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title: Which phrase from the passage most clearly indicates that Father Gru… — Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15:… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which phrase from the passage most clearly indicates that Father Grumbler lacked courtesy towards the Holy Man? Exam question 4 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, wi
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Book, Father Grumbler, part 15: Grumbler shows off a…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Which phrase from the passage most clearly indicates that Father Grumbler lacked courtesy towards the Holy Man?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** phrase, Father · **What happens:** indicate, lack · **To what, where:** courtesy

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e4:1
# text = Which phrase from the passage most clearly indicates that Father Grumbler lacked courtesy towards the Holy Man?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	phrase	phrase	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	most	most	ADV	RBS	Degree=Sup	7	advmod	_	_
7	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
8	indicates	indicate	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	mark	_	_
10	Father	Father	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
11	Grumbler	Grumbler	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	flat	_	_
12	lacked	lack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
13	courtesy	courtesy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
14	towards	towards	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	12	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | present | which phrase from the passage |  |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **lack** | past | Father | courtesy |  |  |  | towards the Holy Man | tree rules |

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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 {#o1}

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He took the basket and the cock from the Holy Man without even bothering to say either 'Thank you' or 'Goodbye' at the door.

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e4:o1:1
# text = He took the basket and the cock from the Holy Man without even bothering to say either 'Thank you' or 'Goodbye' at the door.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cock	cock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	Holy	Holy	PROPN	NNP	_	11	compound	_	_
11	Man	Man	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
12	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
13	even	even	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
14	bothering	bother	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc:preconj	_	_
18	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	19	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	16	ccomp	_	_
20	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	19	punct	_	_
22	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	24	cc	_	_
23	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	24	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	Goodbye	goodbye	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	24	punct	_	_
26	at	at	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
29	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | the basket and the cock |  |  |  | from the Holy Man | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent basket=Theme from man=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **bother** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He took the basket without being polite enough to say either "Thank you"

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e4:o2:1
# text = He took the basket without being polite enough to say either "Thank you"
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
7	polite	polite	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	advcl	_	_
8	enough	enough	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	to	to	PART	TO	_	10	mark	_	_
10	say	say	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	advcl	_	_
11	either	either	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc:preconj	_	_
12	"	"	PUNCT	``	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	Thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	10	ccomp	_	_
14	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	"	"	PUNCT	''	_	13	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | He | the basket |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basket=Theme |
| 2 | **is** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | enough, polite *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 4 | **thank** *speech: thank* *in a quote* | present |  |  | you |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He never said thank you, mate.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e4:o3:1
# text = He never said thank you, mate.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	3	advmod	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	thank	thank	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	ccomp	_	_
5	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	mate	mate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	vocative	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **say** *speech: assert* | past | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **thank** *speech: thank* | present |  |  | you |  |  | mate *vocative* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent you=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He walked off without a word.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1214-pg3282-part15:e4:o4:1
# text = He walked off without a word.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walked	walk	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADP	RP	_	2	compound:prt	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	word	word	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk off** | past | He |  |  |  |  | without a word | vn resign-10.11-2 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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