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title: Which material did the elder wolves carry wound about their bodies,… — Indian Tales, Adventures of an Indian… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which material did the elder wolves carry wound about their bodies, and how did the mink respond to it? Exam question 2 of lesson 1191 «Indian Tales, Adventures of an Indian Brave, part 1: the mink escapes the wolves, and a brave's father drowns and returns as a baby» of the books course of Mova's p
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# Exam question 2 · Indian Tales, Adventures of an Indian Brave, part 1: the m…

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Which material did the elder wolves carry wound about their bodies, and how did the mink respond to it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** material, elder wolves · **What happens:** do, carry · **To what, where:** wound, mink respond, material

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1191 «Indian Tales, Adventures of an Indian Brave, part 1: the mink escapes the wolves, and a brave's father drowns and returns as a baby» 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/1191-pg3027-part57/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:e2:1
# text = Which material did the elder wolves carry wound about their bodies, and how did the mink respond to it?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	elder	elder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	carry	carry	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
8	wound	wound	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	about	about	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	bodies	body	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	how	how	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	15	advmod	_	_
15	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	mink	mink	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	respond	respond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which material |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **carry** | present | the elder wolves | wound |  |  |  | about wolves's bodies | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wound=Theme |
| 3 | **do** | past | which material *not said here* | the mink respond | material |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respond=Eventuality |

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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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Cedar bands, which the mink scorned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:e2:o1:1
# text = Cedar bands, which the mink scorned
1	Cedar	cedar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bands	band	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	scorned	scorn	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mink** |  | Cedar bands and the mink |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **scorn** | participle |  | the mink *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Cedar bands, which the mink loved

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:e2:o2:1
# text = Cedar bands, which the mink loved
1	Cedar	cedar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	compound	_	_
2	bands	band	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
7	loved	love	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mink** |  | Cedar bands and the mink |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **love** | past | Cedar bands and the mink |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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Woven kelp ropes that the mink first laughed at, then offered to carry for the wolves

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:e2:o3:1
# text = Woven kelp ropes that the mink first laughed at, then offered to carry for the wolves
1	Woven	weave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
2	kelp	kelp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	ropes	rope	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
8	laughed	laugh	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	12	advmod	_	_
12	offered	offer	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	conj	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	carry	carry	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	advcl	_	_
15	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **laugh** | past | Woven kelp ropes |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **offer** | participle | Woven kelp ropes *not said here* |  |  |  | then |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **carry** | to-infinitive | Woven kelp ropes *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for the wolves | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Thick cedar bands, which the mink mocked loudly and claimed he could break with one quick breath

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1191-pg3027-part57:e2:o4:1
# text = Thick cedar bands, which the mink mocked loudly and claimed he could break with one quick breath
1	Thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
2	cedar	cedar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	bands	band	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mink	mink	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	mocked	mock	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
9	loudly	loudly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
11	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
12	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
13	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	14	aux	_	_
14	break	break	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	ccomp	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
17	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	breath	breath	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mock** | past | the mink | Thick cedar bands |  |  |  | loudly *property* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | Thick cedar bands |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **break** | could | mink |  |  |  |  | with one quick breath | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent with breath=Instrument |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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