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# Exam question 2 · Violet Fairy Book, The Cat and the Rats (end) and The Prin…

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Which of the following best states the prince's reason for leaving his fatherland?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** reason · **What happens:** follow, state, leave · **To what, where:** best, reason, fatherland · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 690 «Violet Fairy Book, The Cat and the Rats (end) and The Prince Who Would Seek Immortality, part 1: a cat clears the rats from the palace, and a gloomy prince sets out to find a land where no one dies» 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/690-pg2435-part30/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:690-pg2435-part30:e2:1
# text = Which of the following best states the prince's reason for leaving his fatherland?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	csubj	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	4	obl	_	_
6	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	prince	prince	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
11	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
12	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	acl	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	fatherland	fatherland	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  | best |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the prince's reason |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 3 | **leave** | gerund | the prince's reason *not said here* | his fatherland |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fatherland=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He is resolved to find a kingdom where death is unknown

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:690-pg2435-part30:e2:o1:1
# text = He is resolved to find a kingdom where death is unknown
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	resolved	resolve	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	11	advmod	_	_
9	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
10	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	11	cop	_	_
11	unknown	unknown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **resolve** | present · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive |  | a kingdom |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kingdom=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | present | death |  |  |  |  | unknown *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He is angry at his father and leaves to see the world without return

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:690-pg2435-part30:e2:o2:1
# text = He is angry at his father and leaves to see the world without return
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	angry	angry	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	leaves	leave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	world	world	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	without	without	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | at his father; angry *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **leave** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **see** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the world |  |  |  | without return | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer world=Stimulus |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He wishes to rule a distant land of gold and wine

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:690-pg2435-part30:e2:o3:1
# text = He wishes to rule a distant land of gold and wine
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wishes	wish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	rule	rule	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wish** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **rule** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a distant land of gold and wine |  |  |  |  | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent land=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He is determined to win a royal wife from afar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:690-pg2435-part30:e2:o4:1
# text = He is determined to win a royal wife from afar
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	cop	_	_
3	determined	determined	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	win	win	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	afar	afar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | He |  |  |  |  | determined *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **win** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a royal wife |  | afar |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent wife=Theme from afar=Source |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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