--- title: What is the purpose of the saying concerning the blue wink, as descr… — Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Mus… · tree and pragmatics description: What is the purpose of the saying concerning the blue wink, as described in the passage? Exam question 4 of lesson 1266 «Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Muskrat: the sly muskrat beats Iktomi in a race, then gets the last laugh» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tre --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1266-pg338-part3/e4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Mus…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1266-pg338-part3/) / e4 # Exam question 4 · Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Muskrat: the sly muskra… What is the purpose of the saying concerning the blue wink, as described in the passage? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** purpose, saying · **What happens:** be, concern, describe, purpose · **To what, where:** blue wink, saying, passage This is exam question 4 of lesson 1266 «Old Indian Legends, Iktomi and the Muskrat: the sly muskrat beats Iktomi in a race, then gets the last laugh» 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/1266-pg338-part3/#e4). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1266-pg338-part3:e4:1 # text = What is the purpose of the saying concerning the blue wink, as described in the passage? 1 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 0 root _ _ 2 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 cop _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 purpose purpose NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 nsubj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 saying saying NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 concerning concern VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 advcl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 10 blue blue ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 wink wink NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 as as SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 14 described describe VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 acl:relcl _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 passage passage NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 18 ? ? PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | present | the purpose of the saying | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **concern** | gerund | | the blue wink | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus wink=Experiencer | | 3 | **describe** | participle | | the saying *not said here* | | the passage | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **purpose** | | the saying | | | | | | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=agent | 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} it describes a bird's wing ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1266-pg338-part3:e4:o1:1 # text = it describes a bird's wing 1 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 describes describe 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 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 wing wing NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | it | a bird's wing | | | | | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent wing=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} to tell a bird's name ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1266-pg338-part3:e4:o2:1 # text = to tell a bird's name 1 to to PART TO _ 2 mark _ _ 2 tell tell VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | | a bird's name | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient | | 2 | **name** | | a bird | | | | | | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} it shows a bird's quick flight ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1266-pg338-part3:e4:o3:1 # text = it shows a bird's quick flight 1 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 shows show 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 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 quick quick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 flight flight NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **show** | present | it | a bird's quick flight | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent flight=Recipient | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} it explains a bird's quick blink ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1266-pg338-part3:e4:o4:1 # text = it explains a bird's quick blink 1 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 explains explain 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 bird bird NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 quick quick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 blink blink NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | present | it | a bird's quick blink | | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent blink=Topic | | 2 | **blink** | | a bird | | | | | | nom blink «act transitive»: poss=agent | **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. 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