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title: What was the boy's reply to Pinocchio's offer of his coat for four p… — Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the boy's reply to Pinocchio's offer of his coat for four pennies? Exam question 4 of lesson 1391 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 4: Pinocchio eats peels and cores, gets new feet, and chases the pipes» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and 
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# Exam question 4 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 4: Pinocchio…

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What was the boy's reply to Pinocchio's offer of his coat for four pennies?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** reply, boy, Pinocchio · **What happens:** be, reply, offer · **To what, where:** coat

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1391 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 4: Pinocchio eats peels and cores, gets new feet, and chases the pipes» 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/1391-pg500-part4/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1391-pg500-part4:e4:1
# text = What was the boy's reply to Pinocchio's offer of his coat for four pennies?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	boy	boy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	reply	reply	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
7	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	's	's	PART	POS	_	8	case	_	_
10	offer	offer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	16	nummod	_	_
16	pennies	penny	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | the boy's reply to Pinocchio's offer of Pinocchio's coat for four pennies |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **reply** |  | the boy |  |  |  |  | to Pinocchio's offer of Pinocchio's coat; for four pennies | nom reply «communication transitive»: poss=agent to=obl for=obl |
| 3 | **offer** |  | Pinocchio | Pinocchio's coat |  |  |  |  | nom offer «communication transitive»: poss=agent 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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That a paper coat would be useless in rain

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1391-pg500-part4:e4:o1:1
# text = That a paper coat would be useless in rain
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	4	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
5	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
6	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	cop	_	_
7	useless	useless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | would | that paper coat |  |  | rain |  | useless *property* | tree rules |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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That the coat was far too big for his size

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1391-pg500-part4:e4:o2:1
# text = That the coat was far too big for his size
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	far	far	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	7	advmod	_	_
6	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	big	big	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
8	for	for	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	size	size	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | that coat |  |  |  |  | for his size; big, far *property* | tree rules |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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That a coat made of paper would be useless and fall apart the moment it got wet in the rain

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1391-pg500-part4:e4:o3:1
# text = That a coat made of paper would be useless and fall apart the moment it got wet in the rain
1	That	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
4	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	cop	_	_
9	useless	useless	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
11	fall	fall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
12	apart	apart	ADV	RB	_	11	advmod	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	moment	moment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl:unmarked	_	_
15	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
16	got	get	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	acl:relcl	_	_
17	wet	wet	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	rain	rain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | participle |  | that coat *not said here* |  |  |  | of paper | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 2 | **is** | would | that coat |  |  |  |  | useless *property* | tree rules |
| 3 | **fall apart** | infinitive | that coat *not said here* |  |  |  | moment | apart *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 4 | **get** | past | coat | the moment *not said here* |  | the rain |  | wet *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer moment=Stimulus |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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That he would never buy a coat made of paper because it is bad luck to wear one at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1391-pg500-part4:e4:o4:1
# text = That he would never buy a coat made of paper because it is bad luck to wear one at all
1	That	that	PRON	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	5	obl	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	never	never	ADV	RB	PronType=Neg	5	advmod	_	_
5	buy	buy	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	coat	coat	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	made	make	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	acl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	paper	paper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
12	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
13	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	15	cop	_	_
14	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	advcl	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	wear	wear	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
18	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	17	obj	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **buy** | would | he | That |  |  |  |  | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent coat=Theme |
| 2 | **make** | participle |  | a coat *not said here* |  |  |  | of paper | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 3 | **is a** | present | coat | bad luck |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **wear** | to-infinitive | he *not said here* | one |  | all |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent one=Source |

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