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title: What was the consequence of Edmund's excursion with the townsfolk? — pg23661, Edmund and the Dragon, the to… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the consequence of Edmund's excursion with the townsfolk? Exam question 3 of lesson 660 «pg23661, Edmund and the Dragon, the town on the hillside: Edmund tricks the dragon and saves her drakling» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the qu
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# Exam question 3 · pg23661, Edmund and the Dragon, the town on the hillside:…

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What was the consequence of Edmund's excursion with the townsfolk?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be · **To what, where:** consequence

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 660 «pg23661, Edmund and the Dragon, the town on the hillside: Edmund tricks the dragon and saves her drakling» 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/660-pg23661-part28/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:660-pg23661-part28:e3:1
# text = What was the consequence of Edmund's excursion with the townsfolk?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Edmund	Edmund	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	excursion	excursion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	townsfolk	townsfolk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the consequence |  |  |  | of Edmund's excursion with the townsfolk | tree rules |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He was publicly scolded and given extra homework for leading the whole class astray

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:660-pg23661-part28:e3:o1:1
# text = He was publicly scolded and given extra homework for leading the whole class astray
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
3	publicly	publicly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	scolded	scold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	case	_	_
7	extra	extra	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	homework	homework	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
10	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	advcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	astray	astray	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scold** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  | give extra homework; publicly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **lead** | gerund |  | the whole class |  |  |  | astray *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He received reproof for leading them astray

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:660-pg23661-part28:e3:o2:1
# text = He received reproof for leading them astray
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	received	receive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	reproof	reproof	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	leading	lead	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	astray	astray	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **receive** | past | He | reproof |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reproof=Theme |
| 2 | **lead** | gerund | He *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  | astray *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He was punished for taking the class outside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:660-pg23661-part28:e3:o3:1
# text = He was punished for taking the class outside
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	taking	take	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	class	class	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **punish** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **take** | gerund |  | the class |  |  |  | outside *property* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent class=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was scolded for lying to them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:660-pg23661-part28:e3:o4:1
# text = He was scolded for lying to them
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	scolded	scold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
5	lying	lie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **scold** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **lie** | gerund |  |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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