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description: Which action did the chief undertake when his daughter reported the theft? Exam question 2 of lesson 1138 «Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Magic Mirror, part 4: the Mirror is stolen and the white men take all the power» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and p
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# Exam question 2 · Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Magic Mirror, part 4:…

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Which action did the chief undertake when his daughter reported the theft?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, daughter · **What happens:** undertake, report · **To what, where:** theft

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1138 «Gutenberg 3027, Gopani-Kufa and the Magic Mirror, part 4: the Mirror is stolen and the white men take all the power» 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/1138-pg3027-part4/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e2:1
# text = Which action did the chief undertake when his daughter reported the theft?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	chief	chief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	undertake	undertake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
10	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	ccomp	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	theft	theft	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **undertake** | past · do-support | which action |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **report** | past | chief's daughter | the theft |  |  |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent theft=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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He summoned the wasp Zengi-mizi for counsel and then sent warriors out to search the whole country

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e2:o1:1
# text = He summoned the wasp Zengi-mizi for counsel and then sent warriors out to search the whole country
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	summoned	summon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	wasp	wasp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	Zengi	Zengi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	mizi	mizi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
13	warriors	warrior	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	out	out	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	search	search	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	country	country	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **mizi** |  | wasp |  |  |  |  | for counsel | tree rules |
| 3 | **send out** | past | He *not said here* | warriors |  |  | then | out *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent warrior=Theme |
| 4 | **search** | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the whole country |  |  |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent country=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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He called for the old fakeer to advise him

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e2:o2:1
# text = He called for the old fakeer to advise him
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	fakeer	fakeer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	advise	advise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | He |  |  |  |  | for the old fakeer | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for fakeer=Recipient |
| 2 | **advise** *speech: other* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He consulted the old priest in private

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e2:o3:1
# text = He consulted the old priest in private
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	consulted	consult	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	priest	priest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	private	private	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **consult** | past | He | the old priest |  | private |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent priest=Theme |

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

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He summoned the wasp Zengi-mizi for counsel

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1138-pg3027-part4:e2:o4:1
# text = He summoned the wasp Zengi-mizi for counsel
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	summoned	summon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
4	wasp	wasp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
5	Zengi	Zengi	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	5	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	mizi	mizi	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	counsel	counsel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **summon** | past | He | the wasp Zengi mizi |  |  |  | for counsel | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent mizi=Recipient |

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