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description: Which of the following correctly identifies the sentiment of the Lady Sparrow towards the old man upon his departure? Exam question 3 of lesson 1344 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, part 4: the greedy old wife opens the big box and finds demons» of the books course of Mova's primary sc
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# Exam question 3 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, part 4: the…

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Which of the following correctly identifies the sentiment of the Lady Sparrow towards the old man upon his departure?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** man · **What happens:** follow, identify, depart · **To what, where:** sentiment

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1344 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Tongue-Cut Sparrow, part 4: the greedy old wife opens the big box and finds demons» 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/1344-pg4018-part4/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1344-pg4018-part4:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly identifies the sentiment of the Lady Sparrow towards the old man upon his departure?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	sentiment	sentiment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	Lady	Lady	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	Sparrow	Sparrow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
17	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	departure	departure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  | the sentiment of the Lady Sparrow |  |  |  | towards the old man upon man's departure; correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sentiment=Theme |
| 3 | **depart** |  | man |  |  |  |  |  | nom departure «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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She felt proud that he had chosen wisely today

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1344-pg4018-part4:e3:o1:1
# text = She felt proud that he had chosen wisely today
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	proud	proud	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	chosen	choose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	wisely	wisely	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
9	today	today	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She |  |  |  |  | proud *property* | vn stimulus\_subject-30.4 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Stimulus |
| 2 | **choose** | past · perfect | he |  |  |  | today | wisely *property* | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She felt deep sorrow for him, knowing he would have to endure the old wife's temper for the rest of his life

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1344-pg4018-part4:e3:o2:1
# text = She felt deep sorrow for him, knowing he would have to endure the old wife's temper for the rest of his life
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	deep	deep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	knowing	know	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	ccomp	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	endure	endure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	_
19	for	for	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
22	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
23	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	_
24	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | deep sorrow |  |  |  | for him *= he* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent sorrow=Location for he=Theme |
| 2 | **know** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus |
| 3 | **have** | would | he |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **endure** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | the old wife's temper |  |  |  | for the rest of his life | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme temper=Circumstance |
| 5 | **temper** |  | the old wife |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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She felt sorrow for him, having to endure the old wife for life

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1344-pg4018-part4:e3:o3:1
# text = She felt sorrow for him, having to endure the old wife for life
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	felt	feel	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	endure	endure	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feel** | past | She | sorrow |  |  |  | for him *= he* | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent sorrow=Location for he=Theme |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **endure** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | the old wife |  |  |  | for life | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme wife=Circumstance |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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She pitied him greatly and wished she could help him escape the old wife's cruel temper forever and always

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1344-pg4018-part4:e3:o4:1
# text = She pitied him greatly and wished she could help him escape the old wife's cruel temper forever and always
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	pitied	pity	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	obj	_	_
4	greatly	greatly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	wished	wish	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj	_	_
8	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	help	help	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	6	ccomp	_	_
10	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obj	_	_
11	escape	escape	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	xcomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
13	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	cruel	cruel	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	temper	temper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
18	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	always	always	ADV	RB	PronType=Tot	18	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pity** | past | She | him *= he* |  |  |  | greatly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus |
| 2 | **wish** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn wish-62 «NP V for NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 3 | **help** | could | she | him *= he* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent he=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 4 | **escape** | infinitive | him *= he* *not said here* | the old wife's cruel temper |  |  |  | forever *property* | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme temper=Initial\_Location |
| 5 | **temper** |  | the old wife |  |  |  |  |  | nom temper «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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