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title: What reason did George give for refusing to surrender the firework t… — The Magic City, The Slide to the North… · tree and pragmatics
description: What reason did George give for refusing to surrender the firework to the sportsman? Exam question 2 of lesson 644 «The Magic City, The Slide to the North Pole, part 12: George and Jane race down a great ice slide and meet a sportsman, a collector and a white grouse» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 2 · The Magic City, The Slide to the North Pole, part 12: Geor…

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What reason did George give for refusing to surrender the firework to the sportsman?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** George · **What happens:** give, refuse, not surrender · **To what, where:** firework, sportsman

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 644 «The Magic City, The Slide to the North Pole, part 12: George and Jane race down a great ice slide and meet a sportsman, a collector and a white grouse» 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/644-pg23661-part12/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:644-pg23661-part12:e2:1
# text = What reason did George give for refusing to surrender the firework to the sportsman?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	George	George	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	give	give	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	refusing	refuse	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	surrender	surrender	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	firework	firework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sportsman	sportsman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · do-support | George |  |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Theme |
| 2 | **refuse** | gerund | George *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn reject-77.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **surrender** | to-infinitive | George *not said here* | the firework | the sportsman |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent firework=Theme to sportsman=Recipient |

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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 {#o1}

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That the cause for shooting the grouse had ceased the previous day, and the sportsman had no right to it at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:644-pg23661-part12:e2:o1:1
# text = That the cause for shooting the grouse had ceased the previous day, and the sportsman had no right to it at all
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	shooting	shoot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	ceased	cease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	sportsman	sportsman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	_
18	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	19	det	_	_
19	right	right	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nmod	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** |  | That |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | gerund | the cause *not said here* | the grouse |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grouse=Theme |
| 3 | **cease** | past · perfect · passive |  | the cause |  |  | day |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality |
| 4 | **have** | past | the sportsman | no right |  | all |  | to cause | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent right=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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That the cause for shooting the grouse had ceased the previous day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:644-pg23661-part12:e2:o2:1
# text = That the cause for shooting the grouse had ceased the previous day
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	nsubj	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	shooting	shoot	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	ceased	cease	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cause** |  | That |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **shoot** | gerund | the cause *not said here* | the grouse |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent grouse=Theme |
| 3 | **cease** | past · perfect · passive |  | the cause |  |  | day |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Because the grouse had already flown off to the south

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:644-pg23661-part12:e2:o3:1
# text = Because the grouse had already flown off to the south
1	Because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	already	already	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	flown	fly	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	off	off	ADP	RP	_	6	compound:prt	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fly off** | past · perfect · passive |  | the grouse |  | the south |  |  | vn drive-11.5-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme to south=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That the grouse had been spared by the nurse the previous week

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:644-pg23661-part12:e2:o4:1
# text = That the grouse had been spared by the nurse the previous week
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	grouse	grouse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	spared	spare	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	nurse	nurse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	previous	previous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spare** | past · perfect · passive | the nurse | that grouse |  |  | week |  | vn bill-54.5 «NP V NP NP.asset»: agent=Agent subject=Asset |

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