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title: Identify the principal motive attributed to the stepmother in her pl… — Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the principal motive attributed to the stepmother in her plotting against the children and their household. Exam question 2 of lesson 100 «Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes back to life and the witch is punished» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 2 · Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes bac…

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Identify the principal motive attributed to the stepmother in her plotting against the children and their household.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, attribute, plot · **To what, where:** principal motive

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 100 «Grimm's Tales, The Brother and Sister: the Queen comes back to life and the witch is punished» 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/100-pg11027-part3/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e2:1
# text = Identify the principal motive attributed to the stepmother in her plotting against the children and their household.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	motive	motive	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
5	attributed	attribute	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
9	in	in	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	plotting	plot	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	advcl	_	_
12	against	against	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	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 principal motive |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent motive=Theme |
| 2 | **attribute** | participle |  | the principal motive *not said here* |  |  |  | to the stepmother | tree rules |
| 3 | **plot** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  | against the children and children's household | vn correspond-36.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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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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She was filled with bitter envy and jealousy at the happiness and prosperity of the children and their household, and wanted to destroy it all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e2:o1:1
# text = She was filled with bitter envy and jealousy at the happiness and prosperity of the children and their household, and wanted to destroy it all
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	bitter	bitter	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	envy	envy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	prosperity	prosperity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	household	household	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
23	to	to	PART	TO	_	24	mark	_	_
24	destroy	destroy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	xcomp	_	_
25	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	25	det	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fill** | past · passive |  | She |  | the happiness and prosperity of the children and children's household |  | with bitter envy and jealousy | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with envy=Instrument |
| 2 | **want** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **destroy** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  | household |  |  |  |  | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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She was consumed by envy and jealousy at their happiness and prosperity

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e2:o2:1
# text = She was consumed by envy and jealousy at their happiness and prosperity
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	envy	envy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	prosperity	prosperity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | past · passive | envy and jealousy | She |  | envy's happiness and prosperity |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She was consumed by jealousy at the children's happiness, and resented that the father loved them more than he had ever loved her, so she schemed endlessly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e2:o3:1
# text = She was consumed by jealousy at the children's happiness, and resented that the father loved them more than he had ever loved her, so she schemed endlessly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	consumed	consume	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	jealousy	jealousy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	happiness	happiness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	resented	resent	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
14	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	ccomp	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	more	more	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	17	obj	_	_
20	than	than	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
21	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	nsubj	_	_
22	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
23	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	24	advmod	_	_
24	loved	love	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	19	advcl	_	_
25	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	29	punct	_	_
27	so	so	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
28	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nsubj	_	_
29	schemed	scheme	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
30	endlessly	endlessly	ADV	RB	_	29	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consume** | past · passive | jealousy | She |  | the children's happiness |  |  | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Asset |
| 2 | **resent** | past | jealousy *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **love** | past | the father | children *= child* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **love** | past · perfect | father | her *= she* |  |  | ever |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer she=Stimulus |
| 5 | **scheme** | past | she |  |  |  |  | endlessly *property* | vn conspire-71 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She hated the children for being favoured by their father in the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:100-pg11027-part3:e2:o4:1
# text = She hated the children for being favoured by their father in the house
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hated	hate	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	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux:pass	_	_
7	favoured	favour	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hate** | past | She | the children |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer child=Stimulus |
| 2 | **favour** | gerund · passive | children's father in the house |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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