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title: Which of the following accurately describes the reason given for Tom… — Rotundia, Tom and the Dragon, part 5:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately describes the reason given for Tom's remark that the lost prize might have been unwelcome? Exam question 4 of lesson 637 «Rotundia, Tom and the Dragon, part 5: Tom feeds a hurt dragon and the prize is eaten» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 4 · Rotundia, Tom and the Dragon, part 5: Tom feeds a hurt dra…

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Which of the following accurately describes the reason given for Tom's remark that the lost prize might have been unwelcome?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** remark, Tom · **What happens:** follow, describe, give, lose, unwelcome, remark · **To what, where:** reason, lost prize

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 637 «Rotundia, Tom and the Dragon, part 5: Tom feeds a hurt dragon and the prize is eaten» 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/637-pg23661-part5/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:637-pg23661-part5:e4:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the reason given for Tom's remark that the lost prize might have been unwelcome?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	Tom	Tom	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	remark	remark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	amod	_	_
17	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
19	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	aux	_	_
20	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	21	aux:pass	_	_
21	unwelcome	unwelcome	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **describe** | present |  | the reason |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | for Tom's remark | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for remark=Asset |
| 4 | **lose** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **unwelcome** | might · perfect · passive | Tom's remark *not said here* | the lost prize |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **remark** |  | Tom |  |  |  |  |  | nom remark «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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He reckoned the reading would be quite dull

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:637-pg23661-part5:e4:o1:1
# text = He reckoned the reading would be quite dull
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reckoned	reckon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	reading	reading	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	dull	dull	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reckon** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | would | the reading |  |  |  |  | dull *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Because the prize was a book he had already read twice before at school

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:637-pg23661-part5:e4:o2:1
# text = Because the prize was a book he had already read twice before at school
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	prize	prize	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
9	already	already	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	read	read	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	twice	twice	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	12	advmod	_	_
12	before	before	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the prize | a book |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **read** | past · perfect | he | a book *not said here* |  | school |  | before *property* | vn register-54.1-2-1 «NP V NP PP.value»: agent=Agent book=Theme at school=Value |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He believed the Schoolmaster had dropped it on purpose so he would not have it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:637-pg23661-part5:e4:o3:1
# text = He believed the Schoolmaster had dropped it on purpose so he would not have it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Schoolmaster	Schoolmaster	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	dropped	drop	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
7	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	so	so	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
11	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
12	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
13	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	14	advmod	_	_
14	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	parataxis	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **drop** | past · perfect | the Schoolmaster | it |  | purpose |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on purpose=Destination |
| 3 | **not** **have** | would | Schoolmaster | purpose |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He believed he would not have liked it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:637-pg23661-part5:e4:o4:1
# text = He believed he would not have liked it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
4	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
5	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	7	advmod	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	liked	like	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
8	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **not** **like** | would · perfect | he | it |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot it=Theme |

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