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description: Which of the following statements concerning the provisions available to the royal household on the island is correct? Exam question 1 of lesson 341 «Fifty Famous Stories Retold, King Alfred and the Beggar, part 1: Alfred shares his last bread and wine, then sees a vision» of the books course of Mov
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# Exam question 1 · Fifty Famous Stories Retold, King Alfred and the Beggar, p…

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Which of the following statements concerning the provisions available to the royal household on the island is correct?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** concerning · **What happens:** follow, concern, be · **To what, where:** provisions · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 341 «Fifty Famous Stories Retold, King Alfred and the Beggar, part 1: Alfred shares his last bread and wine, then sees a vision» 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/341-pg18442-part1/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:341-pg18442-part1:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements concerning the provisions available to the royal household on the island is correct?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
6	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	18	csubj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	provisions	provision	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	available	available	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
10	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	on	on	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	island	island	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
18	correct	correct	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	parataxis	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **concern** | gerund |  | the provisions |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus provision=Experiencer |
| 3 | **be** *speech: disagree* | present | concerning |  |  |  |  | correct *property* | tree rules |

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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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The household had one loaf of bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:341-pg18442-part1:e1:o1:1
# text = The household had one loaf of bread.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	loaf	loaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the household | one loaf of bread |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent loaf=Patient |

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

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The household possessed one loaf of bread and a small quantity of wine.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:341-pg18442-part1:e1:o2:1
# text = The household possessed one loaf of bread and a small quantity of wine.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	possessed	possess	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	loaf	loaf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	small	small	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	quantity	quantity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **possess** | past | the household | one loaf of bread and a small quantity of wine |  |  |  |  | vn own-100.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot loaf=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The household had only some bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:341-pg18442-part1:e1:o3:1
# text = The household had only some bread.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	only	only	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
5	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	6	det	_	_
6	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | the household | some bread |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The household kept a few cakes and a jug of ale in storage.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:341-pg18442-part1:e1:o4:1
# text = The household kept a few cakes and a jug of ale in storage.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	few	few	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	cakes	cake	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	jug	jug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	ale	ale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	storage	storage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | past | the household | a few cakes and a jug of ale in storage |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cake=Theme |

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