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description: With reference to the passage, state the object which the Wind bestowed upon the petitioner. Exam question 1 of lesson 1100 «Grimm's Tales, The Wind's Gift, part 6: the poor man wins back his sack and ram, and his rich brother buys them» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the depende
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# Exam question 1 · Grimm's Tales, The Wind's Gift, part 6: the poor man wins…

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With reference to the passage, state the object which the Wind bestowed upon the petitioner.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** Wind · **What happens:** bestow · **To what, where:** object

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1100 «Grimm's Tales, The Wind's Gift, part 6: the poor man wins back his sack and ram, and his rich brother buys them» 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/1100-pg29672-part6/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1100-pg29672-part6:e1:1
# text = With reference to the passage, state the object which the Wind bestowed upon the petitioner.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	bestowed	bestow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	acl:relcl	_	_
14	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	petitioner	petitioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bestow** | past | the Wind | the object |  |  |  | upon the petitioner | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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A drum containing twelve henchmen

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1100-pg29672-part6:e1:o1:1
# text = A drum containing twelve henchmen
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	henchmen	henchman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | gerund | a drum *not said here* | twelve henchmen |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot henchman=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A magic drum containing twelve henchmen and a ram

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1100-pg29672-part6:e1:o2:1
# text = A magic drum containing twelve henchmen and a ram
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	magic	magic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	6	nummod	_	_
6	henchmen	henchman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	ram	ram	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | gerund | a magic drum *not said here* | twelve henchmen and a ram |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot henchman=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A drum containing twelve henchmen, which the Wind had carried from the sea.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1100-pg29672-part6:e1:o3:1
# text = A drum containing twelve henchmen, which the Wind had carried from the sea.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	drum	drum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	containing	contain	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	henchmen	henchman	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Wind	Wind	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	acl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **contain** | gerund | a drum *not said here* | twelve henchmen |  |  |  |  | vn comprise-107.2-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot henchman=Theme |
| 2 | **carry** | past · perfect · passive |  | twelve henchmen |  | the sea |  |  | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from sea=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A horn holding twelve soldiers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1100-pg29672-part6:e1:o4:1
# text = A horn holding twelve soldiers
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horn	horn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	holding	hold	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	2	acl	_	_
4	twelve	twelve	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	5	nummod	_	_
5	soldiers	soldier	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | gerund | a horn *not said here* | twelve soldiers |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent soldier=Theme |

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