType=Neg 4 advmod _ _ 4 seen see VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 again again ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 7 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 fate fate NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 10 unknown unknown ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **see** | present · passive | | He | | | again | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | | 2 | **is** | present | his fate | | | | | unknown *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **fate** | | his *= he* | | | | | | nom fate «event transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} He returns to his village and marries ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:245-pg14241-part12:e2:o2:1 # text = He returns to his village and marries 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 returns return VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 village village NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 marries marri NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **return** | present | He | | | | | to his village and marries *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to village=Result | ### Option 3 {#o3} He is king ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:245-pg14241-part12:e2:o3:1 # text = He is king 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 cop _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | He | king | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} He stays at court as a royal steward ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:245-pg14241-part12:e2:o4:1 # text = He stays at court as a royal steward 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 stays stay VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 at at ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 5 as as ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 7 royal royal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 steward steward NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stay** | present | He | | | court | | as a royal steward | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at court=Location | **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. 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