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title: Identify the material from which the walls of the second castle were… — White Cat, Princess Felicia: a magic w… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the material from which the walls of the second castle were constructed. Exam question 3 of lesson 1450 «White Cat, Princess Felicia: a magic wedding and a palace for Bruno» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of each opt
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# Exam question 3 · White Cat, Princess Felicia: a magic wedding and a palace…

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Identify the material from which the walls of the second castle were constructed.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, construct · **To what, where:** material, walls

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1450 «White Cat, Princess Felicia: a magic wedding and a palace for Bruno» 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/1450-pg503-part37/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1450-pg503-part37:e3:1
# text = Identify the material from which the walls of the second castle were constructed.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	material	material	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	from	from	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	13	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	11	amod	_	_
11	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
12	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	constructed	construct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the material |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent material=Theme |
| 2 | **construct** | past · passive |  | the walls of the second castle |  | the material |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP PP.material»: subject=Result from which=Material |

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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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Gold covered with carbuncles and precious stones of every colour

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1450-pg503-part37:e3:o1:1
# text = Gold covered with carbuncles and precious stones of every colour
1	Gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	carbuncles	carbuncle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	precious	precious	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	stones	stone	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	conj	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	10	det	_	_
10	colour	colour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cover** | participle |  | Gold *not said here* |  |  |  | with carbuncles and precious stones of every colour | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with carbuncle=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Polished silver painted with blue flowers

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1450-pg503-part37:e3:o2:1
# text = Polished silver painted with blue flowers
1	Polished	polish	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	amod	_	_
2	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	blue	blue	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **polish** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn butter-9.9 «NP V NP.destination»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **paint** | participle | Polished silver |  |  |  |  | with blue flowers | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.destination PP.theme»: agent=Agent with flower=Theme |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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Fine porcelain painted in delicate colours

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1450-pg503-part37:e3:o3:1
# text = Fine porcelain painted in delicate colours
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	porcelain	porcelain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	painted	paint	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	delicate	delicate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	colours	colour	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **paint** | participle |  | Fine porcelain *not said here* |  | delicate colours |  |  | vn image\_impression-25.1 «NP V NP.theme PP.destination»: agent=Agent in colour=Destination |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Fine porcelain decorated with silver rivers and carbuncle lights throughout the hall

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1450-pg503-part37:e3:o4:1
# text = Fine porcelain decorated with silver rivers and carbuncle lights throughout the hall
1	Fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	porcelain	porcelain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	decorated	decorate	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl	_	_
4	with	with	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	compound	_	_
6	rivers	river	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	carbuncle	carbuncle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	lights	light	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	conj	_	_
10	throughout	throughout	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	hall	hall	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **decorate** | participle |  | Fine porcelain *not said here* |  |  | throughout the hall | with silver rivers and carbuncle lights | vn illustrate-25.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with river=Theme |

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