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description: What does the naturalist propose to do with the toad, and what is the poet's reply? Exam question 4 of lesson 1004 «Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad climbs out of a well and goes hunting for a better world» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 4 · Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad climbs out of a well an…

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What does the naturalist propose to do with the toad, and what is the poet's reply?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** naturalist · **What happens:** propose, do, be · **To what, where:** reply

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1004 «Andersen's Tales, The Toad: a toad climbs out of a well and goes hunting for a better world» 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/1004-pg27200-part215/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:e4:1
# text = What does the naturalist propose to do with the toad, and what is the poet's reply?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	obj	_	_
2	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	naturalist	naturalist	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	propose	propose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	do	do	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
13	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
14	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	cop	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | present · do-support | the naturalist |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **do** | to-infinitive | the naturalist *not said here* |  |  |  |  | with the toad | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is a** | present |  | the poet's reply |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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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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He proposes to keep her in a jar, and the poet begs her to be freed

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:e4:o1:1
# text = He proposes to keep her in a jar, and the poet begs her to be freed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proposes	propose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	jar	jar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	begs	beg	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
16	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	freed	free	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **keep** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  | a jar |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent she=Theme in jar=Location |
| 3 | **beg** *speech: request* | present | the poet |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn beg-58.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.Topic»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 4 | **free** | to-infinitive · passive | the poet *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING» |

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

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He proposes to preserve her in spirits, and the poet urges that she be left alone

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:e4:o2:1
# text = He proposes to preserve her in spirits, and the poet urges that she be left alone
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proposes	propose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	preserve	preserve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	urges	urge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
14	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	advcl	_	_
17	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **preserve** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  | her *= she* | spirits |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **urge** | present | the poet |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **leave** | infinitive · passive |  | poet |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He proposes to preserve her in spirits as a specimen, and the poet urges that she be left alone to live her life

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:e4:o3:1
# text = He proposes to preserve her in spirits as a specimen, and the poet urges that she be left alone to live her life
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proposes	propose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	preserve	preserve	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	spirits	spirit	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
8	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	specimen	specimen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	urges	urge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	aux:pass	_	_
19	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	15	advcl	_	_
20	alone	alone	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	xcomp	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	live	live	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
23	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **preserve** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  | her *= she* | spirits |  | as a specimen | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary |
| 3 | **urge** | present | the poet |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **leave** | infinitive · passive |  | poet |  |  |  | alone *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 5 | **live** | to-infinitive |  | poet's life |  |  |  |  | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme life=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He proposes to pickle her, and the poet urges she be set free

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1004-pg27200-part215:e4:o4:1
# text = He proposes to pickle her, and the poet urges she be set free
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proposes	propose	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	pickle	pickle	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	poet	poet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	urges	urge	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	obj	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	cop	_	_
13	set	set	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	csubj	_	_
14	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **propose** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **pickle** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn cooking-45.3 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent she=Patient |
| 3 | **urge** | present | the poet |  | she |  |  | free *property* | vn urge-58.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Recipient |
| 4 | **is** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | set *property* | tree rules |

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