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# Exam question 2 · pg3282, Rübezahl, part 51: the gnome makes a princess his…

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Identify the means by which the princess is brought back into contact with her former companion, and state the object through which the summons is made.

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, the · **What happens:** identify, mean, bring back, state, make · **To what, where:** princess, contact, object, summons · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1250 «pg3282, Rübezahl, part 51: the gnome makes a princess his guest underground, and she gets her playmate back with a turnip» 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/1250-pg3282-part51/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1250-pg3282-part51:e2:1
# text = Identify the means by which the princess is brought back into contact with her former companion, and state the object through which the summons is made.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	nsubj	_	_
3	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	ccomp	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	brought	bring	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	ccomp	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
11	into	into	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	contact	contact	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	16	nmod:poss	_	_
15	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	companion	companion	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	through	through	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	27	obl	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	summons	summons	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	nsubj:pass	_	_
26	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	27	aux:pass	_	_
27	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	21	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent clause=Theme |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **bring back** | present · passive |  | the princess |  | contact with princess's former companion |  |  | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme into contact=Destination |
| 4 | **state** *speech: other* | infinitive |  | the object |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent object=Topic |
| 5 | **make** | present · passive |  | the summons |  | the object |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: subject=Product |

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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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She holds a carrot from the basket and calls upon the nymphs by name, whereupon they come and sing to her

<!-- fold The tree, 21 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1250-pg3282-part51:e2:o1:1
# text = She holds a carrot from the basket and calls upon the nymphs by name, whereupon they come and sing to her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	holds	hold	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	carrot	carrot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	nymphs	nymph	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	18	advmod	_	_
17	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj	_	_
18	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	sing	sing	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	conj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hold** | present | She | a carrot |  | the basket |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent carrot=Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon the nymphs; by name | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **come** | present | nymphs *= nymph* |  |  |  |  | whereupon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **sing** *speech: express* | present | nymphs *= nymph* *not said here* |  | her *= she* |  |  |  | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to she=Recipient |

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

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She touches a turnip from the basket and calls upon Brunhilda by name, whereupon Brunhilda arrives

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1250-pg3282-part51:e2:o2:1
# text = She touches a turnip from the basket and calls upon Brunhilda by name, whereupon Brunhilda arrives
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	touches	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	turnip	turnip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Brunhilda	Brunhilda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	17	advmod	_	_
16	Brunhilda	Brunhilda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
17	arrives	arrive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | She | a turnip |  | the basket |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme turnip=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon Brunhilda; by name | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **arrive** | present | Brunhilda |  |  |  |  | whereupon *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She waves a radish from the basket and calls upon her father by name, whereupon the king rushes in to fetch her

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1250-pg3282-part51:e2:o3:1
# text = She waves a radish from the basket and calls upon her father by name, whereupon the king rushes in to fetch her
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	waves	wave	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	radish	radish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
12	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	xcomp	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	whereupon	whereupon	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	19	advmod	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	king	king	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	rushes	rush	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
20	in	in	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	fetch	fetch	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	advcl	_	_
23	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wave** | present | She | a radish |  | the basket |  |  | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent radish=Patient |
| 2 | **call** | present | She *not said here* | her father |  |  |  | by name | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **rush in** | present | the king |  |  |  |  | whereupon *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **fetch** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She touches a turnip from the basket, calls upon Brunhilda by name, and then sits down beside her to share the gnome's roots and talk about the palace and the nightingales for the rest of the day

<!-- fold The tree, 38 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1250-pg3282-part51:e2:o4:1
# text = She touches a turnip from the basket, calls upon Brunhilda by name, and then sits down beside her to share the gnome's roots and talk about the palace and the nightingales for the rest of the day
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	touches	touch	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	turnip	turnip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
9	calls	call	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Brunhilda	Brunhilda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
12	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
17	sits	sit	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
18	down	down	ADP	RP	_	17	compound:prt	_	_
19	beside	beside	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obl	_	_
21	to	to	PART	TO	_	22	mark	_	_
22	share	share	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	advcl	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	24	det	_	_
24	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	's	's	PART	POS	_	24	case	_	_
26	roots	root	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	22	obj	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	28	cc	_	_
28	talk	talk	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	22	conj	_	_
29	about	about	ADP	IN	_	31	case	_	_
30	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	31	det	_	_
31	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
32	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	34	cc	_	_
33	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	34	det	_	_
34	nightingales	nightingale	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	31	conj	_	_
35	for	for	ADP	IN	_	37	case	_	_
36	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	37	det	_	_
37	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	obl	_	_
38	of	of	ADP	IN	_	40	case	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	37	nmod	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **touch** | present | She | a turnip |  | the basket |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme turnip=Co-Theme |
| 2 | **call** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | upon Brunhilda; by name | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **sit down** | present | She *not said here* |  |  |  | then | beside Brunhilda | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent beside she=Location |
| 4 | **share** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the gnome's roots |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **talk** | infinitive | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | about the palace and the nightingales; for the rest of the day | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent about palace=Topic |

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