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title: Which implement does the raven furnish to Ian for the decapitation o… — West Highland Tales, Ian the Soldier's… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which implement does the raven furnish to Ian for the decapitation of the first giant? Exam question 2 of lesson 1141 «West Highland Tales, Ian the Soldier's Son, part 7: Ian outwits the raven and slays the second giant» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and prag
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# Exam question 2 · West Highland Tales, Ian the Soldier's Son, part 7: Ian ou…

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Which implement does the raven furnish to Ian for the decapitation of the first giant?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** implement · **What happens:** furnish · **To what, where:** Ian

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1141 «West Highland Tales, Ian the Soldier's Son, part 7: Ian outwits the raven and slays the second giant» 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/1141-pg3027-part7/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e2:1
# text = Which implement does the raven furnish to Ian for the decapitation of the first giant?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	implement	implement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	does	do	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	furnish	furnish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	Ian	Ian	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	decapitation	decapitation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	first	first	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	15	amod	_	_
15	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **furnish** | present · do-support | which implement |  | Ian |  |  | for the decapitation of the first giant | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to ian=Recipient |

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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 sword kept beneath the giant's bed

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e2:o1:1
# text = A sword kept beneath the giant's bed
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	giant	giant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	bed	bed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | participle |  | a sword *not said here* |  | the giant's bed |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath bed=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A knife hidden beneath the raven's left wing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e2:o2:1
# text = A knife hidden beneath the raven's left wing
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	left	left	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | participle |  | a knife *not said here* |  | the raven's left wing |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath wing=Location |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A knife concealed beneath the raven's right wing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e2:o3:1
# text = A knife concealed beneath the raven's right wing
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | participle |  | a knife *not said here* |  | the raven's right wing |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath wing=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A knife concealed beneath the raven's right wing, sharp enough to cut a rope

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1141-pg3027-part7:e2:o4:1
# text = A knife concealed beneath the raven's right wing, sharp enough to cut a rope
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj	_	_
3	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	raven	raven	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	right	right	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	wing	wing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
12	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	advcl	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | participle |  | a knife *not said here* |  | the raven's right wing |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent beneath wing=Location |
| 2 | **cut** | to-infinitive |  | a rope |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset rope=Product |

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