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# Exam question 3 · Lang Fairy Book, The Clever Cat, part 22: a weaver's clums…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which possessions did the dying father bequeath to his son, and in what manner did the son employ them?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** possessions, son · **What happens:** do, die, employ · **To what, where:** dying father bequeath, manner, possessions

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e3:1
# text = Which possessions did the dying father bequeath to his son, and in what manner did the son employ them?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	possessions	possession	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
5	dying	die	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	amod	_	_
6	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	bequeath	bequeath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	15	det	_	_
15	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
16	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	employ	employ	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	ccomp	_	_
20	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which possessions | the dying father bequeath |  |  |  | to his son | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bequeath=Eventuality |
| 2 | **die** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 3 | **do** | past | which possessions *not said here* |  |  | what manner |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **employ** | infinitive | the son | possessions *= possession* |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |

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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 -->
A horse, a goat and a greyhound, used to herd sheep and guard the house.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e3:o1:1
# text = A horse, a goat and a greyhound, used to herd sheep and guard the house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	used	use	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	herd	herd	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **use** | participle |  | a horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 2 | **herd** | to-infinitive |  | sheep |  |  |  |  | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent sheep=Patient |
| 3 | **guard** | infinitive |  | the house |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent house=Beneficiary |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A falcon, a cat and a greyhound, which the son trained carefully to hunt fat gazelles, catch rats in the barn, and bring back birds to the house.

<!-- fold The tree, 28 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e3:o2:1
# text = A falcon, a cat and a greyhound, which the son trained carefully to hunt fat gazelles, catch rats in the barn, and bring back birds to the house.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	falcon	falcon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	appos	_	_
13	trained	train	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl	_	_
14	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	13	advmod	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
17	fat	fat	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	gazelles	gazelle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
20	catch	catch	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	rats	rat	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	obj	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	barn	barn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	27	punct	_	_
26	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	27	cc	_	_
27	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
28	back	back	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
29	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	27	obj	_	_
30	to	to	ADP	IN	_	32	case	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **son** |  | a greyhound |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **train** | participle |  | the son *not said here* |  |  |  | carefully *property* | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 3 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | the son *not said here* | fat gazelles |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gazelle=Theme |
| 4 | **catch** | present | a falcon | rats |  | the barn |  |  | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent rat=Theme |
| 5 | **bring back** | infinitive | a falcon *not said here* | birds |  | the house |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent bird=Theme to house=Destination |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A falcon, a cat and a greyhound, employed to hunt game and kill vermin

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e3:o3:1
# text = A falcon, a cat and a greyhound, employed to hunt game and kill vermin
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	falcon	falcon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	employed	employ	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
16	vermin	vermin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | participle |  | a falcon *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent clause=Attribute |
| 2 | **hunt** | to-infinitive |  | game |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 3 | **kill** | infinitive |  | vermin |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vermin=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A greyhound, a falcon and a cat, passed down with the silver and used to hunt game, kill vermin, and guard the family's farm and flocks from thieves at night.

<!-- fold The tree, 31 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1156-pg3027-part22:e3:o4:1
# text = A greyhound, a falcon and a cat, passed down with the silver and used to hunt game, kill vermin, and guard the family's farm and flocks from thieves at night.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	greyhound	greyhound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	falcon	falcon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	cat	cat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
10	passed	pass	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
11	down	down	ADP	RP	_	10	compound:prt	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	conj	_	_
17	to	to	PART	TO	_	18	mark	_	_
18	hunt	hunt	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	16	xcomp	_	_
19	game	game	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
21	kill	kill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	conj	_	_
22	vermin	vermin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	25	punct	_	_
24	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
25	guard	guard	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	advcl	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	family	family	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	29	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	's	's	PART	POS	_	27	case	_	_
29	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
30	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
31	flocks	flock	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	25	conj	_	_
32	from	from	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	thieves	thief	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	obl	_	_
34	at	at	ADP	IN	_	35	case	_	_
35	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	31	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
36	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	10	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pass down** | participle | a greyhound |  |  |  |  | with the silver | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **use** | past | a greyhound *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **hunt** | to-infinitive | a greyhound *not said here* | game |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent game=Theme |
| 4 | **kill** | infinitive | a greyhound *not said here* | vermin |  |  |  |  | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent vermin=Theme |
| 5 | **guard** | infinitive | a greyhound *not said here* | the family's farm |  |  |  |  | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent farm=Beneficiary |
| 6 | **flock** | present | a greyhound *not said here* |  |  | thieves | night |  | vn herd-47.5.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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