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description: Which of the following describes the events of the feast held upon the Viking's return? Exam question 2 of lesson 889 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 100: the storks fly south, the Viking feasts and sails away again» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 10…

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Which of the following describes the events of the feast held upon the Viking's return?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Viking · **What happens:** follow, describe, hold, return · **To what, where:** events, feast, return

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 889 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Marsh King's Daughter, part 100: the storks fly south, the Viking feasts and sails away again» 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/889-pg27200-part100/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:889-pg27200-part100:e2:1
# text = Which of the following describes the events of the feast held upon the Viking's return?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	feast	feast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	held	hold	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Viking	Viking	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	return	return	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 events of the feast |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent event=Theme |
| 3 | **hold** | participle |  | the feast *not said here* |  | the Viking's return |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme upon return=Location |
| 4 | **return** |  | the Viking |  |  |  |  |  | nom return «communication intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guests ate bread and listened to the priest.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:889-pg27200-part100:e2:o1:1
# text = Guests ate bread and listened to the priest.
1	Guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **eat** | past | Guests | bread |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bread=Patient |
| 2 | **listen** | past | Guests *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the priest | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to priest=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guests drank mead and ate meat, and a bard sang of their deeds while the hall roared with laughter and the cups overflowed.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:889-pg27200-part100:e2:o2:1
# text = Guests drank mead and ate meat, and a bard sang of their deeds while the hall roared with laughter and the cups overflowed.
1	Guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	drank	drink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mead	mead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	ate	eat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	bard	bard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
11	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	deeds	deed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj	_	_
18	roared	roar	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	advcl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	laughter	laughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	cups	cup	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	24	nsubj	_	_
24	overflowed	overflow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past | Guests | mead |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mead=Patient |
| 2 | **eat** | past | Guests *not said here* | meat |  |  |  |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent meat=Patient |
| 3 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | a bard |  |  |  |  | of Guests's deeds | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **roar** | past | the hall |  |  |  |  | with laughter | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with laughter=Theme |
| 5 | **overflow** | past | the cups |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Guests consumed mead and meat, and listened to a bard singing of their deeds.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:889-pg27200-part100:e2:o3:1
# text = Guests consumed mead and meat, and listened to a bard singing of their deeds.
1	Guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consumed	consume	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	mead	mead	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	meat	meat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	bard	bard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	singing	singing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	deeds	deed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | past | Guests | mead and meat |  |  |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mead=Asset |
| 2 | **listen** | past |  |  |  |  |  | to a bard singing of Guests's deeds | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to singing=Theme |
| 3 | **sing** |  |  | Guests's deeds |  |  |  |  | nom singing «act transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Guests threw bones at each other while a bard sang of distant lands and the gods of the sea.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:889-pg27200-part100:e2:o4:1
# text = Guests threw bones at each other while a bard sang of distant lands and the gods of the sea.
1	Guests	guest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	_
2	threw	throw	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bones	bone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
4	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	ExtPos=PRON|PronType=Rcp	2	obl	_	_
6	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	fixed	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bard	bard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	sang	sing	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **throw** | past | Guests | bones |  | each |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent bone=Theme at each=Destination |
| 2 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | a bard |  |  |  |  | of distant lands and the gods of the sea | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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