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title: Which inscription was discovered by Pinocchio at the site of the Fai… — Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which inscription was discovered by Pinocchio at the site of the Fairy's former dwelling? Exam question 3 of lesson 1399 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 12: Pinocchio outwits the Weasels, then grieves at the Fairy's grave and meets a Pigeon» of the books course of Mova's primary school
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# Exam question 3 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 12: Pinocchio…

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Which inscription was discovered by Pinocchio at the site of the Fairy's former dwelling?

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**Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Pinocchio · **What happens:** discover, dwell · **To what, where:** inscription, site

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1399 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 12: Pinocchio outwits the Weasels, then grieves at the Fairy's grave and meets a Pigeon» 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/1399-pg500-part12/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1399-pg500-part12:e3:1
# text = Which inscription was discovered by Pinocchio at the site of the Fairy's former dwelling?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	inscription	inscription	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	discovered	discover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	Pinocchio	Pinocchio	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl:agent	_	_
7	at	at	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	site	site	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	former	former	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	dwelling	dwell	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **discover** | past · passive | Pinocchio | which inscription |  | the site |  |  | vn discover-84-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic |
| 2 | **dwell** | gerund | Pinocchio *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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 marble slab recording that the Weasels had stolen her house and gold

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1399-pg500-part12:e3:o1:1
# text = A marble slab recording that the Weasels had stolen her house and gold
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	marble	marble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slab	slab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	recording	record	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Weasels	weasel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	stolen	steal	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	ccomp	_	_
10	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
13	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | gerund | a marble slab *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **steal** | past · perfect · passive |  | the Weasels |  |  |  |  | vn steal-10.5-1 «NP V NP NP»: subject=Beneficiary house=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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A stone tablet naming the Fairy's brother as the one who buried her

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1399-pg500-part12:e3:o2:1
# text = A stone tablet naming the Fairy's brother as the one who buried her
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	stone	stone	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	tablet	tablet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	naming	name	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	's	's	PART	POS	_	6	case	_	_
8	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
12	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	13	nsubj	_	_
13	buried	bury	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	acl:relcl	_	_
14	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **name** | gerund | a stone tablet *not said here* | the Fairy's brother |  |  |  | as the one | vn appoint-29.1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Agent brother=Theme as one=Attribute |
| 2 | **bury** | past | the one | Fairy |  |  |  |  | vn put-9.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme |

### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3}

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A marble slab recording that the Fairy died of grief after her brother abandoned her and the village forgot her name entirely

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1399-pg500-part12:e3:o3:1
# text = A marble slab recording that the Fairy died of grief after her brother abandoned her and the village forgot her name entirely
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	marble	marble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slab	slab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	recording	record	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	abandoned	abandon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	village	village	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
19	forgot	forget	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	14	conj	_	_
20	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	name	name	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	entirely	entirely	ADV	RB	_	19	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | gerund | a marble slab *not said here* | the Fairy |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **die** | past | a marble slab |  |  |  |  | of grief | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of grief=Causer |
| 3 | **abandon** | past | slab's brother | slab |  |  |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme she=Source |
| 4 | **forget** | past | the village | village's name |  |  |  | entirely *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **name** |  | village |  |  |  |  |  | nom name «communication transitive»: poss=agent |

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

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A marble slab recording that the Fairy died of grief after her brother abandoned her

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1399-pg500-part12:e3:o4:1
# text = A marble slab recording that the Fairy died of grief after her brother abandoned her
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	marble	marble	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	slab	slab	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
4	recording	record	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	3	acl	_	_
5	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	Fairy	Fairy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	died	die	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	grief	grief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
11	after	after	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
14	abandoned	abandon	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	advcl	_	_
15	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **record** | gerund | a marble slab *not said here* | the Fairy |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **die** | past | a marble slab |  |  |  |  | of grief | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of grief=Causer |
| 3 | **abandon** | past | slab's brother | slab |  |  |  |  | vn leave-51.2 «NP V NP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme she=Source |

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