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title: Explain the chain of events by which the soldier obtained his tinder… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the chain of events by which the soldier obtained his tinder-box and the consequences that ensued at the gibbet. Exam question 2 of lesson 1003 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, the three dogs and the soldier's escape» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 2 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, t…

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Explain the chain of events by which the soldier obtained his tinder-box and the consequences that ensued at the gibbet.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, soldier, consequences · **What happens:** explain, obtain, ensue · **To what, where:** chain, tinder box, gibbet

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1003 «Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, the three dogs and the soldier's escape» 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/1003-pg27200-part214/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e2:1
# text = Explain the chain of events by which the soldier obtained his tinder-box and the consequences that ensued at the gibbet.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	chain	chain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	acl:relcl	_	_
11	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
12	tinder	tinder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	nsubj	_	_
18	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	19	nsubj	_	_
19	ensued	ensue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	gibbet	gibbet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the chain of events |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chain=Topic |
| 2 | **obtain** | past | the soldier | soldier's tinder box |  |  |  | by events | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset box=Theme |
| 3 | **ensue** | past | the consequences |  |  | the gibbet |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme at gibbet=Location |

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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 traded with the boy and got the box

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e2:o1:1
# text = He traded with the boy and got the box
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	traded	trade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **trade** | past | He |  |  |  |  | with the boy | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with boy=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **get** | past | He *not said here* | the box |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer box=Stimulus |

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

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The soldier bargained with the shoemaker's boy for four shillings, then used the box to summon the dogs, which overpowered the judges and the king

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e2:o2:1
# text = The soldier bargained with the shoemaker's boy for four shillings, then used the box to summon the dogs, which overpowered the judges and the king
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
3	bargained	bargain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	shoemaker	shoemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl:agent	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	shillings	shilling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	summon	summon	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
22	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	23	nsubj	_	_
23	overpowered	overpower	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	23	obj	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bargain** | participle |  | the soldier *not said here* |  |  |  | for four shillings | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **use** | past | the soldier | the box |  |  | then |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent box=Patient |
| 3 | **summon** | to-infinitive | the soldier *not said here* |  | the dogs and the king |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Recipient |
| 4 | **overpower** | past | the dogs and the king | the judges |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The soldier paid the shoemaker's boy four shillings for the box, then struck it to call the dogs that tossed the judges and king about at the gibbet

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e2:o3:1
# text = The soldier paid the shoemaker's boy four shillings for the box, then struck it to call the dogs that tossed the judges and king about at the gibbet
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	soldier	soldier	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	paid	pay	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	shoemaker	shoemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	9	nummod	_	_
9	shillings	shilling	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	15	advmod	_	_
15	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	call	call	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
21	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	22	nsubj	_	_
22	tossed	toss	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	acl:relcl	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	judges	judge	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	conj	_	_
27	about	about	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
28	at	at	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
29	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	30	det	_	_
30	gibbet	gibbet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | past | the soldier |  | the shoemaker's boy |  |  | for the box | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent boy=Recipient shilling=Asset for box=Theme |
| 2 | **strike** | past | the soldier *not said here* | soldier |  |  | then |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient |
| 3 | **call** | to-infinitive | the soldier *not said here* | the dogs and king |  |  |  | at the gibbet; about *property* | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V NP.theme PP.recipient PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent dog=Theme at gibbet=Stimulus |
| 4 | **toss** | past | the dogs and king | the judges |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent judge=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He bargained for the box and summoned dogs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e2:o4:1
# text = He bargained for the box and summoned dogs
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bargained	bargain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	summoned	summon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bargain** | past | He |  |  |  |  | for the box and summoned dogs | vn battle-36.4 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **summon** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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