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# Exam question 1 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, par…

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Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the faithful servant Katoda communicated the events of the wrongdoing to his master?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** faithful servant · **What happens:** follow, describe, communicate · **To what, where:** manner, events, master

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1354 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Man Who Did Not Wish to Die, part 1: Sentaro hears of the Elixir of Life and flies off on a paper crane» 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/1354-pg4018-part14/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e1:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the manner in which the faithful servant Katoda communicated the events of the wrongdoing to his master?
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	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	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	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	obl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	faithful	faithful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	servant	servant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
14	Katoda	Katoda	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
15	communicated	communicate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	events	event	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nmod	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	23	nmod:poss	_	_
23	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	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 | **describe** | present |  | the manner |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 3 | **communicate** | past | the faithful servant | the events of the wrongdoing | servant's master | the manner |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent event=Topic to master=Recipient |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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He bowed to the ground and related the entire account

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e1:o1:1
# text = He bowed to the ground and related the entire account
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	ground	ground	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	related	relate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | past | He |  |  |  |  | to the ground | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to ground=Theme |
| 2 | **relate** | past | He *not said here* | the entire account |  |  |  |  | vn involve-107.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent account=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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He prostrated himself before his master and recounted every detail of the wrongdoing, from beginning to end, without omission

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e1:o2:1
# text = He prostrated himself before his master and recounted every detail of the wrongdoing, from beginning to end, without omission
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prostrated	prostrate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	2	obj	_	_
4	before	before	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	recounted	recount	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	detail	detail	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	wrongdoing	wrongdoing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	from	from	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	beginning	begin	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	8	advcl	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	without	without	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
21	omission	omission	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **prostrate** | past | He | himself *= he* |  |  | before his master |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **recount** *speech: other* | past | He *not said here* | every detail of the wrongdoing |  |  |  | without omission | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent detail=Topic |
| 3 | **begin** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  |  | to end |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **detail** |  |  | the wrongdoing |  |  |  |  | nom detail «cognition transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He bowed low and reported the matter quietly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e1:o3:1
# text = He bowed low and reported the matter quietly
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	bowed	bow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	low	low	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	reported	report	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	matter	matter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	quietly	quietly	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bow** | past | He |  |  |  |  | low *property* | vn acquiesce-95.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **report** | past | He *not said here* | the matter |  |  |  | quietly *property* | vn prosecute-33.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent matter=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He sent a messenger with a sealed scroll

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1354-pg4018-part14:e1:o4:1
# text = He sent a messenger with a sealed scroll
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	messenger	messenger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	sealed	seal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
8	scroll	scroll	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **send** | past | He | a messenger |  |  |  | with a sealed scroll | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent messenger=Theme |
| 2 | **seal** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |

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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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