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title: Pursuant to the terms of the examination, state which object the you… — Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Feather… · tree and pragmatics
description: Pursuant to the terms of the examination, state which object the youngest son first obtained from the amphibian. Exam question 1 of lesson 105 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Feathers: Dummling wins the crown with a carpet, a ring and a bride; then Snow-White begins» of the books course of Mova's pr
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Feathers: Dummling wins the…

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Pursuant to the terms of the examination, state which object the youngest son first obtained from the amphibian.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** obtain, term · **To what, where:** youngest son, amphibian, examination

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 105 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Three Feathers: Dummling wins the crown with a carpet, a ring and a bride; then Snow-White begins» 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/105-pg11027-part8/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:105-pg11027-part8:e1:1
# text = Pursuant to the terms of the examination, state which object the youngest son first obtained from the amphibian.
1	Pursuant	pursuant	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	terms	term	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	examination	examination	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	conj	_	_
10	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	11	det	_	_
11	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	14	amod	_	_
14	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	appos	_	_
15	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	16	advmod	_	_
16	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl	_	_
17	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	amphibian	amphibian	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **obtain** | participle |  | the youngest son *not said here* |  | the amphibian |  | first *property* | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from amphibian=Source |
| 2 | **term** |  |  | the examination  which object and state |  |  |  |  | nom term «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 {#o1}

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a carpet of unparalleled and magnificent design from the toad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:105-pg11027-part8:e1:o1:1
# text = a carpet of unparalleled and magnificent design from the toad
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
4	unparalleled	unparalleled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	magnificent	magnificent	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	conj	_	_
7	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

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a crown of remarkable gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:105-pg11027-part8:e1:o2:1
# text = a crown of remarkable gold
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	crown	crown	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	remarkable	remarkable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crown** |  |  | remarkable gold |  |  |  |  | nom crown «communication transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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an extraordinarily intricate carpet of unparalleled design woven by the toad

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:105-pg11027-part8:e1:o3:1
# text = an extraordinarily intricate carpet of unparalleled design woven by the toad
1	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	extraordinarily	extraordinarily	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
3	intricate	intricate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	unparalleled	unparalleled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
8	woven	weave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	toad	toad	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | participle |  | unparalleled design *not said here* |  |  |  | by the toad | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme by toad=Trajectory |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a carpet of unparalleled design

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:105-pg11027-part8:e1:o4:1
# text = a carpet of unparalleled design
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	carpet	carpet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	unparalleled	unparalleled	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	design	design	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

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