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description: Pursuant to the account of King Canute and the tide, identify the purpose for which the throne was set upon the shore. Exam question 4 of lesson 18 «Vikings, knights and the Middle Ages» of the myths course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each
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# Exam question 4 · Vikings, knights and the Middle Ages

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Pursuant to the account of King Canute and the tide, identify the purpose for which the throne was set upon the shore.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, set, account · **To what, where:** purpose, throne, shore, King Canute

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 18 «Vikings, knights and the Middle Ages» of the myths 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/myths/18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e4:1
# text = Pursuant to the account of King Canute and the tide, identify the purpose for which the throne was set upon the shore.
1	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	Canute	Canute	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	tide	tide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
12	identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	throne	throne	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
19	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl:relcl	_	_
21	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	shore	shore	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	12	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the purpose |  |  |  | pursuant *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent purpose=Theme |
| 2 | **set** | past · passive |  | the throne |  | the shore |  | for the purpose | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme upon shore=Destination |
| 3 | **account** |  |  | King Canute and the tide |  |  |  |  | nom account «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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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}

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To demonstrate to flattering courtiers that a king cannot command the sea

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e4:o1:1
# text = To demonstrate to flattering courtiers that a king cannot command the sea
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	demonstrate	demonstrate	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	flattering	flattering	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	courtiers	courtier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
6	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	11	advmod	_	_
11	command	command	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demonstrate** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to flattering courtiers | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to courtier=Experiencer |
| 2 | **not** **command** | can | a king | flattering courtiers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To command the tide to recede by royal authority

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e4:o2:1
# text = To command the tide to recede by royal authority
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	command	command	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	tide	tide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	recede	recede	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
7	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	royal	royal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	authority	authority	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **command** | to-infinitive |  | the tide |  |  |  |  | vn order-58.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent tide=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 2 | **recede** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | by royal authority | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To bathe in the sea in the presence of the court

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e4:o3:1
# text = To bathe in the sea in the presence of the court
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	bathe	bathe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	presence	presence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bathe** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | in the presence of the court; in the sea | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent in sea=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To observe the arrival of an invading fleet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:myths:18-vikings-knights-and-the-middle-ages:e4:o4:1
# text = To observe the arrival of an invading fleet
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	observe	observe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	arrival	arrival	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	invading	invade	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	amod	_	_
8	fleet	fleet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **observe** | to-infinitive |  | the arrival of a invading fleet |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent arrival=Topic |
| 2 | **invade** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **arrive** |  | a invading fleet |  |  |  |  |  | nom arrival «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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