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description: Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the disposal of the prisoners? Exam question 4 of lesson 71 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII, part 2: The Return of Ulysses (four Heroes, five minutes and clean sheets)» of the books course of Mova's primary s
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# Exam question 4 · The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII, part 2: The Return o…

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Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the disposal of the prisoners?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** established facts · **What happens:** follow, be, establish, concern · **To what, where:** disposal

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 71 «The Wind in the Willows, chapter XII, part 2: The Return of Ulysses (four Heroes, five minutes and clean sheets)» 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/71-willows-ch12-part2-the-battle-of-toad-hall/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:71-willows-ch12-part2-the-battle-of-toad-hall:e4:1
# text = Which of the following statements is consistent with the established facts concerning the disposal of the prisoners?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
6	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
7	consistent	consistent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	established	establish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	facts	fact	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	acl	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	disposal	disposal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | 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 | **is** | present |  |  |  |  |  | of the following statements; with the established facts; consistent *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **establish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Pivot |
| 4 | **concern** | gerund | the established facts *not said here* | the disposal of the prisoners |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus disposal=Experiencer |

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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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They were made to clean the bedrooms and then given handcuffs before release

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:71-willows-ch12-part2-the-battle-of-toad-hall:e4:o1:1
# text = They were made to clean the bedrooms and then given handcuffs before release
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	clean	clean	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	bedrooms	bedroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	11	amod	_	_
11	handcuffs	handcuff	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
12	before	before	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	release	release	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **clean** | to-infinitive | They *not said here* | the bedrooms and given handcuffs |  |  | before release |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bedroom=Patient |
| 3 | **give** | participle |  |  |  |  | then |  | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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They were given a roll and beaten

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:71-willows-ch12-part2-the-battle-of-toad-hall:e4:o2:1
# text = They were given a roll and beaten
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	roll	roll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	beaten	beat	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **give** | past · passive |  | They |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: subject=Recipient roll=Theme |
| 2 | **beat** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They cleaned the bedrooms, got a roll each, and were released at the door

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:71-willows-ch12-part2-the-battle-of-toad-hall:e4:o3:1
# text = They cleaned the bedrooms, got a roll each, and were released at the door
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cleaned	clean	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	bedrooms	bedroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	roll	roll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | past | They | the bedrooms |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bedroom=Patient |
| 2 | **get** | past | They *not said here* | a roll |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer roll=Stimulus |
| 3 | **release** | past · passive | They *not said here* |  |  | the door |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING» |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They cleaned the bedrooms and were released

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:71-willows-ch12-part2-the-battle-of-toad-hall:e4:o4:1
# text = They cleaned the bedrooms and were released
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cleaned	clean	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	bedrooms	bedroom	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	released	release	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **clean** | past | They | the bedrooms |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bedroom=Patient |
| 2 | **release** | past · passive | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING» |

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