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title: State the contrary condition which the narrator attributes to a fair… — Peter Pan, The Island Come True, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the contrary condition which the narrator attributes to a fairy, and explain its consequence. Exam question 4 of lesson 318 «Peter Pan, The Island Come True, part 9: the children fly on in the dark while Tink lures Wendy away and the pirates fire Long Tom» of the books course of Mova's primary
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# Exam question 4 · Peter Pan, The Island Come True, part 9: the children fly…

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State the contrary condition which the narrator attributes to a fairy, and explain its consequence.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** narrator · **What happens:** attribute, explain · **To what, where:** contrary condition, consequence

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 318 «Peter Pan, The Island Come True, part 9: the children fly on in the dark while Tink lures Wendy away and the pirates fire Long Tom» 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/318-pg16-part9/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:318-pg16-part9:e4:1
# text = State the contrary condition which the narrator attributes to a fairy, and explain its consequence.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	contrary	contrary	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	narrator	narrator	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	attributes	attribute	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
15	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **attribute** | present | the narrator | the contrary condition |  |  |  | to a fairy | tree rules |
| 2 | **explain** *speech: assert* | infinitive |  | narrator's consequence |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent consequence=Topic |

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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 {#o1}

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A fairy can feel many things at once and is never fully good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:318-pg16-part9:e4:o1:1
# text = A fairy can feel many things at once and is never fully good
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	feel	feel	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
11	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	13	advmod	_	_
12	fully	fully	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
13	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | can | a fairy | many things |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent thing=Theme at once=Location |
| 2 | **not** **is** | present | a fairy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | fully, good *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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A fairy may be wholly good or wholly bad, having room for one feeling only

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:318-pg16-part9:e4:o2:1
# text = A fairy may be wholly good or wholly bad, having room for one feeling only
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	parataxis	_	_
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | a fairy |  |  |  |  | good, wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a fairy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | gerund |  | room |  |  |  | for one feeling | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A fairy may be partly good and partly bad, so she feels two things at once

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:318-pg16-part9:e4:o3:1
# text = A fairy may be partly good and partly bad, so she feels two things at once
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	partly	partly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	so	so	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
12	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	feels	feel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | a fairy |  |  |  |  | good, partly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a fairy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | partly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **feel** | present | fairy | two things |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent thing=Theme at once=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A fairy may be wholly good or wholly bad, having room for one feeling only, so she can never be sorry for anything she does

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:318-pg16-part9:e4:o4:1
# text = A fairy may be wholly good or wholly bad, having room for one feeling only, so she can never be sorry for anything she does
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	fairy	fairy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	cop	_	_
5	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
7	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	wholly	wholly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	parataxis	_	_
12	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	_
15	feeling	feeling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
16	only	only	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
18	so	so	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
20	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	23	aux	_	_
21	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	23	advmod	_	_
22	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	cop	_	_
23	sorry	sorry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	conj	_	_
24	for	for	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	anything	anything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	23	obl	_	_
26	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | may | a fairy |  |  |  |  | good, wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **be** |  | a fairy *not said here* |  |  |  |  | wholly *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **have** | gerund |  | room |  |  |  | for one feeling | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent room=Patient |
| 4 | **not** **is** | can | fairy |  |  |  |  | for anything; sorry *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | present | fairy |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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