--- title: Which statement correctly accounts for the failure of the children's… — Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15:… · tree and pragmatics description: Which statement correctly accounts for the failure of the children's attempt to operate the basket? Exam question 3 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, with the depen --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1214-pg3282-part15/e3/) [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/) / [Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15:…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1214-pg3282-part15/) / e3 # Exam question 3 · Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a… Which statement correctly accounts for the failure of the children's attempt to operate the basket? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** attempt, children · **What happens:** operate, fail, attempt · **To what, where:** basket This is exam question 3 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/#e3). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e3:1 # text = Which statement correctly accounts for the failure of the children's attempt to operate the basket? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 statement statement NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 correctly correctly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 accounts account NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ 5 for for ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 failure failure NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 11 's 's PART POS _ 10 case _ _ 12 attempt attempt NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 13 to to PART TO _ 14 mark _ _ 14 operate operate VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 basket basket NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **operate** | to-infinitive | | the basket | | | | | vn function-105.2.1-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Theme basket=Attribute | | 2 | **fail** | | the children's attempt | | | | | | nom failure «act intransitive»: of=agent | | 3 | **attempt** | | the children | | | | | | nom attempt «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 {#o1} The basket was broken. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e3:o1:1 # text = The basket was broken. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 basket basket NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 broken break VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 5 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **break** | past · passive | | the basket | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} The children used the wrong words. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e3:o2:1 # text = The children used the wrong words. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ _ 3 used use VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 5 wrong wrong ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 7 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **use** | past | the children | the wrong words | | | | | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Patient | ### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3} The innkeeper's wife had earlier removed the original basket to market ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e3:o3:1 # text = The innkeeper's wife had earlier removed the original basket to market 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 innkeeper innkeeper NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 3 's 's PART POS _ 2 case _ _ 4 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 6 earlier early ADV RBR Degree=Cmp 7 advmod _ _ 7 removed remove VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 9 original original ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 amod _ _ 10 basket basket NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obj _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 market market NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **remove** | past · perfect · passive | | the innkeeper's wife | | | | early *property* | tree rules | ### Option 4 {#o4} The wife had hidden the real basket away. ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e3:o4:1 # text = The wife had hidden the real basket away. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 hidden hide VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 real real ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 basket basket NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl:unmarked _ _ 8 away away ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ SpaceAfter=No 9 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hide** | past · perfect · passive | | the wife | | | | away *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | **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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