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title: Which action did Father Grumbler perform immediately upon receiving… — Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which action did Father Grumbler perform immediately upon receiving the second magic object from the Holy Man? Exam question 1 of lesson 1214 «Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a magic cock, and the innkeepers plot to steal it» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a…

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Which action did Father Grumbler perform immediately upon receiving the second magic object from the Holy Man?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, Father · **What happens:** do, perform, receive · **To what, where:** second magic object

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1214 «Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a magic cock, and the innkeepers plot to steal it» 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/1214-pg3282-part15/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e1:1
# text = Which action did Father Grumbler perform immediately upon receiving the second magic object from the Holy Man?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	Grumbler	Grumbler	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	flat	_	_
6	perform	perform	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
7	immediately	immediately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	upon	upon	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	receiving	receive	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
11	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
12	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
14	from	from	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
16	Holy	Holy	PROPN	NNP	_	17	compound	_	_
17	Man	Man	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which action |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **perform** | present | Father |  |  |  |  | immediately *property* | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **receive** | gerund | Father *not said here* | the second magic object |  |  |  | from the Holy Man | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent object=Theme from man=Source |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He hurried home and asked for bread.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e1:o1:1
# text = He hurried home and asked for bread.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hurried	hurry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	bread	bread	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hurry** | past | He |  |  |  |  | home *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for bread | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He hastened to the tavern and requested wine for the company

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e1:o2:1
# text = He hastened to the tavern and requested wine for the company
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hastened	hasten	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	tavern	tavern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	requested	request	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	wine	wine	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	company	company	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hasten** | past | He |  |  | the tavern |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme to tavern=Destination |
| 2 | **request** | past | He *not said here* | wine |  |  |  | for the company | vn beg-58.2 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent wine=Recipient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rested by the cave.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e1:o3:1
# text = He rested by the cave.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rested	rest	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	cave	cave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rest** | past | He |  |  |  |  | by the cave | vn spatial\_configuration-47.6-1 «NP V NP.theme PP»: agent=Agent by cave=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He rode to the inn and asked for beer.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e1:o4:1
# text = He rode to the inn and asked for beer.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	inn	inn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	asked	ask	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | He |  |  | the inn |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to inn=Trajectory |
| 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | past | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for beer | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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