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description: Which of the following accurately describes the appearance of the maiden seen at the cottage window? Exam question 3 of lesson 1394 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 7: Pinocchio runs from two Assassins and begs a silent maiden at a white cottage» of the books course of Mova's primary sc
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# Exam question 3 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 7: Pinocchio…

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Which of the following accurately describes the appearance of the maiden seen at the cottage window?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, describe, see · **To what, where:** appearance

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1394 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 7: Pinocchio runs from two Assassins and begs a silent maiden at a white cottage» 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/1394-pg500-part7/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1394-pg500-part7:e3:1
# text = Which of the following accurately describes the appearance of the maiden seen at the cottage window?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	4	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
5	accurately	accurately	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
11	maiden	maiden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
12	seen	see	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	16	csubj:pass	_	_
13	at	at	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	cottage	cottage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	window	window	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **describe** | present |  | the appearance of the maiden cottage window |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent appearance=Theme |
| 3 | **see** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

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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 -->
She had golden hair and a face red as a rose.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1394-pg500-part7:e3:o1:1
# text = She had golden hair and a face red as a rose.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	golden	golden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	rose	rose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | golden hair |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She had azure hair and a face white as wax, and she was sitting still.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1394-pg500-part7:e3:o2:1
# text = She had azure hair and a face white as wax, and she was sitting still.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	azure	azure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux	_	_
15	sitting	sit	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	conj	_	_
16	still	still	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | azure hair |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |
| 2 | **sit** | past · progressive | face |  |  |  | still |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had azure hair, a face white as wax and eyes that were closed and still.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1394-pg500-part7:e3:o3:1
# text = She had azure hair, a face white as wax and eyes that were closed and still.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	azure	azure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	parataxis	_	_
9	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
10	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	closed	close	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	advcl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	still	still	ADV	RB	_	15	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | azure hair |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |
| 2 | **close** | past · passive |  | wax and eyes |  |  |  |  | vn crane-40.3.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She had azure hair and a face white as wax.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1394-pg500-part7:e3:o4:1
# text = She had azure hair and a face white as wax.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	had	have	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	azure	azure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	hair	hair	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	face	face	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
8	white	white	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	conj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	wax	wax	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | past | She | azure hair |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hair=Patient |

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