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title: Which of the following accurately identifies the object which struck… — Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following accurately identifies the object which struck the injured schoolboy during the altercation? Exam question 3 of lesson 1402 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 15: Pinocchio fights his schoolmates and a boy falls as if dead» of the books course of Mova's primary schoo
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# Exam question 3 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 15: Pinocchio…

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Which of the following accurately identifies the object which struck the injured schoolboy during the altercation?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** follow, identify, strike · **To what, where:** object, injured schoolboy

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1402 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 15: Pinocchio fights his schoolmates and a boy falls as if dead» 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/1402-pg500-part15/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1402-pg500-part15:e3:1
# text = Which of the following accurately identifies the object which struck the injured schoolboy during the altercation?
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	identifies	identify	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	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	struck	strike	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	injured	injured	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	schoolboy	schoolboy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
14	during	during	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	altercation	altercation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	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 | **identify** | present |  | the object |  |  |  | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent object=Theme |
| 3 | **strike** | past | the object | the injured schoolboy |  |  | during the altercation |  | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent schoolboy=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}

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A thick geography volume with maps and a cracked brown leather cover

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1402-pg500-part15:e3:o1:1
# text = A thick geography volume with maps and a cracked brown leather cover
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	thick	thick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	geography	geography	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	volume	volume	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	maps	map	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
9	cracked	crack	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	12	amod	_	_
10	brown	brown	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
11	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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An arithmetic text heavily bound in leather

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1402-pg500-part15:e3:o2:1
# text = An arithmetic text heavily bound in leather
1	An	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	arithmetic	arithmetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	heavily	heavily	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | participle · passive |  | a arithmetic text |  |  |  | in leather; heavily *property* | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination in leather=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A school atlas with a torn green cover

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1402-pg500-part15:e3:o3:1
# text = A school atlas with a torn green cover
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	atlas	atlas	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
5	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
6	torn	tear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	amod	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	cover	cover	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tear** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A heavy arithmetic text bound in leather with brass corners

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1402-pg500-part15:e3:o4:1
# text = A heavy arithmetic text bound in leather with brass corners
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
3	arithmetic	arithmetic	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	text	text	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	bound	bind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	brass	brass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	corners	corner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bind** | participle |  | a heavy arithmetic text *not said here* |  | leather |  | with brass corners | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent with corner=Co-Patient |

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