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title: State the number of donkeys drawing the wagon and the condition of t… — Pinocchio, The Land of Toys, part 19:… · tree and pragmatics
description: State the number of donkeys drawing the wagon and the condition of their feet as recorded in the passage. Exam question 3 of lesson 1406 «Pinocchio, The Land of Toys, part 19: Pinocchio is tempted, refuses, then climbs onto a donkey and hears a warning whisper» of the books course of Mova's primary 
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# Exam question 3 · Pinocchio, The Land of Toys, part 19: Pinocchio is tempted…

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State the number of donkeys drawing the wagon and the condition of their feet as recorded in the passage.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, donkeys · **What happens:** state, draw, record, condition · **To what, where:** number, wagon, passage, feet

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1406 «Pinocchio, The Land of Toys, part 19: Pinocchio is tempted, refuses, then climbs onto a donkey and hears a warning whisper» 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/1406-pg500-part19/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:e3:1
# text = State the number of donkeys drawing the wagon and the condition of their feet as recorded in the passage.
1	State	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	number	number	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
6	drawing	draw	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	acl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	wagon	wagon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	condition	condition	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nmod	_	_
15	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
16	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the number of donkeys |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent number=Topic |
| 2 | **draw** | gerund | donkeys *not said here* | the wagon and the condition of wagon's feet |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wagon=Theme |
| 3 | **record** | participle | donkeys *not said here* |  |  | the passage |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in passage=Destination |
| 4 | **condition** |  |  | wagon's feet |  |  |  |  | nom condition «state transitive»: 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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Twenty-four donkeys, all wearing laced leather shoes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:e3:o1:1
# text = Twenty-four donkeys, all wearing laced leather shoes
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	nsubj	_	_
7	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
8	laced	lace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
9	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lace** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **shoe** |  | all |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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Twenty-four donkeys, all wearing wooden clogs

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:e3:o2:1
# text = Twenty-four donkeys, all wearing wooden clogs
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	_
8	wooden	wooden	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	clogs	clog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund | all | wooden clogs |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent clog=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Twenty-four donkeys, all wearing rags on their feet

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:e3:o3:1
# text = Twenty-four donkeys, all wearing rags on their feet
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	nsubj	_	_
7	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	4	acl	_	_
8	rags	rag	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
9	on	on	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	feet	foot	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund | all | rags |  | rags's feet |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V NP.source»: agent=Agent rag=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Twenty-four donkeys, all wearing laced leather shoes and bells on their harnesses

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1406-pg500-part19:e3:o4:1
# text = Twenty-four donkeys, all wearing laced leather shoes and bells on their harnesses
1	Twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	1	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	four	four	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	4	nummod	_	_
4	donkeys	donkey	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
6	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	nsubj	_	_
7	wearing	wear	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	10	amod	_	_
8	laced	lace	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	amod	_	_
9	leather	leather	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	compound	_	_
10	shoes	shoe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	appos	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	bells	bell	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
13	on	on	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	harnesses	harness	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **wear** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **lace** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn tape-22.4 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **shoe** |  | all |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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**Text:** the tests of Mova's primary school, written for Mova (`world/data/school/`), as the course runner gave them to the student. **Trees:** Mova's own parse — the `en` model on the CPU, when the site is built — not checked by a teacher; they may be wrong. **Frames:** Mova's frames reader (`prag`), each text read on its own. Elamur Cosmic License.

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