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title: Explain the nature of the petition presented at the close of the par… — Japanese Fairy Tales, The Bamboo-Cutte… · tree and pragmatics
description: Explain the nature of the petition presented at the close of the part, and identify its petitioners. Exam question 4 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
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# Exam question 4 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Bamboo-Cutter and Princess Moonl…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Explain the nature of the petition presented at the close of the part, and identify its petitioners.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** explain, present, identify · **To what, where:** nature, petition, close, petitioners

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e4:1
# text = Explain the nature of the petition presented at the close of the part, and identify its petitioners.
1	Explain	explain	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	petition	petition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
8	at	at	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	close	close	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	part	part	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	identify	identify	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	1	advcl	_	_
17	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	petitioners	petitioner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | the nature of the petition |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent nature=Topic |
| 2 | **present** | participle |  | the petition *not said here* |  | the close of the part |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **identify** | infinitive | you *not said here* | part's petitioners |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent petitioner=Theme |

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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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A solemn petition demanding full payment for all their months of labour, presented by the six jewelers together with a magistrate's clerk

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e4:o1:1
# text = A solemn petition demanding full payment for all their months of labour, presented by the six jewelers together with a magistrate's clerk
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	solemn	solemn	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	petition	petition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
4	demanding	demand	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	amod	_	_
5	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	10	det:predet	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	months	month	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
12	labour	labour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
14	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	jewelers	jeweler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obl	_	_
19	together	together	ADV	RB	_	14	advmod	_	_
20	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
21	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	magistrate	magistrate	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	's	's	PART	POS	_	22	case	_	_
24	clerk	clerk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **demand** *speech: request* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **present** | participle |  | demanding full payment for their months of labour *not said here* |  |  |  | by the six jewelers; with a magistrate's clerk; together *property* | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP-Fulfilling PP.theme»: agent=Agent with clerk=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A formal written request for payment of their fees, presented at the door by the six jewelers and their master

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e4:o2:1
# text = A formal written request for payment of their fees, presented at the door by the six jewelers and their master
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	written	write	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
4	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	fees	fee	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
11	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
12	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
17	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	18	nummod	_	_
18	jewelers	jeweler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	master	master	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **write** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **present** | participle |  | payment's fees *not said here* |  | the door |  | by the six jewelers | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **pay** |  |  | payment's fees |  |  |  |  | nom payment «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A formal demand for their fee, made by the jewelers' guild

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e4:o3:1
# text = A formal demand for their fee, made by the jewelers' guild
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	demand	demand	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	fee	fee	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
9	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	jewelers	jeweler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	'	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	guild	guild	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | a formal demand for their fee *not said here* |  |  |  | by the jewelers's guild | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
A formal request for payment, presented by the six jewelers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1357-pg4018-part17:e4:o4:1
# text = A formal request for payment, presented by the six jewelers
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	formal	formal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	request	request	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	for	for	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	presented	present	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
8	by	by	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	six	six	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	jewelers	jeweler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **present** | participle |  | a formal request for payment *not said here* |  |  |  | by the six jewelers | vn fulfilling-13.4.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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