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title: Which sequence of events correctly records the order in which the tw… — Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier g… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which sequence of events correctly records the order in which the two tales are introduced in this passage? Exam question 4 of lesson 113 «Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier gets his human shape back and claims his bride, and Cinderella begins» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with th
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier gets his human shape…

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Which sequence of events correctly records the order in which the two tales are introduced in this passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** sequence · **What happens:** record, introduce · **To what, where:** order, two tales

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 113 «Grimm's Tales, Bearskin: the Soldier gets his human shape back and claims his bride, and Cinderella 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/113-pg11027-part16/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e4:1
# text = Which sequence of events correctly records the order in which the two tales are introduced in this passage?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	nmod	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	records	record	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	tales	tale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	introduced	introduce	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	parataxis	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	18	det	_	_
18	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | present | which sequence of events | the order |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent order=Theme |
| 2 | **introduce** | present · passive |  | the two tales |  | the order |  | in this passage | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1 «NP V NP»: subject=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Bearskin's conclusion precedes the opening of Cinderella

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e4:o1:1
# text = Bearskin's conclusion precedes the opening of Cinderella
1	Bearskin	Bearskin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	precedes	precede	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Cinderella	Cinderella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **precede** | present | Bearskin's conclusion | the opening of Cinderella |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme opening=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **conclude** |  | Bearskin |  |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Bearskin's story begins after Cinderella's ends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e4:o2:1
# text = Bearskin's story begins after Cinderella's ends
1	Bearskin	Bearskin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	story	story	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	begins	begin	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	Cinderella	Cinderella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	ends	end	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | present | Bearskin's story |  |  |  | after Cinderella's ends |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Bearskin's conclusion precedes the opening of Cinderella, which is told only after the bear's wedding is finished

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e4:o3:1
# text = Bearskin's conclusion precedes the opening of Cinderella, which is told only after the bear's wedding is finished
1	Bearskin	Bearskin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	conclusion	conclusion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
4	precedes	precede	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Cinderella	Cinderella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	parataxis	_	_
13	only	only	ADV	RB	_	18	advmod	_	_
14	after	after	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	wedding	wedding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
19	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
20	finished	finish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **precede** | present | Bearskin's conclusion |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | the opening of Cinderella |  |  | after the bear's wedding |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 3 | **finish** | present · passive |  | the opening of Cinderella |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality»: subject=Eventuality |
| 4 | **conclude** |  | Bearskin |  |  |  |  |  | nom conclusion «cognition transitive»: poss=agent |
| 5 | **wed** |  | the bear |  |  |  |  |  | nom wedding «event transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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the Cinderella tale is told before the bear tale ends

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:113-pg11027-part16:e4:o4:1
# text = the Cinderella tale is told before the bear tale ends
1	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Cinderella	Cinderella	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	told	tell	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	bear	bear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	ends	end	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | present · passive |  | the Cinderella tale |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **end** | present | the bear tale |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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