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title: State the historical personage whose voyage is said to account for t… — The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, p… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the historical personage whose voyage is said to account for the presence of the seafarer's ancestor in that port. Exam question 2 of lesson 58 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All (the Sea Rat from Constantinople)» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the 
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# Exam question 2 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All…

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State the historical personage whose voyage is said to account for the presence of the seafarer's ancestor in that port.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** say · **To what, where:** voyage · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 58 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter IX, part 3: Wayfarers All (the Sea Rat from Constantinople)» 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/58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:e2:1
# text = State the historical personage whose voyage is said to account for the presence of the seafarer's ancestor in that port.
1	State	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	historical	historical	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	personage	personage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	said	say	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl:relcl	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	xcomp	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	seafarer	seafarer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	ancestor	ancestor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	21	det	_	_
21	port	port	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | voyage |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: subject=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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Harald, King of Norway, who marched with a large army

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:e2:o1:1
# text = Harald, King of Norway, who marched with a large army
1	Harald	Harald	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	marched	march	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	army	army	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **march** | past | Harald King of Norway |  |  |  |  | with a large army | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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

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Sigurd, King of Norway, who sailed thither with sixty ships

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:e2:o2:1
# text = Sigurd, King of Norway, who sailed thither with sixty ships
1	Sigurd	Sigurd	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	thither	thither	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | Sigurd |  |  |  |  | with sixty ships; thither *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Sigurd, King of Norway and the Holy Land, who sailed thither with sixty ships to fight the Saracens

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:e2:o3:1
# text = Sigurd, King of Norway and the Holy Land, who sailed thither with sixty ships to fight the Saracens
1	Sigurd	Sigurd	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Holy	Holy	PROPN	NNP	_	9	compound	_	_
9	Land	Land	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
12	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	thither	thither	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	fight	fight	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	Saracens	saracen	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | Sigurd and the Holy Land |  |  |  |  | with sixty ships; thither *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fight** | to-infinitive | Sigurd and the Holy Land *not said here* | the Saracens |  |  |  |  | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent saracen=Co-Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Sigurd, King of Norway, who sailed thither with sixty ships and fought many battles along the way home

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:58-willows-ch9-part3-the-sea-rat:e2:o4:1
# text = Sigurd, King of Norway, who sailed thither with sixty ships and fought many battles along the way home
1	Sigurd	Sigurd	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Norway	Norway	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	sailed	sail	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	thither	thither	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	sixty	sixty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	12	nummod	_	_
12	ships	ship	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	fought	fight	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	conj	_	_
15	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	battles	battle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
17	along	along	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	home	home	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sail** | past | Sigurd |  |  |  |  | with sixty ships; thither *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fight** | past | Sigurd *not said here* | many battles |  |  |  | along the way | vn battle-36.4-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent battle=Co-Agent |

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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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