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title: Identify the reason given by the Prince for ignoring the complaints… — The Book of Dragons, The Fiery Dragon,… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the reason given by the Prince for ignoring the complaints of the farmers regarding their damaged crops. Exam question 2 of lesson 654 «The Book of Dragons, The Fiery Dragon, part 22: a dragon scares the town and the Prince sets out to hunt it» of the books course of Mova's primary school, 
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# Exam question 2 · The Book of Dragons, The Fiery Dragon, part 22: a dragon s…

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Identify the reason given by the Prince for ignoring the complaints of the farmers regarding their damaged crops.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, farmers · **What happens:** identify, give, ignore, regard, damage, complain · **To what, where:** reason, complaints

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 654 «The Book of Dragons, The Fiery Dragon, part 22: a dragon scares the town and the Prince sets out to hunt it» 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/654-pg23661-part22/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e2:1
# text = Identify the reason given by the Prince for ignoring the complaints of the farmers regarding their damaged crops.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	ignoring	ignore	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	complaints	complaint	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	18	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
17	damaged	damage	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	18	amod	_	_
18	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent reason=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Prince | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **ignore** | gerund |  | the complaints of the farmers |  |  |  | regard farmers's damaged crops | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent complaint=Theme |
| 4 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **damage** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **complain** |  | the farmers |  |  |  |  |  | nom complaint «state intransitive»: of=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 {#o1}

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He said the farmers should have cut their own hedges

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e2:o1:1
# text = He said the farmers should have cut their own hedges
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	said	say	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	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	have	have	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	aux	_	_
7	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	own	own	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **cut** | should · perfect · passive |  | the farmers |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary hedge=Product |

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

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He stated that the farmers had left their crops standing in people's way.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e2:o2:1
# text = He stated that the farmers had left their crops standing in people's way.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | past · perfect | the farmers | farmers's crops |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Theme |
| 3 | **stand** | gerund | farmers's crops *not said here* |  |  | people's way |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in way=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He stated that the farmers had been warned repeatedly, had left their crops standing in the lanes, and deserved nothing at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e2:o3:1
# text = He stated that the farmers had been warned repeatedly, had left their crops standing in the lanes, and deserved nothing at all
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
7	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	aux:pass	_	_
8	warned	warn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	ccomp	_	_
9	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	conj	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
15	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	14	acl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	lanes	lane	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	deserved	deserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	21	obj	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past · perfect · passive |  | the farmers |  |  |  | repeatedly *property* | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **leave** | past · perfect |  | farmers's crops |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Theme |
| 4 | **stand** | gerund | farmers's crops *not said here* |  |  | the lanes |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in lane=Location |
| 5 | **deserve** | past | He *not said here* | nothing |  | all |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stated that the farmers had left their crops standing in people's way and that the hunt was more important than their harvest

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e2:o4:1
# text = He stated that the farmers had left their crops standing in people's way and that the hunt was more important than their harvest
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	farmers	farmer	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	ccomp	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	crops	crop	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	standing	stand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	people	people	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
20	more	more	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	21	advmod	_	_
21	important	important	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
22	than	than	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	harvest	harvest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | past · perfect | the farmers | farmers's crops |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crop=Theme |
| 3 | **stand** | gerund | farmers's crops *not said here* |  |  | people's way |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in way=Location |
| 4 | **is** | past | the hunt |  |  |  |  | than farmers's harvest; important *property* | tree rules |

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