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# Exam question 2 · Basuto Tales, Thakane and Dilah: a mother hides her baby f…

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Which of the following accurately identifies the character who first perceived the resemblance between the girl and Masilo?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** character · **What happens:** follow, identify, perceive · **To what, where:** character, resemblance

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1225 «Basuto Tales, Thakane and Dilah: a mother hides her baby from the ogre's pot, and a father pays a thousand cattle to win back his daughter» 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/1225-pg3282-part26/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1225-pg3282-part26:e2:1
# text = Which of the following accurately identifies the character who first perceived the resemblance between the girl and Masilo?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj	_	_
10	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	advmod	_	_
11	perceived	perceive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	resemblance	resemblance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
14	between	between	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	Masilo	Masilo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  | the character |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent character=Theme |
| 3 | **perceive** | past | the character | the resemblance |  |  |  | between the girl and Masilo; first *property* | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer resemblance=Stimulus |

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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 travellers' guide, who had recognised Masilo's face in the water by the lake

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1225-pg3282-part26:e2:o1:1
# text = The travellers' guide, who had recognised Masilo's face in the water by the lake
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	travellers	traveller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	'	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	guide	guide	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	recognised	recognise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	_
9	Masilo	Masilo	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **recognise** | past · perfect | the travellers's guide | Masilo's face |  | the water |  | by the lake | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer face=Stimulus |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A boy who had gone out to fetch cattle for dinner

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1225-pg3282-part26:e2:o2:1
# text = A boy who had gone out to fetch cattle for dinner
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	gone	go	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	out	out	ADP	RP	_	5	compound:prt	_	_
7	to	to	PART	TO	_	8	mark	_	_
8	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
9	cattle	cattle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	dinner	dinner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go out** | past · perfect | a boy |  |  |  |  |  | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | a boy *not said here* | cattle |  |  |  | for dinner | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent cattle=Theme for dinner=Source |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A man who had come to cut willows for baskets

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1225-pg3282-part26:e2:o3:1
# text = A man who had come to cut willows for baskets
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	cut	cut	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	willows	willow	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	baskets	basket	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past · perfect | a man |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **cut** | to-infinitive | a man *not said here* | willows |  |  |  | for baskets | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP P.asset»: agent=Agent willow=Product for basket=Asset |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A woman who had come to wash clothes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1225-pg3282-part26:e2:o4:1
# text = A woman who had come to wash clothes
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
4	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	PART	TO	_	7	mark	_	_
7	wash	wash	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	xcomp	_	_
8	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come** | past · perfect | a woman |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wash** | to-infinitive | a woman *not said here* | clothes |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |

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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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