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description: Which of the following best describes the boy's actions in the final section of the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 899 «Andersen's Tales, The Metal Pig: the boy sneaks out to the Metal Pig, Bellissima is taken by police, and the boy starts drawing» of the books course of Mova's primary school, w
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, The Metal Pig: the boy sneaks out to the…

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Which of the following best describes the boy's actions in the final section of the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** follow, describe, act, section · **To what, where:** actions, final section, passage

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 899 «Andersen's Tales, The Metal Pig: the boy sneaks out to the Metal Pig, Bellissima is taken by police, and the boy starts drawing» 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/899-pg27200-part110/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:899-pg27200-part110:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the boy's actions in the final section of the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	actions	action	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	section	section	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 boy's actions |  | the final section of the passage |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **act** |  | the boy |  |  | the final section of the passage |  |  | nom action «act intransitive»: poss=agent in=place |
| 4 | **section** |  |  | the passage |  |  |  |  | nom section «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 runs away from the painter to find the pig again

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:899-pg27200-part110:e1:o1:1
# text = He runs away from the painter to find the pig again
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	painter	painter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run away** | present | He |  |  | the painter |  | away *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme from painter=Trajectory |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the pig |  |  | again |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=Topic |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He stops drawing altogether

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:899-pg27200-part110:e1:o2:1
# text = He stops drawing altogether
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **draw** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | altogether *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He stops drawing and returns to making gloves for his master

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:899-pg27200-part110:e1:o3:1
# text = He stops drawing and returns to making gloves for his master
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stops	stop	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	returns	return	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	to	to	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
7	making	make	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
8	gloves	glove	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	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	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stop** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **draw** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **return** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **make** | gerund | He *not said here* | gloves |  |  |  | for his master | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent glove=Material for master=Beneficiary |

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

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He copies the Metal Pig repeatedly and improves his drawing skills

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:899-pg27200-part110:e1:o4:1
# text = He copies the Metal Pig repeatedly and improves his drawing skills
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	copies	copy	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	Metal	metal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	compound	_	_
5	Pig	pig	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	repeatedly	repeatedly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	improves	improve	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
10	drawing	drawing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	skills	skill	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **copy** | present | He | the Metal Pig |  |  |  | repeatedly *property* | vn scribble-25.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent pig=Theme |
| 2 | **improve** | present | He *not said here* | Pig's drawing skills |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent skill=Patient |

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