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# Exam question 3 · Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is t…

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Which of the following accurately states the reason the eldest son was unable to proceed along the mountain pass?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** eldest son, mountain · **What happens:** follow, state, be, proceed, pass · **To what, where:** reason

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 116 «Grimm's Fairy Tales, The Faithful John, part 19: John is turned to stone, then brought back to life with blood; three princes set out for the water of life» 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/116-pg11027-part19/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e3:1
# text = Which of the following accurately states the reason the eldest son was unable to proceed along the mountain pass?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	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	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	11	amod	_	_
11	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	_
12	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	cop	_	_
13	unable	unable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	acl:relcl	_	_
14	to	to	PART	TO	_	15	mark	_	_
15	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	xcomp	_	_
16	along	along	ADP	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	15	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the reason |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent reason=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | past | the eldest son | the reason *not said here* |  |  |  | unable *property* | tree rules |
| 4 | **proceed** | to-infinitive | the eldest son *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **pass** | infinitive | mountain |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The pass narrowed as a consequence of the dwarf's evil wish

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e3:o1:1
# text = The pass narrowed as a consequence of the dwarf's evil wish
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pass	pass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	narrowed	narrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	consequence	consequence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **narrow** | participle |  | the pass *not said here* |  |  |  | as a consequence of the dwarf's evil wish | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **wish** |  | the dwarf |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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His brother had blocked the road with a cart and rope

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e3:o2:1
# text = His brother had blocked the road with a cart and rope
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	blocked	block	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	cart	cart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **block** | past · perfect | His brother | the road |  |  |  | with a cart and rope | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent road=Destination with cart=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The pass narrowed because the dwarf had wished an evil thing, and the eldest son was trapped there until his brother came back to rescue him

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e3:o3:1
# text = The pass narrowed because the dwarf had wished an evil thing, and the eldest son was trapped there until his brother came back to rescue him
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pass	pass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	narrowed	narrow	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	because	because	ADP	IN	ExtPos=ADP	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	wished	wish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	evil	evil	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	thing	thing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	amod	_	_
16	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
17	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	trapped	trap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
19	there	there	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	18	advmod	_	_
20	until	until	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
21	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	nsubj	_	_
23	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
24	back	back	ADV	RB	_	23	advmod	_	_
25	to	to	PART	TO	_	26	mark	_	_
26	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	23	advcl	_	_
27	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	26	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **narrow** | participle |  | the pass *not said here* |  |  |  | because the dwarf | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **wish** | past · perfect · passive |  | the pass |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **trap** | past · passive |  | the eldest son |  | there |  |  | vn trick-59.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 4 | **come back** | past | dwarf's brother |  |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **rescue** | to-infinitive | dwarf's brother *not said here* | brother |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The dwarf had cast a spell on the mountain so the pass would grow narrow, and his horse could not get through even after he dismounted and tried to walk

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:116-pg11027-part19:e3:o4:1
# text = The dwarf had cast a spell on the mountain so the pass would grow narrow, and his horse could not get through even after he dismounted and tried to walk
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dwarf	dwarf	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	on	on	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	so	so	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	pass	pass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
13	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	grow	grow	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	advcl	_	_
15	narrow	narrow	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	22	punct	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
20	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	22	aux	_	_
21	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	22	advmod	_	_
22	get	get	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
23	through	through	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
24	even	even	ADV	RB	_	27	advmod	_	_
25	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	27	mark	_	_
26	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nsubj	_	_
27	dismounted	dismount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	advcl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	27	conj	_	_
30	to	to	PART	TO	_	31	mark	_	_
31	walk	walk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	29	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast** | past · perfect · passive |  | the dwarf |  | the mountain |  |  | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: subject=Beneficiary spell=Product |
| 2 | **grow** | would | the pass |  |  |  |  | narrow *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 3 | **not** **get through** | could | pass's horse |  |  |  |  | through *property* | vn cope-83-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **dismount** | past | horse |  |  |  |  |  | vn disassemble-23.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **try** | past | horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 6 | **walk** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | horse *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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