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description: Which of the following correctly indicates the event that occurred in autumn, as observed by the eagle from the pyramid? Exam question 4 of lesson 896 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Storks: Helga is wed to an Arab prince at the storks' house» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depe
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Storks: Helga is wed to an Ara…

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Which of the following correctly indicates the event that occurred in autumn, as observed by the eagle from the pyramid?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** event · **What happens:** follow, indicate, occur, observe · **To what, where:** event

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 896 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Storks: Helga is wed to an Arab prince at the storks' house» 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/896-pg27200-part107/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:896-pg27200-part107:e4:1
# text = Which of the following correctly indicates the event that occurred in autumn, as observed by the eagle from the pyramid?
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	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	indicates	indicate	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	event	event	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	occurred	occur	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	autumn	autumn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
15	observed	observe	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	conj	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	eagle	eagle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	from	from	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	pyramid	pyramid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	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 | **indicate** | present |  | the event |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot event=Topic |
| 3 | **occur** | past | the event |  |  |  | autumn |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **observe** | participle | the event *not said here* |  |  |  |  | by the eagle from the pyramid | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:896-pg27200-part107:e4:o1:1
# text = A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	approached	approach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stately	stately	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** | past | a royal Arab prince | the house |  |  |  | with a stately train of camels | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Theme with train=Instrument |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels and foaming steeds at dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:896-pg27200-part107:e4:o2:1
# text = A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels and foaming steeds at dawn
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	approached	approach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stately	stately	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	foaming	foaming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	steeds	steed	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** | past | a royal Arab prince | the house |  |  | dawn | with a stately train of camels and foaming steeds | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Theme with train=Instrument |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels, many servants, and a golden carriage

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:896-pg27200-part107:e4:o3:1
# text = A royal Arab prince approached the house with a stately train of camels, many servants, and a golden carriage
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	Arab	Arab	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	prince	Prince	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	approached	approach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	stately	stately	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	train	train	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	camels	camel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
20	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	carriage	carriage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **approach** | past | a royal Arab prince | the house |  |  |  | with a stately train of camels and many servants; a golden carriage *obl* | vn confront-98 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent house=Theme with train=Instrument |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A rich merchant arrived at the old palace with his servants and horses

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:896-pg27200-part107:e4:o4:1
# text = A rich merchant arrived at the old palace with his servants and horses
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	merchant	merchant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	servants	servant	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | a rich merchant |  |  | the old palace with merchant's servants and horses |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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