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title: In which village did the weaver arrive after fleeing the farmer's ho… — Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: In which village did the weaver arrive after fleeing the farmer's house, and what did the other weavers ask of him? Exam question 1 of lesson 1156 «Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clumsy mistake, a lost-seeming weaver, and a son who gets rich with a magic stone» of the books cou
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# Exam question 1 · Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clums…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In which village did the weaver arrive after fleeing the farmer's house, and what did the other weavers ask of him?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** weaver, other weavers · **What happens:** do, arrive, flee, ask · **To what, where:** village, house

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1156 «Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clumsy mistake, a lost-seeming weaver, and a son who gets rich with a magic stone» 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/1156-pg3027-part22/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e1:1
# text = In which village did the weaver arrive after fleeing the farmer's house, and what did the other weavers ask of him?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	weaver	weaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	arrive	arrive	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	fleeing	flee	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	17	nsubj	_	_
17	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	weavers	weaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nsubj	_	_
21	ask	ask	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	parataxis	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | which village |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **arrive** | present | the weaver |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **flee** | gerund | the weaver *not said here* | the farmer's house |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme house=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **do** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | the other weavers |  |  |  |  | of farmer | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent of he=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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He arrived at a village of weavers.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e1:o1:1
# text = He arrived at a village of weavers.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	weavers	weaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | He |  |  | a village of weavers |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He arrived at a village of weavers and was asked to leave the group for the market.

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e1:o2:1
# text = He arrived at a village of weavers and was asked to leave the group for the market.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	weavers	weaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	group	group	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	market	market	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | He |  |  | a village of weavers |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · passive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: clause=Topic |
| 3 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the group |  |  |  | for the market | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent group=Theme for market=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He reached a village of potters and was asked to help carry clay for their kilns.

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e1:o3:1
# text = He reached a village of potters and was asked to help carry clay for their kilns.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	reached	reach	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	potters	potter	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
13	clay	clay	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
16	kilns	kiln	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	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 | **reach** | past | He | a village of potters |  |  |  |  | vn body\_motion-49.2-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Agent village=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · passive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: clause=Topic |
| 3 | **help** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **carry** *not said to happen* | infinitive | He *not said here* | clay |  |  |  | for potters's kilns | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clay=Theme |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He arrived at a village of weavers and was asked to join their journey for wool

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e1:o4:1
# text = He arrived at a village of weavers and was asked to join their journey for wool
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	arrived	arrive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	weavers	weaver	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	asked	ask	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	join	join	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arrive** | past | He |  |  | a village of weavers |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past · passive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V how S\_INF»: clause=Topic |
| 3 | **join** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | weavers's journey |  |  |  | for wool | vn mix-22.1-2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent journey=Patient |
| 4 | **journey** |  | weavers *= weaver* |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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