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title: To which person was Lamp-Wick sold, according to the passage? — Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio… · tree and pragmatics
description: To which person was Lamp-Wick sold, according to the passage? Exam question 2 of lesson 1408 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 21: the two boys turn into donkeys and are sold» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of eac
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# Exam question 2 · Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 21: the two b…

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To which person was Lamp-Wick sold, according to the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Lamp · **What happens:** be, accord

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1408 «Pinocchio, The Adventures of Pinocchio, part 21: the two boys turn into donkeys and are sold» 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/1408-pg500-part21/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e2:1
# text = To which person was Lamp-Wick sold, according to the passage?
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
5	Lamp	Lamp	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	Wick	Wick	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	sold	sell	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
10	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	13	case	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	fixed	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	8	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | past | Lamp and Wick |  |  |  |  | to which person; sell *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |

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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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To a farmer whose donkey had died the day before, and who needed help badly

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e2:o1:1
# text = To a farmer whose donkey had died the day before, and who needed help badly
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	before	before	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	14	nsubj	_	_
14	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
15	help	help	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
16	badly	badly	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	14	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past · perfect | donkey |  |  |  | day | to a farmer; before *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 2 | **need** | past |  | help |  |  |  | badly *property* | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot help=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To a rich farmer whose donkey had died the week before in a terrible storm at sea

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e2:o2:1
# text = To a rich farmer whose donkey had died the week before in a terrible storm at sea
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
3	rich	rich	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	4	amod	_	_
4	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
5	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
7	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl:unmarked	_	_
11	before	before	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	15	amod	_	_
15	storm	storm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	sea	sea	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past · perfect | donkey |  |  |  | week | to a rich farmer; in a terrible storm at sea; before *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.patient V PP.attribute»: agent=Patient in storm=Attribute |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To a miller who needed a strong donkey

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e2:o3:1
# text = To a miller who needed a strong donkey
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	miller	miller	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	needed	need	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	strong	strong	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **need** | past | a miller | a strong donkey |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP ADV»: agent=Pivot donkey=Theme |

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

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To a farmer whose donkey had died the day before

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1408-pg500-part21:e2:o4:1
# text = To a farmer whose donkey had died the day before
1	To	to	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
4	whose	whose	PRON	WP$	Poss=Yes|PronType=Rel	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	died	die	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
10	before	before	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **die** | past · perfect | donkey |  |  |  | day | to a farmer; before *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

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