--- title: Which statement best describes the outcome for Androclus in the arena? — Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a… · tree and pragmatics description: Which statement best describes the outcome for Androclus in the arena? Exam question 4 of lesson 351 «Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befriends a lion and wins his freedom in Rome» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the quest --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/351-pg18442-part11/e4/) [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/) / [Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/351-pg18442-part11/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befri… Which statement best describes the outcome for Androclus in the arena? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement · **What happens:** describe · **To what, where:** outcome, arena This is exam question 4 of lesson 351 «Roman Tales, Androclus and the Lion: a runaway slave befriends a lion and wins his freedom in Rome» 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/351-pg18442-part11/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e4:1 # text = Which statement best describes the outcome for Androclus in the arena? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 statement statement NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 best well ADV RBS Degree=Sup 2 advmod _ _ 4 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 outcome outcome NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Androclus Androclus PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 arena arena NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 12 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the outcome | | the arena | | for Androclus | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme | 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} He gets his freedom but loses the lion ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e4:o1:1 # text = He gets his freedom but loses the lion 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 gets get VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ _ 4 freedom freedom NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 but but CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 loses lose VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **get** | present | He | his freedom | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer freedom=Stimulus | | 2 | **lose** | present | He *not said here* | the lion | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Eventuality | ### Option 2 {#o2} He is pardoned by the emperor, and the crowd cheers as he takes the lion home with him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e4:o2:1 # text = He is pardoned by the emperor, and the crowd cheers as he takes the lion home with him 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 pardoned pardon VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 emperor emperor NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 crowd crowd NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 cheers cheer VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 12 as as SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 13 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj _ _ 14 takes take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 ccomp _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ _ 17 home home ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 18 with with ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pardon** | present · passive | the emperor | He | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Theme | | 2 | **cheer** | present | the crowd | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **take** | present | crowd | | the lion | | | with lion; home *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument lion=Destination | ### Option 3 {#o3} He is freed, and the emperor keeps the beast ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e4:o3:1 # text = He is freed, and the emperor keeps the beast 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj:pass _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux:pass _ _ 3 freed free VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 4 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 emperor emperor NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 keeps keep VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 beast beast NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **free** | present · passive | | He | | | | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Source | | 2 | **keep** | present | the emperor | the beast | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent beast=Theme | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He is granted liberty, and the lion is given to him ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:351-pg18442-part11:e4:o4:1 # text = He is granted liberty, and the lion is given to him 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 aux:pass _ _ 3 granted grant VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 4 liberty liberty NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 5 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 lion lion NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj:pass _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 aux:pass _ _ 10 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 11 to to ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grant** | present · passive | | He | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: subject=Goal liberty=Theme | | 2 | **give** | present · passive | | the lion | him *= he* | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to he=Recipient | **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; 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