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title: What occupation did the drummer's son ultimately aspire to attain, a… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Goblin and… · tree and pragmatics
description: What occupation did the drummer's son ultimately aspire to attain, according to the concluding account of the second tale? Exam question 4 of lesson 834 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Goblin and the Huckster: the fire breaks out and the goblin saves the student's book» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Goblin and the Huckster: the f…

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What occupation did the drummer's son ultimately aspire to attain, according to the concluding account of the second tale?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** occupation · **What happens:** do, aspire, attain, accord, conclude, account · **To what, where:** son, second tale

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 834 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Goblin and the Huckster: the fire breaks out and the goblin saves the student's book» 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/834-pg27200-part45/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e4:1
# text = What occupation did the drummer's son ultimately aspire to attain, according to the concluding account of the second tale?
1	What	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	occupation	occupation	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	drummer	drummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	ultimately	ultimately	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
9	aspire	aspire	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	attain	attain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
13	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	case	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	fixed	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	concluding	conclude	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	17	amod	_	_
17	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	21	amod	_	_
21	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | what occupation | the drummer's son |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent son=Eventuality |
| 2 | **aspire** | present |  |  |  |  |  | ultimately *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **attain** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | accord the concluding account of the second tale | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **conclude** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 6 | **account** |  |  | the second tale |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He hoped to be the town's drummer, having outdone the Fire-drum's loud beat

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e4:o1:1
# text = He hoped to be the town's drummer, having outdone the Fire-drum's loud beat
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hoped	hope	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
4	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	drummer	drummer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux	_	_
11	outdone	outdo	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
13	Fire	Fire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	's	's	PART	POS	_	15	case	_	_
17	loud	loud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	beat	beat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **is a** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | the town's drummer |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **outdo** | gerund · perfect | the town's drummer *not said here* | the Fire drum's loud beat |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot beat=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He aspired to become musician to the town, having surpassed the mere drumming of the Fire-drum

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e4:o2:1
# text = He aspired to become musician to the town, having surpassed the mere drumming of the Fire-drum
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	aspired	aspire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	musician	musician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux	_	_
11	surpassed	surpass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mere	mere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	drumming	drum	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	Fire	Fire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **aspire** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | musician to the town |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **surpass** | gerund · perfect | He *not said here* | the mere |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot mere=Theme |
| 4 | **drum** | gerund | the mere *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the Fire drum | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He aspired to become musician to the town, having surpassed the mere drumming of the Fire-drum and mastered the violin

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e4:o3:1
# text = He aspired to become musician to the town, having surpassed the mere drumming of the Fire-drum and mastered the violin
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	aspired	aspire	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	musician	musician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	town	town	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	aux	_	_
11	surpassed	surpass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	mere	mere	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	drumming	drum	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
17	Fire	Fire	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	mastered	master	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	violin	violin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **aspire** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **become** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | musician to the town |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **surpass** | gerund · perfect | He *not said here* | the mere |  |  |  |  | vn exceed-90 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot mere=Theme |
| 4 | **drum** | gerund | the mere *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the Fire drum | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **master** | past | He *not said here* | the violin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He planned to become a preacher, having left the drum behind for good

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:834-pg27200-part45:e4:o4:1
# text = He planned to become a preacher, having left the drum behind for good
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	planned	plan	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	become	become	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	preacher	preacher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	having	have	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	nsubj	_	_
9	left	leave	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	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **plan** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **become** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | a preacher |  |  |  |  | vn become-109.1-1-1 «NP V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **have** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **leave** | past |  | the drum |  |  |  | for good; behind *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent drum=Theme for good=Recipient |

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