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title: Describe the manner in which the wen was separated from the old man'… — Japanese Fairy Tales, The Old Man with… · tree and pragmatics
description: Describe the manner in which the wen was separated from the old man's cheek. Exam question 3 of lesson 1384 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Old Man with the Wen, part 44: the old man dances for the demons and loses his wen, and his wicked neighbour sets out to copy him» of the books course of Mova's prim
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# Exam question 3 · Japanese Fairy Tales, The Old Man with the Wen, part 44: t…

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Describe the manner in which the wen was separated from the old man's cheek.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** describe, separate · **To what, where:** manner, wen

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1384 «Japanese Fairy Tales, The Old Man with the Wen, part 44: the old man dances for the demons and loses his wen, and his wicked neighbour sets out to copy him» 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/1384-pg4018-part44/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1384-pg4018-part44:e3:1
# text = Describe the manner in which the wen was separated from the old man's cheek.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	in	in	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	wen	wen	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	separated	separate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	's	's	PART	POS	_	13	case	_	_
15	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	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 manner |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme |
| 2 | **separate** | past · passive |  | the wen |  | the manner |  | from the old man's cheek | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient from cheek=Co-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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It came off as easily as a ripe plum when the demon's cold touch brushed against his cheek.

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1384-pg4018-part44:e3:o1:1
# text = It came off as easily as a ripe plum when the demon's cold touch brushed against his cheek.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	plum	plum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	16	advmod	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	_
16	brushed	brush	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	advcl	_	_
17	against	against	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come off** | past | It |  |  |  |  | as a ripe plum; easily, off *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **brush** | past | the demon's cold touch |  |  | touch's cheek |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V PP.destination»: agent=Theme against cheek=Destination |
| 3 | **touch** |  | the demon |  |  |  |  |  | nom touch «event transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It was pulled away slowly by a long hook of iron.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1384-pg4018-part44:e3:o2:1
# text = It was pulled away slowly by a long hook of iron.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux:pass	_	_
3	pulled	pull	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	away	away	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	slowly	slowly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
6	by	by	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	long	long	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	hook	hook	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pull away** | past · passive | a long hook of iron | It |  |  |  | away, slowly *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It came off as easily as a ripe plum at the demon's touch, leaving his cheek smooth and clean.

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1384-pg4018-part44:e3:o3:1
# text = It came off as easily as a ripe plum at the demon's touch, leaving his cheek smooth and clean.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	plum	plum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	leaving	leave	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
17	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	cheek	cheek	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obj	_	_
19	smooth	smooth	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	clean	clean	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come off** | past | It |  |  |  |  | as a ripe plum at the demon's touch; easily, off *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** | gerund |  | demon's cheek |  |  |  | smooth *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent cheek=Theme |
| 3 | **touch** |  | the demon |  |  |  |  |  | nom touch «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It came off as easily as a ripe plum at the demon's touch.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1384-pg4018-part44:e3:o4:1
# text = It came off as easily as a ripe plum at the demon's touch.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	came	come	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	off	off	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	as	as	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	easily	easily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
6	as	as	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	ripe	ripe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	plum	plum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
10	at	at	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	demon	demon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	touch	touch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **come off** | past | It |  |  |  |  | as a ripe plum at the demon's touch; easily, off *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **touch** |  | the demon |  |  |  |  |  | nom touch «event transitive»: poss=agent |

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