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description: Which of the following most accurately describes the sequence of events in the narrative from the calm period to the storm? Exam question 1 of lesson 961 «Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a young Spanish couple sails toward Russia, but calm weather and then a storm blow their s
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a y…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which of the following most accurately describes the sequence of events in the narrative from the calm period to the storm?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **What happens:** follow, describe · **To what, where:** sequence

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 961 «Andersen's Tales, A Story from the Sand-Hills, part 2: a young Spanish couple sails toward Russia, but calm weather and then a storm blow their ship north» 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/961-pg27200-part172/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e1:1
# text = Which of the following most accurately describes the sequence of events in the narrative from the calm period to the storm?
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	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	6	advmod	_	_
6	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	narrative	narrative	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	period	period	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	storm	storm	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 | **describe** | present |  | the sequence of events in the narrative from the calm period to the storm |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sequence=Theme |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship is driven by a storm toward Denmark.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e1:o1:1
# text = After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship is driven by a storm toward Denmark.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
9	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Denmark	Denmark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present | a fair west wind |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drive** | present · passive | a storm toward Denmark | the ship |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme subject=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises, but the ship is at once wrecked on the Scottish coast with all hands lost.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e1:o2:1
# text = After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises, but the ship is at once wrecked on the Scottish coast with all hands lost.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
9	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux:pass	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	21	obl	_	_
21	wrecked	wreck	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
22	on	on	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	Scottish	Scottish	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	coast	coast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
26	with	with	SCONJ	IN	_	29	mark	_	_
27	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	28	det	_	_
28	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	29	nsubj	_	_
29	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
30	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present | a fair west wind |  |  |  | month |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **wreck** | present · passive |  | the ship |  | the Scottish coast |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 3 | **lose** | past | all hands |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship is driven by a storm toward Sweden.

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e1:o3:1
# text = After two months of calm, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship is driven by a storm toward Sweden.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
3	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
8	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
9	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	9	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	driven	drive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
19	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
22	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	Sweden	Sweden	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present | a fair west wind |  |  |  |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **drive** | present · passive | a storm toward Sweden | the ship |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme subject=Trajectory |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
After a long calm of two months, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship sails steadily on, until a sudden storm drives it hard toward Denmark, where the crew is lost at sea.

<!-- fold The tree, 35 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:961-pg27200-part172:e1:o4:1
# text = After a long calm of two months, a fair south-west wind rises and the ship sails steadily on, until a sudden storm drives it hard toward Denmark, where the crew is lost at sea.
1	After	after	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	calm	calm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
10	fair	fair	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
11	south	south	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	west	west	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	wind	wind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	rises	rise	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	ship	ship	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	sails	sail	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
20	steadily	steadily	ADV	RB	_	21	advmod	_	_
21	on	on	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
23	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
24	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	sudden	sudden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj	_	_
27	drives	drive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	conj	_	_
28	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	_
29	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	27	advmod	_	_
30	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
31	Denmark	Denmark	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
32	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	37	punct	_	_
33	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	37	advmod	_	_
34	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	35	det	_	_
35	crew	crew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nsubj:pass	_	_
36	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	37	aux:pass	_	_
37	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	27	conj	_	_
38	at	at	ADP	IN	_	39	case	_	_
39	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
40	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	15	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rise** | present | a fair west wind |  |  |  | after a long calm |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **sail** | present | the ship |  |  |  |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **drive** | present | a sudden storm | ship |  |  |  | toward Denmark; hard *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme it=Trajectory |
| 4 | **lose** | present · passive |  | the crew |  | sea |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

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