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title: Which action did the boy perform upon the sword before departing wit… — Fairy Tales (pg2435), The Boy Who Coul… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which action did the boy perform upon the sword before departing with the king? Exam question 4 of lesson 670 «Fairy Tales (pg2435), The Boy Who Could Keep A Secret: the king adopts the boy, and the sword slides home» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales (pg2435), The Boy Who Could Keep A Secret: the…

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Which action did the boy perform upon the sword before departing with the king?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** action, boy · **What happens:** do, perform, depart · **To what, where:** boy

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 670 «Fairy Tales (pg2435), The Boy Who Could Keep A Secret: the king adopts the boy, and the sword slides home» 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/670-pg2435-part10/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:670-pg2435-part10:e4:1
# text = Which action did the boy perform upon the sword before departing with the king?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	perform	perform	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
11	departing	depart	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which action | the boy |  |  |  | upon the sword | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boy=Eventuality |
| 2 | **perform** | present | the boy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **depart** | gerund | which action *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the king | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 drew the sword from the earth and handed it to the king before he sheathed it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:670-pg2435-part10:e4:o1:1
# text = He drew the sword from the earth and handed it to the king before he sheathed it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	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	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	handed	hand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	sheathed	sheath	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | He | the sword |  | the earth |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent sword=Theme from earth=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **hand** | past | He *not said here* | sword | the king |  |  |  | vn send-11.1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to king=Destination |
| 3 | **sheath** | past | king | sword |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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

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He drew the sword from the earth and sheathed it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:670-pg2435-part10:e4:o2:1
# text = He drew the sword from the earth and sheathed it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	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	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	sheathed	sheath	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | He | the sword |  | the earth |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent sword=Theme from earth=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **sheath** | past | He *not said here* | sword |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He lifted the sword from the soil and tossed it

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:670-pg2435-part10:e4:o3:1
# text = He lifted the sword from the soil and tossed it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lifted	lift	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	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	soil	soil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	tossed	toss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lift** | past | He | the sword |  | the soil |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent sword=Theme from soil=Destination |
| 2 | **toss** | past | He *not said here* | sword |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He drew the sword from the earth, cleaned the blade on his sleeve, and sheathed it carefully

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:670-pg2435-part10:e4:o4:1
# text = He drew the sword from the earth, cleaned the blade on his sleeve, and sheathed it carefully
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drew	draw	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	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	earth	earth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	cleaned	clean	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	blade	blade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	sleeve	sleeve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	sheathed	sheath	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **draw** | past | He | the sword |  | the earth |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent sword=Theme from earth=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **clean** | past | He *not said here* | the blade |  | his sleeve |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent blade=Patient |
| 3 | **sheath** | past | He *not said here* | blade |  |  |  | carefully *property* | tree rules |

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