--- title: Which of the following describes the action by which the boy obtains… — d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Tr… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following describes the action by which the boy obtains the white bird, as stated in the text? Exam question 1 of lesson 1189 «d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Truth, part 55: the boy takes the white bird from the aviary, the enchanted water frees the captives, and the courtiers plot --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1189-pg3027-part55/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/) / [d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Tr…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1189-pg3027-part55/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Truth, part 55: the bo… Which of the following describes the action by which the boy obtains the white bird, as stated in the text? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** boy · **What happens:** follow, describe, obtain, state · **To what, where:** action, white bird, text This is exam question 1 of lesson 1189 «d'Aulnoy's Fairy Tales, The Bird of Truth, part 55: the boy takes the white bird from the aviary, the enchanted water frees the captives, and the courtiers plot against the bird» 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/1189-pg3027-part55/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:e1:1 # text = Which of the following describes the action by which the boy obtains the white bird, as stated in the text? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 2 of of SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 5 nsubj _ _ 5 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 12 obl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 boy boy NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 12 obtains obtain VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 7 acl:relcl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 14 white white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 15 amod _ _ 15 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 as as SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 18 stated state VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 advcl _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 text text NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 22 ? ? PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **describe** | present | | the action | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent action=Theme | | 3 | **obtain** | present | the boy | the white bird | | | | by the action | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme | | 4 | **state** *speech: other* | participle | the boy *not said here* | | | the text | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=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} He catches the small brown bird flying above the courtyard wall ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:e1:o1:1 # text = He catches the small brown bird flying above the courtyard wall 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 catches catch VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 brown brown ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 7 flying fly VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 acl _ _ 8 above above ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 courtyard courtyard NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 compound _ _ 11 wall wall NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **catch** | present | He | the small brown bird | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme | | 2 | **fly** | gerund | the small brown bird *not said here* | | | the courtyard wall | | | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme above wall=Location | ### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2} He selects the small white bird hidden in a corner of the aviary ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:e1:o2:1 # text = He selects the small white bird hidden in a corner of the aviary 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 selects select VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 white white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 7 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 corner corner NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 aviary aviary NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | present | He | the small white bird | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme | | 2 | **hide** | participle | | the small white bird *not said here* | | a corner of the aviary | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in corner=Location | ### Option 3 {#o3} He takes the small white bird from a corner of the aviary, having first fed all the other birds and waited for dusk ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:e1:o3:1 # text = He takes the small white bird from a corner of the aviary, having first fed all the other birds and waited for dusk 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 takes take VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 white white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 corner corner NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 aviary aviary NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 13 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 14 having have VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 2 advcl _ _ 15 first first ADV RB NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 16 advmod _ _ 16 fed feed VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 xcomp _ _ 17 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 20 det:predet _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 birds bird NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obj _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 waited wait VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 23 for for ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 dusk dusk NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **take** | present | He | the small white bird | | a corner of the aviary | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent bird=Theme from corner=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **have** | gerund | He *not said here* | all other birds | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **feed** | participle | all other birds *not said here* | | | | | first *property* | vn gorge-39.6 «NP V PP.patient»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **wait** | past | He *not said here* | | | | dusk | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 {#o4} He selects the small white bird hidden in a corner of the aviary after the crows have driven off the others ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1189-pg3027-part55:e1:o4:1 # text = He selects the small white bird hidden in a corner of the aviary after the crows have driven off the others 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 selects select VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 5 white white ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 7 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 acl _ _ 8 in in ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 corner corner NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 aviary aviary NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ 14 after after SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 crows crow NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 driven drive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 advcl _ _ 19 off off ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 others other NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **select** | present | He | the small white bird | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent bird=Theme | | 2 | **hide** | participle | | the small white bird *not said here* | | a corner of the aviary | | | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in corner=Location | | 3 | **drive off** | present · perfect · passive | | the crows | | | | off the others | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP ADVP»: subject=Theme other=Destination | **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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