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description: Identify the object which the Happy Hunter had lost, and state the place in which it was ultimately discovered. Exam question 1 of lesson 1367 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Happy Hunter, part 27: the lost hook is found in the TAI's throat and returned, and the Hunter stays on in the Sea Palace» of the 
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# Exam question 1 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Happy Hunter, part 27: the lost…

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Identify the object which the Happy Hunter had lost, and state the place in which it was ultimately discovered.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Happy Hunter · **What happens:** identify, lose, state, discover · **To what, where:** object, place, Hunter

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1367 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Happy Hunter, part 27: the lost hook is found in the TAI's throat and returned, and the Hunter stays on in the Sea Palace» 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/1367-pg4018-part27/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1367-pg4018-part27:e1:1
# text = Identify the object which the Happy Hunter had lost, and state the place in which it was ultimately discovered.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obj	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	Happy	Happy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	flat	_	_
7	Hunter	Hunter	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	lost	lose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	1	parataxis	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	20	obl	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	20	aux:pass	_	_
19	ultimately	ultimately	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the object |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 2 | **lose** | past · perfect | the Happy Hunter | the object |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Eventuality |
| 3 | **state** *speech: other* | infinitive |  | the place |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent place=Topic |
| 4 | **discover** | past · passive |  | Hunter |  | the place |  | ultimately *property* | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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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 golden hook, in the cuttlefish's arm

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1367-pg4018-part27:e1:o1:1
# text = a golden hook, in the cuttlefish's arm
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cuttlefish	cuttlefish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	arm	arm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a silver hook, which the cuttlefish pulled from the throat of a fish far away

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1367-pg4018-part27:e1:o2:1
# text = a silver hook, which the cuttlefish pulled from the throat of a fish far away
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	silver	silver	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	cuttlefish	cuttlefish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	conj	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	fish	fish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	16	advmod	_	_
16	away	away	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull** | participle · passive |  | a silver hook |  | the throat of a fish |  | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: subject=Theme from throat=Initial\_Location |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a fishing hook, found lodged in the throat of the TAI

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1367-pg4018-part27:e1:o3:1
# text = a fishing hook, found lodged in the throat of the TAI
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux:pass	_	_
6	lodged	lodge	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	TAI	TAI	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lodge** | past · passive |  | a fishing hook |  | the throat of the TAI |  |  | vn odge-46-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in throat=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a fishing hook, found stuck in the throat of the red bream TAI

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1367-pg4018-part27:e1:o4:1
# text = a fishing hook, found stuck in the throat of the red bream TAI
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	fishing	fishing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
5	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	stuck	stuck	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	xcomp	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	throat	throat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	bream	bream	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
14	TAI	TAI	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	13	appos	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | a fishing hook |  |  |  |  | stuck *property* | vn declare-29.4-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent |

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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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