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title: State the order in which the three brothers were separated, and iden… — Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brot… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the order in which the three brothers were separated, and identify which brother was left at a distance from the others. Exam question 2 of lesson 1222 «Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers, part 2: the bear chief's servant lures the hunters into the mountain» of
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# Exam question 2 · Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brother Set Free His Big…

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State the order in which the three brothers were separated, and identify which brother was left at a distance from the others.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** state, separate, identify, leave · **To what, where:** order, three brothers, brother

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1222 «Lang's Fairy Book, How the Little Brother Set Free His Big Brothers, part 2: the bear chief's servant lures the hunters into the mountain» 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/1222-pg3282-part23/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:e2:1
# text = State the order in which the three brothers were separated, and identify which brother was left at a distance from the others.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	identify	identify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
14	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	15	det	_	_
15	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	ccomp	_	_
18	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	distance	distance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the order |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent order=Topic |
| 2 | **separate** | past · passive |  | the three brothers |  | the order |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP PP.goal»: subject=Theme in which=Goal |
| 3 | **identify** | infinitive | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 4 | **leave** | past · passive |  | which brother |  |  |  | at a distance from the others | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme at distance=Location |

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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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The middle brother was sent home with a sore arm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:e2:o1:1
# text = The middle brother was sent home with a sore arm
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	middle	middle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	sent	send	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	home	home	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	sore	sore	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past · passive |  | the middle brother |  |  |  | with a sore arm; home *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

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

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The youngest brother was left behind with an injured foot

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:e2:o2:1
# text = The youngest brother was left behind with an injured foot
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	injured	injured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave behind** | past · passive |  | the youngest brother |  |  |  | with a injured foot; behind *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: subject=Recipient with foot=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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The eldest brother was far ahead while the middle brother and the youngest were both stuck behind with broken gear and injuries

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:e2:o3:1
# text = The eldest brother was far ahead while the middle brother and the youngest were both stuck behind with broken gear and injuries
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	eldest	eld	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	6	advmod	_	_
6	ahead	ahead	ADV	RB	_	0	root	_	_
7	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	middle	middle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	16	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	aux:pass	_	_
15	both	both	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
16	stuck	stick	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
17	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	broken	broken	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	gear	gear	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	injuries	injury	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | the eldest brother |  |  |  |  | ahead, far *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **stick** | past · passive |  | the middle brother |  |  |  | with broken gear and injuries; behind, both *property* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: subject=Destination with gear=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The youngest brother was left far behind after the others raced through the thicket and he twisted his foot on a stone

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1222-pg3282-part23:e2:o4:1
# text = The youngest brother was left far behind after the others raced through the thicket and he twisted his foot on a stone
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	3	amod	_	_
3	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux:pass	_	_
5	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
7	behind	behind	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	11	mark	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	others	other	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
11	raced	race	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
12	through	through	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	thicket	thicket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	twisted	twist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	conj	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obj	_	_
20	on	on	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · passive |  | the youngest brother |  |  |  | behind *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |
| 2 | **race** | past | the others |  |  | the thicket |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme through thicket=Trajectory |
| 3 | **twist** | past | he | his foot |  | a stone |  |  | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent foot=Theme |

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