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# Exam question 4 · Pink Fairy Book, Pinkel, part 27: Pinkel steals the witch'…

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Ascertain the reason for Pinkel's anxiety at the close of this passage, and state what he feared might befall him should the witch awaken.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, state, witch · **What happens:** ascertain, fear, befall, awaken · **To what, where:** reason, close, state, Pinkel

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e4:1
# text = Ascertain the reason for Pinkel's anxiety at the close of this passage, and state what he feared might befall him should the witch awaken.
1	Ascertain	ascertain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	reason	reason	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	Pinkel	Pinkel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	anxiety	anxiety	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
16	state	state	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	19	obj	_	_
18	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
19	feared	fear	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	acl:relcl	_	_
20	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	conj	_	_
22	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	should	should	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	26	aux	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nsubj	_	_
26	awaken	awaken	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ascertain** | imperative | you *not said here* | the reason |  | the close of this passage |  | for Pinkel's anxiety | vn ensure-99 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Precondition reason=Theme for anxiety=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **fear** | past | state | state |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer what=Stimulus |
| 3 | **befall** | might | state | Pinkel |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **awaken** | should | the witch |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «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 {#o1}

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He worried the goat would wake and raise an alarm for the witch

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e4:o1:1
# text = He worried the goat would wake and raise an alarm for the witch
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worried	worry	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	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	alarm	alarm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **worry** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn care-88.1-1 «NP V what S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wake** | would | the goat |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **raise** | infinitive | the goat *not said here* | a alarm |  |  |  | for the witch | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent alarm=Theme |

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

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He feared the witch might wake and transform him into some dreadful bird or beast

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e4:o2:1
# text = He feared the witch might wake and transform him into some dreadful bird or beast
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	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	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	transform	transform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
12	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wake** | might | the witch |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **transform** | infinitive | the witch *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | into some dreadful bird or beast *result* | vn turn-26.6.1 «NP V NP.patient PP.result»: agent=Agent he=Patient into bird=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He dreaded the brothers would learn of his failure and laugh at him for it

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e4:o3:1
# text = He dreaded the brothers would learn of his failure and laugh at him for it
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	dreaded	dread	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	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	learn	learn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	laugh	laugh	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|Typo=Yes|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **dread** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **learn** | would | the brothers |  |  |  |  | of his failure | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent of failure=Topic |
| 3 | **laugh** | present | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | at him *= he*; for failure | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **fail** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom failure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He feared the witch might wake and turn him into some dreadful bird or beast and keep him trapped in her hut forever

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1161-pg3027-part27:e4:o4:1
# text = He feared the witch might wake and turn him into some dreadful bird or beast and keep him trapped in her hut forever
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	feared	fear	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	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	might	might	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	wake	wake	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	turn	turn	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	into	into	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	some	some	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	13	det	_	_
12	dreadful	dreadful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	bird	bird	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	beast	beast	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	conj	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	trapped	trap	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	17	xcomp	_	_
20	in	in	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	hut	hut	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	_
23	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fear** | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wake** | might | the witch |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **turn** | infinitive | the witch *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  | into some dreadful bird or beast *result* | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: agent=Agent he=Theme into bird=Result |
| 4 | **keep** | infinitive | the witch *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **trap** | participle | him *= he* *not said here* |  |  | witch's hut |  | forever *property* | vn pocket-9.10 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in hut=Destination |

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