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description: Which of the following best describes the sequence in which the goldsmith deceives the villagers and is subsequently punished by death? Exam question 1 of lesson 1153 «Indian Tales, The Enchanted Wreath, part 1: a greedy goldsmith is undone, and a kind stepdaughter is rewarded by doves» of the books
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# Exam question 1 · Indian Tales, The Enchanted Wreath, part 1: a greedy golds…

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Which of the following best describes the sequence in which the goldsmith deceives the villagers and is subsequently punished by death?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** goldsmith, death · **What happens:** follow, describe, deceive, punish · **To what, where:** sequence, villagers

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1153 «Indian Tales, The Enchanted Wreath, part 1: a greedy goldsmith is undone, and a kind stepdaughter is rewarded by doves» 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/1153-pg3027-part19/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1153-pg3027-part19:e1:1
# text = Which of the following best describes the sequence in which the goldsmith deceives the villagers and is subsequently punished by death?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	obj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	5	case	_	_
5	best	good	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	6	nmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	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	sequence	sequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	goldsmith	goldsmith	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
13	deceives	deceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	19	aux:pass	_	_
18	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
19	punished	punish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
20	by	by	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	death	death	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the sequence |  |  |  | of the best | tree rules |
| 3 | **deceive** | present | the goldsmith | the villagers |  | the sequence |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent villager=Patient |
| 4 | **punish** | present · passive | death |  |  |  |  | subsequently *property* | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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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 {#o1}

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He sells the wife, fools the villagers into diving, and then dies of a stroke

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1153-pg3027-part19:e1:o1:1
# text = He sells the wife, fools the villagers into diving, and then dies of a stroke
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	fools	fool	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	diving	diving	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	14	advmod	_	_
14	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	stroke	stroke	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | He | the wife |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Theme |
| 2 | **fool** | present | He *not said here* | the villagers |  |  |  | into diving *result* | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent villager=Patient into diving=Result |
| 3 | **die** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  | then | of a stroke | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of stroke=Causer |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He sells the body, deceives the villagers into drowning, and later dies of apoplexy

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1153-pg3027-part19:e1:o2:1
# text = He sells the body, deceives the villagers into drowning, and later dies of apoplexy
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	deceives	deceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	drowning	drowning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	14	advmod	_	_
14	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	apoplexy	apoplexy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | He | the body |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme |
| 2 | **deceive** | present | He *not said here* | the villagers |  |  |  | into drowning *result* | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent villager=Patient into drowning=Result |
| 3 | **die** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of apoplexy; late *property* | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of apoplexy=Causer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He sells the body, deceives the villagers into drowning in the river, and later dies of apoplexy at his home in the village after a long illness

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1153-pg3027-part19:e1:o3:1
# text = He sells the body, deceives the villagers into drowning in the river, and later dies of apoplexy at his home in the village after a long illness
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	deceives	deceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	drowning	drowning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	_
17	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	apoplexy	apoplexy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
20	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
23	in	in	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
26	after	after	ADP	IN	_	29	case	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
28	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	29	amod	_	_
29	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | He | the body |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent body=Theme |
| 2 | **deceive** | present | He *not said here* | the villagers |  |  |  | into drowning *result*; in the river | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent villager=Patient into drowning=Result |
| 3 | **die** | present | He *not said here* |  |  | his home | after a long illness | of apoplexy; in the village; late *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in village=Attribute |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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He sells the body to a stranger, deceives the villagers into tying stones to their feet, rides a buffalo home, and later dies of apoplexy

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1153-pg3027-part19:e1:o4:1
# text = He sells the body to a stranger, deceives the villagers into tying stones to their feet, rides a buffalo home, and later dies of apoplexy
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sells	sell	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	body	body	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	deceives	deceive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	villagers	villager	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	_
12	into	into	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
13	tying	tie	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	_
14	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	to	to	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
19	rides	ride	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
20	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	buffalo	buffalo	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	home	home	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
25	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	26	advmod	_	_
26	dies	die	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
27	of	of	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	apoplexy	apoplexy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sell** | present | He | the body | a stranger |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent body=Theme to stranger=Recipient |
| 2 | **deceive** | present | He *not said here* | the villagers |  |  |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent villager=Patient |
| 3 | **tie** | gerund | He *not said here* | stones |  |  |  | to stones's feet | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: agent=Agent stone=Patient to foot=Co-Patient |
| 4 | **ride** | present |  | a buffalo |  |  |  | home *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent buffalo=Theme |
| 5 | **die** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of apoplexy; late *property* | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of apoplexy=Causer |

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