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title: Which statement accurately describes why Wendy withdrew to the far e… — Peter Pan, Wendy's bedtime story, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which statement accurately describes why Wendy withdrew to the far end of the room? Exam question 1 of lesson 328 «Peter Pan, Wendy's bedtime story, part 19: Peter asks if he is only pretending to be their father, then groans at the story he hates» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with 
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# Exam question 1 · Peter Pan, Wendy's bedtime story, part 19: Peter asks if h…

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Which statement accurately describes why Wendy withdrew to the far end of the room?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement, Wendy · **What happens:** describe, withdraw · **To what, where:** far end

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 328 «Peter Pan, Wendy's bedtime story, part 19: Peter asks if he is only pretending to be their father, then groans at the story he hates» 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/328-pg16-part19/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:328-pg16-part19:e1:1
# text = Which statement accurately describes why Wendy withdrew to the far end of the room?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	why	why	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	7	advmod	_	_
6	Wendy	Wendy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	withdrew	withdraw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | present | which statement |  |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **withdraw** | past | Wendy |  |  |  | to the far end of the room |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to end=Initial\_Location |

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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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She was displeased that Peter described his feelings toward her as those of a devoted brother and tried to hide her hurt from everyone present.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:328-pg16-part19:e1:o1:1
# text = She was displeased that Peter described his feelings toward her as those of a devoted brother and tried to hide her hurt from everyone present.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	toward	towar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	devoted	devoted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	hide	hide	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	hurt	hurt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	xcomp	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	25	compound	_	_
25	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **displease** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **describe** | past | Peter |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **towar** | past | Peter's feelings | her *= she* |  |  |  | as those | tree rules |
| 4 | **try** | past | Peter *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **hide** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Peter *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **hurt** | infinitive | Peter *not said here* |  |  |  |  | from everyone present | vn pain-40.8.1 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Patient from present=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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She was displeased that Peter described his feelings toward her as those of a devoted son, and she sat at the far end to sulk in silence.

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:328-pg16-part19:e1:o2:1
# text = She was displeased that Peter described his feelings toward her as those of a devoted son, and she sat at the far end to sulk in silence.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	toward	towar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	devoted	devoted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
19	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj	_	_
20	sat	sit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
23	far	far	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	24	amod	_	_
24	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	sulk	sulk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	advcl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **displease** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **describe** | past | Peter |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **towar** | past | Peter's feelings | her *= she* |  |  |  | as those | tree rules |
| 4 | **sit** | past | she |  |  |  | at the far end |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent at end=Location |
| 5 | **sulk** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  | silence |  |  | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was angry that Tink had been listening in the hall.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:328-pg16-part19:e1:o3:1
# text = She was angry that Tink had been listening in the hall.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	Tink	Tink	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux	_	_
8	listening	listen	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | She |  |  |  |  | angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **listen** | past · perfect · progressive | Tink |  |  |  |  | in the hall | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in hall=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She was displeased that Peter described his feelings toward her as those of a devoted son.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:328-pg16-part19:e1:o4:1
# text = She was displeased that Peter described his feelings toward her as those of a devoted son.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	displeased	displease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Peter	Peter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	feelings	feeling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj	_	_
9	toward	towar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	as	as	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	those	that	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	devoted	devoted	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **displease** | past · passive |  | She |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |
| 2 | **describe** | past | Peter |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **towar** | past | Peter's feelings | her *= she* |  |  |  | as those | tree rules |

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