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title: What was the ultimate fate of the two principal parties? — Brown Fairy Book, The Magic Kettle: a… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the ultimate fate of the two principal parties? Exam question 4 of lesson 724 «Brown Fairy Book, The Magic Kettle: a kettle turns into a tanuki and makes its owner rich» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each option;
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# Exam question 4 · Brown Fairy Book, The Magic Kettle: a kettle turns into a…

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What was the ultimate fate of the two principal parties?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ultimate fate · **What happens:** be, fate · **To what, where:** two principal parties

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 724 «Brown Fairy Book, The Magic Kettle: a kettle turns into a tanuki and makes its owner rich» 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/724-pg2435-part64/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:724-pg2435-part64:e4:1
# text = What was the ultimate fate of the two principal parties?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	ultimate	ultimate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	fate	fate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
8	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
9	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	parties	party	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the ultimate fate of the two principal parties |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fate** |  |  | the two principal parties |  |  |  |  | nom fate «event transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They retired to a quiet village

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:724-pg2435-part64:e4:o1:1
# text = They retired to a quiet village
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	retired	retire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	quiet	quiet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **retire** | past | They |  |  |  |  | to a quiet village | vn resign-10.11-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They both died in their sleep many years later, surrounded by children and grandchildren in their large family house by the sea

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:724-pg2435-part64:e4:o2:1
# text = They both died in their sleep many years later, surrounded by children and grandchildren in their large family house by the sea
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	both	both	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
3	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sleep	sleep	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:unmarked	_	_
9	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	3	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	surrounded	surround	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	advcl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl:agent	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	grandchildren	grandchild	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
18	large	large	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
19	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	compound	_	_
20	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
21	by	by	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | They |  |  |  |  | in their sleep; both, late *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in sleep=Attribute |
| 2 | **surround** | participle | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the sea; in grandchildren's large family house | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in house=Theme |
| 3 | **sleep** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom sleep «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They lived to great old age, were honored by the emperor, and their names were remembered in songs for generations

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:724-pg2435-part64:e4:o3:1
# text = They lived to great old age, were honored by the emperor, and their names were remembered in songs for generations
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lived	live	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	honored	honor	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	emperor	emperor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	remembered	remember	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	songs	song	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
21	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	generations	generation	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **live** | past | They |  |  |  | to great old age |  | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **honor** | past · passive | the emperor |  |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **remember** | past · passive |  | their names |  | songs | for generations |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Theme |
| 4 | **name** |  | their *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They died in old age, esteemed by all

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:724-pg2435-part64:e4:o4:1
# text = They died in old age, esteemed by all
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	age	age	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	esteemed	esteem	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past | They |  |  |  | in old age |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in age=Attribute |
| 2 | **esteem** | participle | They *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by all | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |

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