--- title: What was the principal reason Jurgen resolved to depart for Old Skja… — Danish Tales, Jurgen, part 176: Jurgen… · tree and pragmatics description: What was the principal reason Jurgen resolved to depart for Old Skjagen? Exam question 3 of lesson 965 «Danish Tales, Jurgen, part 176: Jurgen returns home to a dead foster-mother, quarrels with Martin, and leaves for the north» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/965-pg27200-part176/e3/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Danish Tales, Jurgen, part 176: Jurgen…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/965-pg27200-part176/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Danish Tales, Jurgen, part 176: Jurgen returns home to a d… What was the principal reason Jurgen resolved to depart for Old Skjagen? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Jurgen · **What happens:** be, resolve, depart · **To what, where:** principal reason This is exam question 3 of lesson 965 «Danish Tales, Jurgen, part 176: Jurgen returns home to a dead foster-mother, quarrels with Martin, and leaves for the 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/965-pg27200-part176/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:965-pg27200-part176:e3:1 # text = What was the principal reason Jurgen resolved to depart for Old Skjagen? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 5 nsubj _ _ 2 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|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 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 Jurgen Jurgen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 resolved resolve VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 acl:relcl _ _ 8 to to PART TO _ 9 mark _ _ 9 depart depart VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 xcomp _ _ 10 for for ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 Old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 12 amod _ _ 12 Skjagen Skjagen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 13 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | | the principal reason | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **resolve** | past | Jurgen | the principal reason *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **depart** | to-infinitive | Jurgen *not said here* | | | | | for Old Skjagen | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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 {#o1} He wished to flee his grief ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:965-pg27200-part176:e3:o1:1 # text = He wished to flee his grief 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 wished wish VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 flee flee VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 grief grief NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **wish** | past | He | | | | | | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme | | 2 | **flee** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his grief | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme grief=Initial\_Location | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He sought to experience the wider world ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:965-pg27200-part176:e3:o2:1 # text = He sought to experience the wider world 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sought seek VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 experience experience VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 wider wide ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 7 amod _ _ 7 world world NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seek** | past | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **experience** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the wider world | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer world=Stimulus | ### Option 3 {#o3} To escape Martin ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:965-pg27200-part176:e3:o3:1 # text = To escape Martin 1 To to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 escape escape VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Martin Martin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **escape** | to-infinitive | | Martin | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme martin=Initial\_Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} He sought to find his lost father ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:965-pg27200-part176:e3:o4:1 # text = He sought to find his lost father 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sought seek VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to PART TO _ 4 mark _ _ 4 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 xcomp _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ _ 6 lost lose VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 amod _ _ 7 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seek** | past | He | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | his lost father | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent father=Topic | | 3 | **lose** | participle | | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | **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. 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