--- title: Which publication was the first to abandon the pretence that the cre… — Book of Dragons, The Last of the Drago… · tree and pragmatics description: Which publication was the first to abandon the pretence that the creatures were lizards? Exam question 3 of lesson 640 «Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 8: a dragon in Effie's eye is followed by a plague of dragons across the land» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/640-pg23661-part8/e3/) [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/) / [Book of Dragons, The Last of the Drago…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/640-pg23661-part8/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 8: a dragon… Which publication was the first to abandon the pretence that the creatures were lizards? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** publication, creatures · **What happens:** be, abandon · **To what, where:** pretence, lizards This is exam question 3 of lesson 640 «Book of Dragons, The Last of the Dragons, part 8: a dragon in Effie's eye is followed by a plague of dragons across the land» 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/640-pg23661-part8/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:640-pg23661-part8:e3:1 # text = Which publication was the first to abandon the pretence that the creatures were lizards? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 publication publication NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 0 root _ _ 6 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 7 abandon abandon VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 acl _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 pretence pretence NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 creatures creature NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj _ _ 13 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 lizards lizard NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | which publication | | | | | first *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **abandon** | to-infinitive | | the pretence | | | | | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme pretence=Source | | 3 | **is a** | past | the creatures | lizards | | | | | tree rules | 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} the papers once the editor was snatched away ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:640-pg23661-part8:e3:o1:1 # text = the papers once the editor was snatched away 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 papers paper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 once once SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 editor editor NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 snatched snatch VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 8 away away ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **snatch away** | past · passive | the papers *not said here* | the editor | | | | away *property* | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} the paper after the editor vanished ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:640-pg23661-part8:e3:o2:1 # text = the paper after the editor vanished 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 paper paper NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 after after ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 editor editor NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 vanished vanish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **vanish** | past | the paper after the editor | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} the newspapers after the editor was carried off ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:640-pg23661-part8:e3:o3:1 # text = the newspapers after the editor was carried off 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 newspapers newspaper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 after after ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 editor editor NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux:pass _ _ 7 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 off off ADP RP _ 7 compound:prt _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry off** | past · passive | | the newspapers after the editor | | | | | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} the newspaper that employed the vanished editor ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:640-pg23661-part8:e3:o4:1 # text = the newspaper that employed the vanished editor 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 newspaper newspaper NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 employed employ VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 vanished vanish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ _ 7 editor editor NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **employ** | past | the newspaper | the vanished editor | | | | | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent editor=Theme | | 2 | **vanish** | participle | | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | **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. 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