--- title: What is the principal reason given for the abundance of herring obse… — Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurge… · tree and pragmatics description: What is the principal reason given for the abundance of herring observed along the coast? Exam question 3 of lesson 967 «Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurgen is freed and travels to Skjagen» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/967-pg27200-part178/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/) / [Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurge…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/967-pg27200-part178/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurgen is freed and trave… What is the principal reason given for the abundance of herring observed along the coast? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** be, give, observe · **To what, where:** principal reason, herring This is exam question 3 of lesson 967 «Jurgen's Book, Jurgen, part 178: Jurgen is freed and travels to Skjagen» 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/967-pg27200-part178/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e3:1 # text = What is the principal reason given for the abundance of herring observed along the coast? 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 reason reason NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 6 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 abundance abundance NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 herring herring NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 12 observed observe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 11 acl _ _ 13 along along ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 coast coast NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 16 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | | the principal reason | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **give** | participle | | the principal reason *not said here* | | | | for the abundance of herring | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent for abundance=Asset | | 3 | **observe** | participle | | herring *not said here* | | | | along the coast | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | 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} A storm drove the fish into the bay at dawn ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e3:o1:1 # text = A storm drove the fish into the bay at dawn 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 storm storm NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 drove drive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obj _ _ 6 into into ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 bay bay NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 9 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 dawn dawn NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drive** | past | a storm | the fish | | the bay | dawn | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent fish=Theme into bay=Trajectory | ### Option 2 {#o2} The summer sun ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e3:o2:1 # text = The summer sun 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 summer summer NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 sun sun NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The fish were so numerous that nets filled instantly ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e3:o3:1 # text = The fish were so numerous that nets filled instantly 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fish fish NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 4 so so ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 numerous numerous ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 nets net NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj:pass _ _ 8 filled fill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ _ 9 instantly instantly ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | the fish | | | | | numerous *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **fill** | participle · passive | | nets | | | | instantly *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: subject=Patient | ### Option 4 {#o4} The fishermen had moved their nets north this year ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:967-pg27200-part178:e3:o4:1 # text = The fishermen had moved their nets north this year 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 fishermen fisherman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 moved move VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 nets net NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 7 north north ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 8 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 det _ _ 9 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **move** | past · perfect | the fishermen | fishermen's nets | | | year | north *property* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent net=Theme | **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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