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description: Which of the following best describes the outcome of Olaf Hase's arrival at the church, as stated in the passage? Exam question 4 of lesson 803 «Andersen, The Bishop of Borglum and His Warriors, part 14: the widow's son returns, and Olaf Hase breaks into the church on Christmas night» of the books c
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen, The Bishop of Borglum and His Warriors, part 14:…

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Which of the following best describes the outcome of Olaf Hase's arrival at the church, as stated in the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Olaf · **What happens:** follow, describe, state, arrive · **To what, where:** outcome, passage, church

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 803 «Andersen, The Bishop of Borglum and His Warriors, part 14: the widow's son returns, and Olaf Hase breaks into the church on Christmas night» 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/803-pg27200-part14/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:803-pg27200-part14:e4:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the outcome of Olaf Hase's arrival at the church, as stated in the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	amod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	outcome	outcome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	Olaf	Olaf	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	_
11	Hase	Hase	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	10	case	_	_
13	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
19	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	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 | **describe** | present |  | the outcome of Olaf's arrival at the church |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent outcome=Theme |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **arrive** |  | Olaf |  |  | the church |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: poss=agent at=place |

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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 struck the church door with his sword, shattering a panel, after Jens Glob had tried to shut it against him in the storm

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:803-pg27200-part14:e4:o1:1
# text = He struck the church door with his sword, shattering a panel, after Jens Glob had tried to shut it against him in the storm
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	shattering	shatter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	panel	panel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
14	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
15	Jens	Jens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	Glob	Glob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	flat	_	_
17	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	tried	try	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	shut	shut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	against	against	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
24	in	in	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past | He | the church door |  |  |  | with his sword | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with sword=Instrument |
| 2 | **shatter** | gerund | He *not said here* | a panel |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent panel=Patient |
| 3 | **try** | past · perfect · passive |  | Jens |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **shut** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | panel |  | the storm |  | against Jens | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

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

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He struck the church door with his sword, shattering a panel as Jens Glob attempted to close it against him

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:803-pg27200-part14:e4:o2:1
# text = He struck the church door with his sword, shattering a panel as Jens Glob attempted to close it against him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	shattering	shatter	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	panel	panel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	Jens	Jens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
15	Glob	Glob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	flat	_	_
16	attempted	attempt	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	close	close	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	against	against	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **strike** | past | He | the church door |  |  |  | with his sword | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with sword=Instrument |
| 2 | **shatter** | gerund | He *not said here* | a panel |  |  |  |  | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent panel=Patient |
| 3 | **attempt** | past | Jens |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **close** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Jens *not said here* | panel |  |  |  | against Jens | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He dismissed his warriors, then struck the church door with his sword, but Jens Glob pushed it shut and the bishop escaped through the vestry, innit

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:803-pg27200-part14:e4:o3:1
# text = He dismissed his warriors, then struck the church door with his sword, but Jens Glob pushed it shut and the bishop escaped through the vestry, innit
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dismissed	dismiss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	warriors	warrior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	Jens	Jens	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
17	Glob	Glob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	flat	_	_
18	pushed	push	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	_
20	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	xcomp	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	bishop	bishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	_
24	escaped	escape	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
25	through	through	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	vestry	vestry	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
29	innit	innit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dismiss** | past | He | his warriors |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warrior=Theme |
| 2 | **strike** | past | He *not said here* | the church door |  |  | then | with his sword | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent door=Patient with sword=Instrument |
| 3 | **push** | past | Jens | door |  |  |  | shut *property* | vn carry-11.4-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 4 | **escape** | past | the bishop |  |  | the vestry and innit |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme through vestry=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He cut the bishop's guard down outside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:803-pg27200-part14:e4:o4:1
# text = He cut the bishop's guard down outside
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cut	cut	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	bishop	bishop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	guard	guard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
7	down	down	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cut** | past | He | the bishop's guard |  |  |  | down, outside *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent guard=Product |

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