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# Exam question 1 · More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing Husbands: three sil…

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In what manner did the third wife persuade her husband that his garments were upon his person?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** husband · **What happens:** do, be · **To what, where:** third wife, manner

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1334 «More Celtic Fairy Tales, The Believing Husbands: three silly husbands are tricked by clever wives, and one of them runs naked to a burial» 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/1334-pg3454-part59/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:e1:1
# text = In what manner did the third wife persuade her husband that his garments were upon his person?
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	third	third	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	7	amod	_	_
7	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	persuade	persuade	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	husband	husband	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	nsubj	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the third wife |  | what manner |  | persuade wife's husband | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Eventuality |
| 2 | **is** | past | wife's husband |  |  |  |  | upon husband's person | tree rules |

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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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She assured him, with calm and stated conviction, that his clothing was on his head.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:e1:o1:1
# text = She assured him, with calm and stated conviction, that his clothing was on his head.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	assured	assure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	on	on	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	head	head	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assure** | past | She |  | him *= he* |  |  | with calm conviction | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | his clothing |  |  | his head |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She explained to him, with patient and deliberate conviction, that his garments were quite plainly upon his person and back.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:e1:o2:1
# text = She explained to him, with patient and deliberate conviction, that his garments were quite plainly upon his person and back.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
7	patient	patient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	deliberate	deliberate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	conj	_	_
10	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
12	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	20	mark	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	20	nsubj	_	_
15	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	cop	_	_
16	quite	quite	ADV	RB	_	17	advmod	_	_
17	plainly	plainly	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
18	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
21	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	22	cc	_	_
22	back	back	ADV	RB	_	20	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | She |  | him *= he* |  |  | with patient conviction | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent to he=Recipient |
| 2 | **is** | past | his garments |  |  |  |  | upon his person; plainly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She assured him, with calm and stated conviction and a straight face, that his clothing was upon his back at all times.

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:e1:o3:1
# text = She assured him, with calm and stated conviction and a straight face, that his clothing was upon his back at all times.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	assured	assure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stated	state	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	straight	straight	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
15	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	cop	_	_
19	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	24	det	_	_
24	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	21	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assure** | past | She |  | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | past | She *not said here* | conviction and a straight face |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent conviction=Topic |
| 3 | **is** | past | his clothing |  |  |  | time | upon his back | tree rules |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She assured him, with calm and stated conviction, that his clothing was upon his back.

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1334-pg3454-part59:e1:o4:1
# text = She assured him, with calm and stated conviction, that his clothing was upon his back.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	assured	assure	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	iobj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	stated	state	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	conj	_	_
9	conviction	conviction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
11	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	clothing	clothing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
15	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	back	back	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **assure** | past | She |  | him *= he* |  |  | with calm conviction | vn advise-37.9 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent he=Recipient |
| 2 | **state** *speech: other* | participle | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **is** | past | his clothing |  |  |  |  | upon his back | tree rules |

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