--- title: Which statement correctly describes the manner in which the Ogre det… — Perrault's Popular Tales, Little Thumb… · tree and pragmatics description: Which statement correctly describes the manner in which the Ogre detected the presence of the children? Exam question 1 of lesson 1468 «Perrault's Popular Tales, Little Thumb, part 55: lost again, the children reach the ogre's house» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1468-pg503-part55/e1/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [questions](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/) / [Books](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/) / [Perrault's Popular Tales, Little Thumb…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1468-pg503-part55/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · Perrault's Popular Tales, Little Thumb, part 55: lost agai… Which statement correctly describes the manner in which the Ogre detected the presence of the children? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** statement, Ogre · **What happens:** describe, detect · **To what, where:** manner, presence This is exam question 1 of lesson 1468 «Perrault's Popular Tales, Little Thumb, part 55: lost again, the children reach the ogre's house» 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/1468-pg503-part55/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1468-pg503-part55:e1:1 # text = Which statement correctly describes the manner in which the Ogre detected the presence of the children? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 statement statement NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 3 correctly correctly ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 4 describes describe VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 11 obl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 Ogre Ogre PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ _ 11 detected detect VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 presence presence NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 17 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **describe** | present | which statement | the manner | | | | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent manner=Theme | | 2 | **detect** | past | the Ogre | the presence of the children | | the manner | | | vn see-30.1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer presence=Stimulus | 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} He sniffed the air and declared that he smelt fresh meat ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1468-pg503-part55:e1:o1:1 # text = He sniffed the air and declared that he smelt fresh meat 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sniffed sniff VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 declared declare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 smelt smelt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ 10 fresh fresh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sniff** | past | He | the air | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme | | 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **smelt** | past | he | fresh meat | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 2 {#o2} He sniffed the air and declared that he smelt fresh meat nearby ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1468-pg503-part55:e1:o2:1 # text = He sniffed the air and declared that he smelt fresh meat nearby 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sniffed sniff VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 declared declare VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 smelt smelt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ 10 fresh fresh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 meat meat NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 nearby nearby ADV RB _ 11 advmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sniff** | past | He | the air | | | | | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme | | 2 | **declare** *speech: other* | past | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **smelt** | past | he | fresh meat | | | | | tree rules | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He sniffed the air hard and said he could smell someone living in the house ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1468-pg503-part55:e1:o3:1 # text = He sniffed the air hard and said he could smell someone living in the house 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 sniffed sniff VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 air air NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 hard hard ADV RB Degree=Pos 2 advmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 7 cc _ _ 7 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 9 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 10 smell smell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 ccomp _ _ 11 someone someone PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 10 obj _ _ 12 living live VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 11 acl _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sniff** | past | He | the air | | | | hard *property* | vn nonverbal\_expression-40.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent air=Theme | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | He *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **smell** | could | he | someone | | | | | vn see-30.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer someone=Stimulus | | 4 | **live** | gerund | | | | the house | | | vn lodge-46 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in house=Location | ### Option 4 {#o4} He listened and heard small voices ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1468-pg503-part55:e1:o4:1 # text = He listened and heard small voices 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 listened listen VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 5 small small ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 6 amod _ _ 6 voices voice NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **listen** | past | He | | | | | | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **hear** | past | He *not said here* | small voices | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer voice=Stimulus | **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. 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