--- title: Which feature of the narrative identifies the substance in which the… — Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth,… · tree and pragmatics description: Which feature of the narrative identifies the substance in which the infants were concealed during their transfer? Exam question 1 of lesson 1188 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth, part 54: the twins run off, reach a shut hut, and overhear swallows talking about a queen and a crystal cradle» of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1188-pg3027-part54/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth,…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1188-pg3027-part54/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth, part 54: the twins r… Which feature of the narrative identifies the substance in which the infants were concealed during their transfer? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** feature, infants · **What happens:** identify, conceal, feature, transfer · **To what, where:** substance, infants, narrative This is exam question 1 of lesson 1188 «Yellow Fairy Book, The Bird of Truth, part 54: the twins run off, reach a shut hut, and overhear swallows talking about a queen and a crystal cradle» 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/1188-pg3027-part54/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:e1:1 # text = Which feature of the narrative identifies the substance in which the infants were concealed during their transfer? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 feature feature NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 narrative narrative NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 identifies identify 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 substance substance NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 obl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 infants infant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 concealed conceal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 acl:relcl _ _ 15 during during ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 transfer transfer NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **identify** | present | which feature of the narrative | the substance | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent substance=Theme | | 2 | **conceal** | past · passive | | the infants | | the substance | during infants's transfer | | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Patient in which=Location | | 3 | **feature** | | | the narrative | | | | | nom feature «cognition transitive»: of=patient | | 4 | **transfer** | | infants *= infant* | | | | | | nom transfer «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1} a cradle of polished oak lined with cloth ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:e1:o1:1 # text = a cradle of polished oak lined with cloth 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 cradle cradle NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 polished polish VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 amod _ _ 5 oak oak NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 6 lined line VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl _ _ 7 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 cloth cloth NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **polish** | participle | | | | | | | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **line** | participle | | polished oak *not said here* | | | | with cloth | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with cloth=Theme | ### Option 2 {#o2} a wooden crate ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:e1:o2:1 # text = a wooden crate 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 wooden wooden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 crate crate NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} a crystal cradle ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:e1:o3:1 # text = a crystal cradle 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 crystal crystal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 cradle cradle NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 4 {#o4} a sealed glass jar floating on the calm water ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1188-pg3027-part54:e1:o4:1 # text = a sealed glass jar floating on the calm water 1 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 sealed seal VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 amod _ _ 3 glass glass NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 4 jar jar NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 5 floating float VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 4 acl _ _ 6 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 8 calm calm ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **seal** | participle | | | | | | | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **float** | gerund | a sealed glass jar *not said here* | | | the calm water | | | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme on water=Trajectory | **Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. 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