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title: Identify the account that the old woman gave concerning the discover… — Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 4… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the account that the old woman gave concerning the discovery of the peach in the river. Exam question 2 of lesson 1380 «Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 40: Momotaro leaves home and gains a dog» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the
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# Exam question 2 · Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 40: Momotaro leaves h…

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Identify the account that the old woman gave concerning the discovery of the peach in the river.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** you, old woman · **What happens:** identify, give, concern, discover · **To what, where:** account, river, peach

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1380 «Japanese Fairy Tales, Momotaro, part 40: Momotaro leaves home and gains a dog» 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/1380-pg4018-part40/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:e2:1
# text = Identify the account that the old woman gave concerning the discovery of the peach in the river.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	woman	woman	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	advcl	_	_
9	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	discovery	discovery	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	peach	peach	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	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 account |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent account=Theme |
| 2 | **give** | past | the old woman |  |  | the river |  | concern the discovery of the peach | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 4 | **discover** |  |  | the peach |  |  |  |  | nom discovery «act transitive»: of=patient |

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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 had spotted it floating near the bank

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:e2:o1:1
# text = She had spotted it floating near the bank
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	spotted	spot	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	floating	float	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	xcomp	_	_
6	near	near	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	bank	bank	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **spot** | past · perfect | She | it |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **float** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  | the bank |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme near bank=Trajectory |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She found it in the river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:e2:o2:1
# text = She found it in the river
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	found	find	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past | She | it |  | the river |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He had found it while fishing in the pond

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:e2:o3:1
# text = He had found it while fishing in the pond
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	fishing	fish	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	pond	pond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · perfect | He | it |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **fish** | gerund | He *not said here* |  |  | the pond |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V PP.theme PP.location»: agent=Agent in pond=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She had found it while washing clothes in the river

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1380-pg4018-part40:e2:o4:1
# text = She had found it while washing clothes in the river
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	found	find	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
6	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
7	clothes	clothes	NOUN	NNS	Number=Ptan	6	obj	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **find** | past · perfect | She | it |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Topic |
| 2 | **wash** | gerund | She *not said here* | clothes |  | the river |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient |

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