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description: In what manner does the maiden respond to the old man's offer of employment? Exam question 2 of lesson 1183 «Contes des Fées, The Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired, part 49: Ardan herds the old man's cows and is turned to stone» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tr
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# Exam question 2 · Contes des Fées, The Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired,…

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In what manner does the maiden respond to the old man's offer of employment?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old man · **What happens:** do, offer · **To what, where:** maiden respond, manner, employment

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1183 «Contes des Fées, The Adventures of Covan the Brown-Haired, part 49: Ardan herds the old man's cows and is turned to 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/1183-pg3027-part49/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1183-pg3027-part49:e2:1
# text = In what manner does the maiden respond to the old man's offer of employment?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	respond	respond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	employment	employment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the maiden respond |  | what manner |  | to the old man's offer of employment | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respond=Eventuality |
| 2 | **offer** |  | the old man | employment |  |  |  |  | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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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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by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1183-pg3027-part49:e2:o1:1
# text = by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	issuing	issue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	caution	caution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **issue** | gerund |  | a formal caution |  |  |  | regard caution's consequences | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location caution=Theme |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences and then leaving the hill without a word

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1183-pg3027-part49:e2:o2:1
# text = by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences and then leaving the hill without a word
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	issuing	issue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	caution	caution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	11	advmod	_	_
11	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	without	without	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **issue** | gerund |  | a formal caution |  |  |  | regard caution's consequences | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location caution=Theme |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **leave** | gerund |  | the hill |  |  | then | without a word | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hill=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences, which she repeated three times before departing the scene altogether

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1183-pg3027-part49:e2:o3:1
# text = by issuing a formal caution regarding its consequences, which she repeated three times before departing the scene altogether
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	issuing	issue	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	caution	caution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	case	_	_
7	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	consequences	consequence	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
11	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj	_	_
12	repeated	repeat	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	parataxis	_	_
13	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	14	nummod	_	_
14	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	before	before	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	departing	depart	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	12	advcl	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	scene	scene	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	altogether	altogether	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **issue** | gerund |  | a formal caution |  |  |  | regard caution's consequences; altogether *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location caution=Theme |
| 2 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **repeat** | past | she | a formal caution |  |  | time |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Eventuality |
| 4 | **depart** | gerund | she *not said here* | the scene |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme scene=Initial\_Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
by offering him a cow and a warm cloak instead

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1183-pg3027-part49:e2:o4:1
# text = by offering him a cow and a warm cloak instead
1	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	2	mark	_	_
2	offering	offer	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cow	cow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	cloak	cloak	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
10	instead	instead	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **offer** | gerund |  | a cow and a warm cloak | him *= he* |  |  | instead *property* | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal cow=Theme |

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