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description: State the manner in which the hippopotamuses conducted the pursuit across the countryside, as described in the narrative. Exam question 3 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 
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# Exam question 3 · The Book of Dragons, The Fiery Dragon, part 22: a dragon s…

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State the manner in which the hippopotamuses conducted the pursuit across the countryside, as described in the narrative.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 3 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, hippopotamuses · **What happens:** state, conduct, describe · **To what, where:** manner, pursuit, narrative

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e3:1
# text = State the manner in which the hippopotamuses conducted the pursuit across the countryside, as described in the narrative.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	hippopotamuses	hippopotamus	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
8	conducted	conduct	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pursuit	pursuit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	across	across	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	countryside	countryside	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	described	describe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent manner=Topic |
| 2 | **conduct** | past | the hippopotamuses | the pursuit |  | the manner |  | across the countryside | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent pursuit=Theme in which=Destination |
| 3 | **describe** | participle |  |  |  | the narrative |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=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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They crashed through the hedges and lumbered through the standing corn, flattening every gate in the valley

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e3:o1:1
# text = They crashed through the hedges and lumbered through the standing corn, flattening every gate in the valley
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crashed	crash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lumbered	lumber	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	standing	standing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	flattening	flatten	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
14	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	15	det	_	_
15	gate	gate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	valley	valley	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crash** | past | They |  |  | the hedges |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through hedge=Location |
| 2 | **lumber** | participle | They *not said here* |  |  | the standing corn |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through corn=Trajectory |
| 3 | **flatten** | gerund | They *not said here* | every gate |  | the valley |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They crashed through the hedges, lumbered through the standing corn, and splashed across the river before the hunt ended

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e3:o2:1
# text = They crashed through the hedges, lumbered through the standing corn, and splashed across the river before the hunt ended
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crashed	crash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	lumbered	lumber	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	standing	standing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	splashed	splash	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
15	across	across	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	hunt	hunt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
21	ended	end	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crash** | past | They |  |  | the hedges |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through hedge=Location |
| 2 | **lumber** | participle |  | the hedges *not said here* |  | the standing corn |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through corn=Trajectory |
| 3 | **splash** | participle | They *not said here* |  |  | the river |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme across river=Destination |
| 4 | **end** | past | the hunt |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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They crashed through the hedges and lumbered through the standing corn.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e3:o3:1
# text = They crashed through the hedges and lumbered through the standing corn.
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	crashed	crash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	through	through	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	hedges	hedge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	lumbered	lumber	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
8	through	through	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	standing	standing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	corn	corn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crash** | past | They |  |  | the hedges |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through hedge=Location |
| 2 | **lumber** | participle | They *not said here* |  |  | the standing corn |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through corn=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They trampled the fields and smashed the gates

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:654-pg23661-part22:e3:o4:1
# text = They trampled the fields and smashed the gates
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	trampled	trample	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	fields	field	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	smashed	smash	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trample** | past | They | the fields |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **smash** | past | They *not said here* | the gates |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gate=Theme |

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