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description: With reference to the whole tale, describe the manner in which Two-Eyes responds to her sisters' request for aid after their fall. Exam question 4 of lesson 130 «Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden apples: the Knight marries Two-Eyes and her sisters come begging» of the books cou
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# Exam question 4 · Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden ap…

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With reference to the whole tale, describe the manner in which Two-Eyes responds to her sisters' request for aid after their fall.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Two Eyes, sisters · **What happens:** describe, respond, request · **To what, where:** manner

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 130 «Grimm's Tales, Two-Eyes, the silver tree and the golden apples: the Knight marries Two-Eyes and her sisters come begging» 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/130-pg11027-part33/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e4:1
# text = With reference to the whole tale, describe the manner in which Two-Eyes responds to her sisters' request for aid after their fall.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
8	describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	obl	_	_
13	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	15	nummod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	13	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	Eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nsubj	_	_
16	responds	respond	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	8	parataxis	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	sisters	sister	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	'	's	PART	POS	_	19	case	_	_
21	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	aid	aid	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
24	after	after	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	26	nmod:poss	_	_
26	fall	fall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
27	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the manner |  |  |  | with reference to the whole tale | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **respond** *speech: other* | present | Two Eyes |  |  |  | after Eyes's fall | to her sisters's request for aid | vn respond-113 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to request=Theme |
| 3 | **request** |  | her sisters |  |  |  |  | for aid | nom request «communication transitive»: poss=agent for=obl |

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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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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She ignores them and sends them to the kitchen to scrub pots

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e4:o1:1
# text = She ignores them and sends them to the kitchen to scrub pots
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	ignores	ignore	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	sends	send	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	kitchen	kitchen	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	scrub	scrub	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
12	pots	pot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ignore** | present | She | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Theme |
| 2 | **send** | present | She *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the kitchen |  |  | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme to kitchen=Destination |
| 3 | **scrub** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | pots |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent pot=Source |

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

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She bids them welcome, invites them in, and takes care of them

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e4:o2:1
# text = She bids them welcome, invites them in, and takes care of them
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bids	bid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	welcome	welcome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	invites	invite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
13	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | present | She | them *= they* |  |  |  | welcome *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **invite** | present | She *not said here* | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 3 | **take** | present | She *not said here* | care |  |  |  | of them *= they* | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent care=Theme of they=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She bids them welcome, invites them in, takes care of them, and forgives them for all of their cruelty toward her in the past

<!-- fold The tree, 24 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e4:o3:1
# text = She bids them welcome, invites them in, takes care of them, and forgives them for all of their cruelty toward her in the past
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bids	bid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	welcome	welcome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	invites	invite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	takes	take	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
11	care	care	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	forgives	forgive	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	_
18	for	for	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	16	obl	_	_
20	of	of	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	cruelty	cruelty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	toward	toward	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
25	in	in	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	past	past	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | present | She | them *= they* |  |  |  | welcome *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **invite** | present |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 3 | **take** | present |  | care of them |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent care=Theme |
| 4 | **forgive** | present | She *not said here* | them *= they* |  | the past |  | for all; toward her *= she* | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent they=Theme for all=Attribute |
| 5 | **care** |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  |  | nom care «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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She bids them welcome, invites them to the great hall, gives them fine clothes and food, and asks the Knight to find them a home

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:130-pg11027-part33:e4:o4:1
# text = She bids them welcome, invites them to the great hall, gives them fine clothes and food, and asks the Knight to find them a home
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bids	bid	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	welcome	welcome	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
6	invites	invite	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
7	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
13	gives	give	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	6	conj	_	_
14	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	iobj	_	_
15	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	13	obj	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
18	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	asks	ask	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	Knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obj	_	_
24	to	to	PART	TO	_	25	mark	_	_
25	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	21	xcomp	_	_
26	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	25	obj	_	_
27	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	home	home	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	25	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bid** | present | She | them *= they* |  |  |  | welcome *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **invite** | present |  | them *= they* |  |  |  | to the great hall | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient |
| 3 | **give** | present |  | fine clothes and food | them *= they* |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent they=Recipient clothes=Theme |
| 4 | **ask** *speech: ask* | present | She *not said here* |  | the Knight |  |  |  | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP whether S\_INF»: agent=Agent knight=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **find** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | clothes |  |  |  |  | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Agent they=Theme home=Attribute |

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