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title: Describe the material of which the branch was composed and the conta… — Japanese Fairy Tales, The Bamboo-Cutte… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the material of which the branch was composed and the container in which it was conveyed to the house. Exam question 3 of lesson 1357 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Bamboo-Cutter and Princess Moonlight, part 17: a fake bowl is sent back and a fake branch is found out» of the books course of Mov
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# Exam question 3 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Bamboo-Cutter and Princess Moonl…

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Describe the material of which the branch was composed and the container in which it was conveyed to the house.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** describe, compose, convey · **To what, where:** material, branch, house, container

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1357 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Bamboo-Cutter and Princess Moonlight, part 17: a fake bowl is sent back and a fake branch is found out» 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/1357-pg4018-part17/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e3:1
# text = Describe the material of which the branch was composed and the container in which it was conveyed to the house.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	composed	compose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	container	container	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	17	obl	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	17	aux:pass	_	_
17	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	acl:relcl	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	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 material |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent material=Theme |
| 2 | **compose** | past · passive |  | the branch |  |  |  | of the material | vn create-26.4-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Result |
| 3 | **convey** | past · passive |  | branch | the house | the container |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Topic to house=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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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Silver and jade, carried in a chest

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e3:o1:1
# text = Silver and jade, carried in a chest
1	Silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	jade	jade	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	carried	carry	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **carry** | participle |  | Silver and jade *not said here* |  | a chest |  |  | vn fit-54.3 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in chest=Location |

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

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Gold and silver, conveyed in a lacquer box

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e3:o2:1
# text = Gold and silver, conveyed in a lacquer box
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	lacquer	lacquer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | participle |  | Gold and silver *not said here* |  | a lacquer box |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Pure gold and silver woven into the branch, conveyed to the house in a plain lacquer box with silk lining

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e3:o3:1
# text = Pure gold and silver woven into the branch, conveyed to the house in a plain lacquer box with silk lining
1	Pure	pure	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	woven	weave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
6	into	into	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	conj	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
16	plain	plain	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
17	lacquer	lacquer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	compound	_	_
18	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
19	with	with	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	silk	silk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	compound	_	_
21	lining	lining	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **weave** | participle |  | Pure gold and silver *not said here* |  | the branch |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme into branch=Destination |
| 2 | **convey** | participle |  |  | the house | a plain lacquer box with silk lining |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to house=Recipient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Gold and silver leaves, carefully conveyed to the house in an ornate black lacquer box

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e3:o4:1
# text = Gold and silver leaves, carefully conveyed to the house in an ornate black lacquer box
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	conj	_	_
4	leaves	leaf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	conveyed	convey	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	ornate	ornate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	lacquer	lacquer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	box	box	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **convey** | participle |  | Gold leaves *not said here* | the house | a ornate black lacquer box |  | carefully *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V PP.recipient S-Quote»: agent=Agent to house=Recipient |

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