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title: Describe the manner in which Pinkel silenced the goat's golden bells… — Pink Fairy Book, Pinkel, part 27: Pink… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the manner in which Pinkel silenced the goat's golden bells while the witch and her daughter slept within the hut. Exam question 3 of lesson 1161 «Pink Fairy Book, Pinkel, part 27: Pinkel steals the witch's golden lantern and then her goat, while his jealous brothers plot against him» of th
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# Exam question 3 · Pink Fairy Book, Pinkel, part 27: Pinkel steals the witch'…

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Describe the manner in which Pinkel silenced the goat's golden bells while the witch and her daughter slept within the hut.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, Pinkel, witch · **What happens:** describe, silence, sleep · **To what, where:** manner, golden bells

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1161 «Pink Fairy Book, Pinkel, part 27: Pinkel steals the witch's golden lantern and then her goat, while his jealous brothers plot against him» 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/1161-pg3027-part27/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e3:1
# text = Describe the manner in which Pinkel silenced the goat's golden bells while the witch and her daughter slept within the hut.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	7	obl	_	_
6	Pinkel	Pinkel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	silenced	silence	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
19	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	advcl	_	_
20	within	within	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **silence** | past | Pinkel | the goat's golden bells |  | the manner |  |  | vn remedy-45.7 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent bell=Patient |
| 3 | **sleep** | past | the witch and Pinkel's daughter |  |  |  |  | within the hut | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: 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 lured the goat outside with food and muffled each bell with wool while it chewed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e3:o1:1
# text = He lured the goat outside with food and muffled each bell with wool while it chewed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	lured	lure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	muffled	muffle	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	11	det	_	_
11	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
14	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	chewed	chew	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lure** | past | He | the goat |  |  |  | with food; outside *property* | vn lure-59.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Patient |
| 2 | **muffle** | past | He *not said here* | each bell |  |  |  | with wool | vn subjugate-42.3 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent bell=Patient with wool=Instrument |
| 3 | **chew** | past | bell |  |  |  |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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He placed food beneath the goat's nose and stopped each bell with wool while the animal fed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e3:o2:1
# text = He placed food beneath the goat's nose and stopped each bell with wool while the animal fed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	placed	place	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	beneath	beneath	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	nose	nose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	stopped	stop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	wool	wool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
15	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	xcomp	_	_
18	fed	feed	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **place** | past | He | food |  | the goat's nose |  |  | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent food=Theme beneath nose=Destination |
| 2 | **stop** | past | He *not said here* | each bell |  |  |  | with wool | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V NP.eventuality PP.subeventuality»: agent=Affector bell=Eventuality with wool=Subeventuality |
| 3 | **feed** | participle |  | the animal *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He fed the goat and tied its bells tight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e3:o3:1
# text = He fed the goat and tied its bells tight
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fed	feed	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	tied	tie	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
9	tight	tight	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | past | He |  | the goat |  |  |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent goat=Recipient |
| 2 | **tie** | past | He *not said here* | goat's bells |  |  |  | tight *property* | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bell=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He led the goat away by a rope and tied each bell shut with cloth while it grazed

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e3:o4:1
# text = He led the goat away by a rope and tied each bell shut with cloth while it grazed
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	led	lead	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	goat	goat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	rope	rope	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	tied	tie	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	advcl	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	bell	bell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
13	shut	shut	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	cloth	cloth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
16	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	18	mark	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	grazed	graze	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lead away** | past | He | the goat |  |  |  | by a rope; away *property* | vn accompany-51.7 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent goat=Theme by rope=Destination |
| 2 | **tie** | participle | He *not said here* | each bell |  |  |  |  | vn mix-22.1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bell=Patient |
| 3 | **graze** | past | bell |  |  |  |  |  | vn dine-39.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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