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description: In what manner did the gnome attempt to conceal his failure to produce the promised basket? Exam question 4 of lesson 1251 «Fairy Tales, The Turnip Princess, part 52: the maidens wither, and the gnome's fresh turnips go missing» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 4 · Fairy Tales, The Turnip Princess, part 52: the maidens wit…

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In what manner did the gnome attempt to conceal his failure to produce the promised basket?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** his · **What happens:** do, conceal, produce, promise, fail · **To what, where:** gnome attempt, manner, failure, promised basket

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1251 «Fairy Tales, The Turnip Princess, part 52: the maidens wither, and the gnome's fresh turnips go missing» 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/1251-pg3282-part52/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1251-pg3282-part52:e4:1
# text = In what manner did the gnome attempt to conceal his failure to produce the promised basket?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	gnome	gnome	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	attempt	attempt	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	failure	failure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	produce	produce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	promised	promise	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	amod	_	_
16	basket	basket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the gnome attempt |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent attempt=Eventuality |
| 2 | **conceal** | to-infinitive |  | his failure |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent failure=Patient |
| 3 | **produce** | to-infinitive |  | the promised basket |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent basket=Result |
| 4 | **promise** *speech: promise* | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn promise-37.13 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 5 | **fail** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom failure «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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 blamed the swallow and the winter frost

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1251-pg3282-part52:e4:o1:1
# text = He blamed the swallow and the winter frost
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	blamed	blame	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	swallow	swallow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	winter	winter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	frost	frost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **blame** | past | He | the swallow and the winter frost |  |  |  |  | vn judgment-33.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent swallow=Theme |

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

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He avoided the princess and hid his embarrassment

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1251-pg3282-part52:e4:o2:1
# text = He avoided the princess and hid his embarrassment
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	avoided	avoid	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	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | past | He | the princess |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent princess=Location |
| 2 | **hide** | past | He *not said here* | his embarrassment |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent embarrassment=Patient |
| 3 | **embarrass** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom embarrassment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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He hid behind the turnip field all day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1251-pg3282-part52:e4:o3:1
# text = He hid behind the turnip field all day
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	turnip	turnip	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | He |  |  | the turnip field | day |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent behind field=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He avoided the princess and hid his embarrassment in the mountain caves for weeks

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1251-pg3282-part52:e4:o4:1
# text = He avoided the princess and hid his embarrassment in the mountain caves for weeks
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	avoided	avoid	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	princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	embarrassment	embarrassment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	mountain	mountain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	caves	cave	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **avoid** | past | He | the princess |  |  |  |  | vn avoid-52 «NP V NP.location»: agent=Agent princess=Location |
| 2 | **hide** | past | He *not said here* | his embarrassment |  | the mountain caves | week |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent embarrassment=Patient in cave=Location |
| 3 | **embarrass** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom embarrassment «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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