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description: What, according to the narrative, was the outcome of the pedlar's decision to return home and dig beneath the oak? Exam question 2 of lesson 249 «English Fairy Tales, The Pedlar of Swaffham: a poor pedlar dreams of London Bridge and finds a treasure at home» of the books course of Mova's primary sch
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# Exam question 2 · English Fairy Tales, The Pedlar of Swaffham: a poor pedlar…

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What, according to the narrative, was the outcome of the pedlar's decision to return home and dig beneath the oak?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** pedlar · **What happens:** accord, be, return, dig, decide · **To what, where:** outcome, oak

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 249 «English Fairy Tales, The Pedlar of Swaffham: a poor pedlar dreams of London Bridge and finds a treasure at home» 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/249-pg14241-part16/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:249-pg14241-part16:e2:1
# text = What, according to the narrative, was the outcome of the pedlar's decision to return home and dig beneath the oak?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj:outer	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
3	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	case	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	3	fixed	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	pedlar	pedlar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	decision	decision	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
18	home	home	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	dig	dig	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	conj	_	_
21	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	oak	oak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past |  | the outcome |  |  |  | accord the narrative; of the pedlar's decision | tree rules |
| 3 | **return** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **dig** | present |  |  |  | the oak |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath oak=Location |
| 5 | **decide** |  | the pedlar |  |  |  |  |  | nom decision «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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He found treasure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:249-pg14241-part16:e2:o1:1
# text = He found treasure
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | He | treasure |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treasure=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He dug up a vast hoard and then sold his shop to move away

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:249-pg14241-part16:e2:o2:1
# text = He dug up a vast hoard and then sold his shop to move away
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dug	dig	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	up	up	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	vast	vast	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	hoard	hoard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	9	advmod	_	_
9	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	move	move	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
14	away	away	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dig up** | past | He | a vast hoard |  |  |  |  | vn poke-19-1-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent hoard=Theme |
| 2 | **sell** | past | He *not said here* | his shop |  |  | then |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **move away** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | away *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He unearthed great riches and later bought a grand house in London

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:249-pg14241-part16:e2:o3:1
# text = He unearthed great riches and later bought a grand house in London
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	unearthed	unearth	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	riches	rich	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	7	advmod	_	_
7	bought	buy	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	grand	grand	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	London	London	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **unearth** | past | He | great riches |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **buy** | past | He *not said here* | a grand house |  | London |  | late *property* | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Theme |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He discovered a prodigious treasure and later restored the church

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:249-pg14241-part16:e2:o4:1
# text = He discovered a prodigious treasure and later restored the church
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	discovered	discover	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	prodigious	prodigious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	8	advmod	_	_
8	restored	restore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past | He | a prodigious treasure |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treasure=Topic |
| 2 | **restore** | past | He *not said here* | the church |  |  |  | late *property* | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent church=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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