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title: What was the physician's opinion regarding Jurgen's prospects on the… — Mogens and Other Stories, Jurgen the E… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the physician's opinion regarding Jurgen's prospects on the third day of his illness? Exam question 4 of lesson 968 «Mogens and Other Stories, Jurgen the Eel-Breeder, part 179: the shipwreck and Clara's death» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragma
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# Exam question 4 · Mogens and Other Stories, Jurgen the Eel-Breeder, part 179…

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What was the physician's opinion regarding Jurgen's prospects on the third day of his illness?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Jurgen · **What happens:** be, regard, prospect · **To what, where:** opinion

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 968 «Mogens and Other Stories, Jurgen the Eel-Breeder, part 179: the shipwreck and Clara's death» 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/968-pg27200-part179/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:e4:1
# text = What was the physician's opinion regarding Jurgen's prospects on the third day of his illness?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	physician	physician	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	opinion	opinion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	case	_	_
8	Jurgen	Jurgen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	prospects	prospect	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	on	on	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	14	amod	_	_
14	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	illness	illness	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 | **is a** | past |  | the physician's opinion |  |  |  | regard Jurgen's prospects on the third day of Jurgen's illness | tree rules |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **prospect** |  | Jurgen |  |  |  | on the third day of Jurgen's illness |  | nom prospect «state transitive»: poss=agent on=obl |

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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 {#o1}

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He stated that it would be better if the thread of life broke and the boy were allowed to rest in peace at last

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:e4:o1:1
# text = He stated that it would be better if the thread of life broke and the boy were allowed to rest in peace at last
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	ccomp	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	allowed	allow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
19	to	to	PART	TO	_	20	mark	_	_
20	rest	rest	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	xcomp	_	_
21	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	peace	peace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
23	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	last	last	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | would | it |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the thread of life |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **allow** | past · passive |  | the boy |  |  |  |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: subject=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 5 | **rest** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the boy *not said here* |  |  | peace |  | at last | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in peace=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He believed the illness would pass if the fever broke soon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:e4:o2:1
# text = He believed the illness would pass if the fever broke soon
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	believed	believe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	advcl	_	_
11	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **believe** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **pass** | would | the illness |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **break** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the fever |  |  |  |  | soon *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He stated that it would be far better if the thread of life broke quickly, since the fever had taken everything from him and nothing could be done further

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:e4:o3:1
# text = He stated that it would be far better if the thread of life broke quickly, since the fever had taken everything from him and nothing could be done further
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	cop	_	_
7	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	8	advmod	_	_
8	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	ccomp	_	_
9	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
15	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	since	since	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	fever	fever	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
22	everything	everything	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	21	obj	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
26	nothing	nothing	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Neg	29	nsubj:pass	_	_
27	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	29	aux	_	_
28	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	aux:pass	_	_
29	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	conj	_	_
30	further	further	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | would | it |  |  |  |  | far, good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the thread of life |  |  |  |  | quickly *property* | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **take** | past · perfect · passive |  | the fever |  |  |  | from thread | tree rules |
| 5 | **do** | could · passive |  | nothing |  |  |  | further *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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He stated that it would be better if the thread of life broke

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:968-pg27200-part179:e4:o4:1
# text = He stated that it would be better if the thread of life broke
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	better	good	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	2	ccomp	_	_
8	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	thread	thread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
13	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** | would | it |  |  |  |  | good *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **break** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the thread of life |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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