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title: Ascertain the reason for which the final chapter of the novel bears… — Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths… · tree and pragmatics
description: Ascertain the reason for which the final chapter of the novel bears the title «The Return of Ulysses». Exam question 3 of lesson 43 «Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths and old words inside «The Wind in the Willows»» of the language course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 3 · Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths and old words inside…

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Ascertain the reason for which the final chapter of the novel bears the title «The Return of Ulysses».

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** ascertain · **To what, where:** reason

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 43 «Pan, panic and Ulysses: the old myths and old words inside «The Wind in the Willows»» of the language 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/language/43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:e3:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for which the final chapter of the novel bears the title «The Return of Ulysses».
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	final	final	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	novel	novel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	bears	bear	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	title	title	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	parataxis	_	_
15	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	Return	Return	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	14	appos	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Ulysses	Ulysses	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	17	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason  the final chapter of the novel bears |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |

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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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The Badger is revealed to be a Greek king who has been living in disguise

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:e3:o1:1
# text = The Badger is revealed to be a Greek king who has been living in disguise
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Badger	Badger	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	revealed	reveal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Greek	Greek	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	advcl	_	_
10	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
11	has	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
12	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	13	aux	_	_
13	living	live	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	disguise	disguise	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **reveal** | present · passive |  | the Badger |  |  |  |  | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |
| 2 | **is a** | to-infinitive |  | a Greek king |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **live** | present · perfect · progressive | a Greek king |  |  | disguise |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in disguise=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Toad visits Greece upon a motor tour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:e3:o2:1
# text = Toad visits Greece upon a motor tour
1	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	_
2	visits	visit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Greece	Greece	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	motor	motor	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	tour	tour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **visit** | present | Toad | Greece |  |  |  | upon a motor tour | vn meet-36.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent greece=Co-Agent |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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The hero, returning home, expels the strangers feasting in his hall, as did Odysseus

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:e3:o3:1
# text = The hero, returning home, expels the strangers feasting in his hall, as did Odysseus
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	hero	hero	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
4	returning	return	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
5	home	home	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	expels	expel	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	strangers	stranger	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	feasting	feast	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	acl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	parataxis	_	_
17	Odysseus	Odysseus	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | gerund | the hero *not said here* |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **expel** | present | the hero | the strangers |  |  |  |  | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stranger=Theme |
| 3 | **feast** | gerund | the strangers *not said here* |  |  | hero's hall |  |  | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **do** | past |  | Odysseus |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent odysseus=Eventuality |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The chapter recounts a voyage to Troy undertaken by the Water Rat and the Mole in the Rat's boat

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:language:43-pan-panic-and-ulysses-the-old-myths-and-old-words-inside-the-wind-in-the-willows:e3:o4:1
# text = The chapter recounts a voyage to Troy undertaken by the Water Rat and the Mole in the Rat's boat
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	chapter	chapter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	recounts	recount	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	voyage	voyage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	Troy	Troy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
8	undertaken	undertake	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Water	Water	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	Mole	mole	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	Rat	Rat	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	20	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	's	's	PART	POS	_	18	case	_	_
20	boat	boat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recount** *speech: other* | present | the chapter | a voyage | Troy |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent voyage=Topic to troy=Recipient |
| 2 | **undertake** | participle |  | a voyage *not said here* |  | the Rat's boat |  | by the Water Rat and the Mole | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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