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title: In what manner did the younger brother respond to his inheritance? — Spanish Fairy Tales, The Unfinished Ho… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner did the younger brother respond to his inheritance? Exam question 2 of lesson 1306 «Spanish Fairy Tales, The Unfinished Houses, part 31: the greedy wife sues to win the unfinished houses» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the ques
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# Exam question 2 · Spanish Fairy Tales, The Unfinished Houses, part 31: the g…

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In what manner did the younger brother respond to his inheritance?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** his · **What happens:** do, inherit · **To what, where:** younger brother respond, manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1306 «Spanish Fairy Tales, The Unfinished Houses, part 31: the greedy wife sues to win the unfinished houses» 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/1306-pg3454-part31/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1306-pg3454-part31:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the younger brother respond to his inheritance?
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	8	det	_	_
6	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	8	amod	_	_
7	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	respond	respond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the younger brother respond |  | what manner |  | to his inheritance | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respond=Eventuality |
| 2 | **inherit** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom inheritance «act transitive»: 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 worked it without any real pleasure

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1306-pg3454-part31:e2:o1:1
# text = He worked it without any real pleasure
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	without	without	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	7	det	_	_
6	real	real	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	pleasure	pleasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | past | He | it |  |  |  | without any real pleasure | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent it=Material |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He accepted the inheritance but worked the land with reluctant diligence, always dreaming of the city life beyond

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1306-pg3454-part31:e2:o2:1
# text = He accepted the inheritance but worked the land with reluctant diligence, always dreaming of the city life beyond
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	accepted	accept	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	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	worked	work	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	with	with	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	reluctant	reluctant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	amod	_	_
11	diligence	diligence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	14	advmod	_	_
14	dreaming	dream	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	6	advcl	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
19	beyond	beyond	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | He | the inheritance |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent inheritance=Theme |
| 2 | **work** | past | He *not said here* | the land |  |  |  | with reluctant diligence | vn knead-26.5 «NP V NP.material»: agent=Agent land=Material |
| 3 | **dream** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  |  | of the city life; always, beyond *property* | vn cognize-85 «NP V PP.topic»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He accepted it with reluctant diligence

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1306-pg3454-part31:e2:o3:1
# text = He accepted it with reluctant diligence
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	reluctant	reluctant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	diligence	diligence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **accept** | past | He | it |  |  |  | with reluctant diligence | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He was disappointed by the inheritance and accepted it with a sullen reluctance that showed in all his daily work

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1306-pg3454-part31:e2:o4:1
# text = He was disappointed by the inheritance and accepted it with a sullen reluctance that showed in all his daily work
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	disappointed	disappoint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	inheritance	inheritance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	accepted	accept	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	sullen	sullen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	reluctance	reluctance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj	_	_
15	showed	show	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
17	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	20	det:predet	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
19	daily	daily	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **disappoint** | past · passive | the inheritance | He |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **accept** | past | the inheritance *not said here* | inheritance |  |  |  | with a sullen reluctance | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme |
| 3 | **show** | past | a sullen reluctance |  |  | his daily work |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **work** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: poss=agent |

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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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