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title: Identify the hazard which the Mother-Toad, in her parting advice, ex… — Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the hazard which the Mother-Toad, in her parting advice, expressly warned the smallest Toad to avoid. Exam question 4 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, with the depe
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Fairy Tales, The Tinder-Box: the flour trail, t…

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Identify the hazard which the Mother-Toad, in her parting advice, expressly warned the smallest Toad to avoid.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, hazard · **What happens:** identify, warn, avoid · **To what, where:** hazard, smallest Toad

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e4:1
# text = Identify the hazard which the Mother-Toad, in her parting advice, expressly warned the smallest Toad to avoid.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	hazard	hazard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	Mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	8	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	Toad	Toad	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
12	parting	parting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
15	expressly	expressly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	warned	warn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	smallest	small	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	19	amod	_	_
19	Toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	avoid	avoid	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	acl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	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 hazard |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent hazard=Theme |
| 2 | **warn** *speech: warn* | past | the hazard |  | the smallest Toad |  |  | expressly *property* | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent toad=Recipient |
| 3 | **avoid** | to-infinitive | the hazard *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V S\_ING»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bucket, which might crush her or throw her out if she were carelessly placed within it

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e4:o1:1
# text = The bucket, which might crush her or throw her out if she were carelessly placed within it
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	crush	crush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	throw	throw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
10	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	out	out	ADP	RP	_	9	compound:prt	_	_
12	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	carelessly	carelessly	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	placed	place	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	advcl	_	_
17	within	within	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crush** | might | the bucket | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 2 | **throw out** | infinitive | the bucket *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 3 | **place** *a condition, not said to happen* | past · passive |  | she |  |  |  | within bucket; carelessly *property* | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The frogs in the well who would bite her and the bucket that might drop on her head at any moment in the dark

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e4:o2:1
# text = The frogs in the well who would bite her and the bucket that might drop on her head at any moment in the dark
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	frogs	frog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	bite	bite	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	acl:relcl	_	_
9	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
14	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	acl:relcl	_	_
16	on	on	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	21	det	_	_
21	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	dark	dark	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bite** | would | the well | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn swat-18.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 2 | **drop** | might | the bucket |  |  | her head | moment | in the dark | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent on head=Destination in dark=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The bucket that hangs above the well, which could crush her, throw her out, or trap her inside it if she were careless

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e4:o3:1
# text = The bucket that hangs above the well, which could crush her, throw her out, or trap her inside it if she were careless
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	hangs	hang	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	above	above	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	crush	crush	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	throw	throw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	conj	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	out	out	ADP	RP	_	14	compound:prt	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	trap	trap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	_
21	inside	inside	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	_
23	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	26	mark	_	_
24	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	nsubj	_	_
25	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	26	cop	_	_
26	careless	careless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hang** | present | the bucket |  |  | the well |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent above well=Location |
| 2 | **crush** | could | the well | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 3 | **throw out** | infinitive | the well *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn throw-17.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |
| 4 | **trap** | infinitive | the bucket | her *= she* |  | well |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 5 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | she |  |  |  |  | careless *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The rope that lowers the bucket, which might snap and drop her hard into deep water

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1003-pg27200-part214:e4:o4:1
# text = The rope that lowers the bucket, which might snap and drop her hard into deep water
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
4	lowers	lower	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	acl:relcl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
9	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	snap	snap	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	acl:relcl	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	drop	drop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
13	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	_
14	hard	hard	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	12	advmod	_	_
15	into	into	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lower** | present | the rope | the bucket |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bucket=Theme |
| 2 | **snap** | might | the bucket |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **drop** | infinitive | the bucket *not said here* | her *= she* |  | deep water |  | hard *property* | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent she=Theme into water=Destination |

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