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# Exam question 3 · pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly…

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What is the principal consequence, as recounted in the passage, of the decline in the fortunes of Anthony's father?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, recount · **To what, where:** principal consequence, passage

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 917 «pg27200, Anthony and Molly, part 128: Anthony visits Molly, is turned away, and finds the apple-tree still bearing fruit» 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/917-pg27200-part128/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:e3:1
# text = What is the principal consequence, as recounted in the passage, of the decline in the fortunes of Anthony's father?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
8	recounted	recount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	decline	decline	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	fortunes	fortune	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
19	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
20	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	's	's	PART	POS	_	20	case	_	_
22	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present |  | the principal consequence and the decline in the fortunes of Anthony's father |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recount** *speech: other* | participle |  | the principal consequence and the decline in the fortunes of Anthony's father *not said here* |  | the passage |  |  | 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 {#o1}

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Anthony was forced to leave school and find work in Eisenach

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:e3:o1:1
# text = Anthony was forced to leave school and find work in Eisenach
1	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	forced	force	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Eisenach	Eisenach	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **force** | past · passive |  | Anthony |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **leave** | to-infinitive | Anthony *not said here* | school |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent school=Theme |
| 3 | **find** | infinitive | Anthony *not said here* | work |  | Eisenach |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent work=Topic |

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

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Anthony was compelled to assume responsibility and seek employment in Bremen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:e3:o2:1
# text = Anthony was compelled to assume responsibility and seek employment in Bremen
1	Anthony	Anthony	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	compelled	compel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	assume	assume	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	responsibility	responsibility	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	seek	seek	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	conj	_	_
9	employment	employment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Bremen	Bremen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **compel** | past · passive |  | Anthony |  |  |  |  | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: subject=Patient clause=Result |
| 2 | **assume** | to-infinitive |  | responsibility |  |  |  |  | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent responsibility=Theme |
| 3 | **seek** | infinitive |  | employment |  | Bremen |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent employment=Theme in bremen=Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He had to work in Bremen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:e3:o3:1
# text = He had to work in Bremen
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	work	work	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Bremen	Bremen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **work** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | in Bremen | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent in bremen=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was sent to live with an uncle in Weimar

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:917-pg27200-part128:e3:o4:1
# text = He was sent to live with an uncle in Weimar
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	uncle	uncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	Weimar	Weimar	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **live** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with a uncle in Weimar | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme with uncle=Location |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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