--- title: Which of the following describes the condition of the dragon when it… — Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following describes the condition of the dragon when it was first discovered beneath the tree? Exam question 3 of lesson 655 «Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats the hunt, then bursts out of a sealed bottle» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/655-pg23661-part23/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, Prince Tiresome, part…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/655-pg23661-part23/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats… Which of the following describes the condition of the dragon when it was first discovered beneath the tree? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, discover, condition · **To what, where:** condition, dragon This is exam question 3 of lesson 655 «Book of Dragons, Prince Tiresome, part 2: the dragon eats the hunt, then bursts out of a sealed bottle» 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/655-pg23661-part23/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e3:1 # text = Which of the following describes the condition of the dragon when it was first discovered beneath the tree? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 obj _ _ 2 of of SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 nsubj _ _ 5 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 condition condition NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 dragon dragon NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 when when ADV WRB PronType=Int 15 advmod _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 aux:pass _ _ 14 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 15 advmod _ _ 15 discovered discover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl _ _ 16 beneath beneath ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 condition of the dragon | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **discover** | past · passive | | condition | | | | beneath the tree; first *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | | 4 | **condition** | | | the dragon | | | | | nom condition «state transitive»: of=patient | 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} It had shrunk ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e3:o1:1 # text = It had shrunk 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 shrunk shrink VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shrink** | past · perfect | It | | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} It had shrunk to approximately the length of a finger ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e3:o2:1 # text = It had shrunk to approximately the length of a finger 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 shrunk shrink VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 7 mark _ _ 5 approximately approximately ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 length length NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 xcomp _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 finger finger NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **shrink** | past · perfect | It | the length of a finger | | | | | vn bend-45.2 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | ### Option 3 {#o3} It had grown to the size of a bull ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e3:o3:1 # text = It had grown to the size of a bull 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 grown grow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 size size NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 bull bull NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **grow** | past · perfect | It | | | | | to the size of a bull | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} It was very small ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:655-pg23661-part23:e3:o4:1 # text = It was very small 1 It it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 3 very very ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | It | | | | | small *property* | tree rules | **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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