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title: Which of the following describes the lady's use of the three gifts i… — Scottish Fairy Tales, The Black Bull o… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following describes the lady's use of the three gifts in the washerwife's house? Exam question 1 of lesson 1502 «Scottish Fairy Tales, The Black Bull of Norroway, the lady's wanderings and the Red Etin's beginning: the lady wins the knight back and the Red Etin's tale starts» of the boo
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# Exam question 1 · Scottish Fairy Tales, The Black Bull of Norroway, the lady…

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Which of the following describes the lady's use of the three gifts in the washerwife's house?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** lady · **What happens:** follow, describe, use · **To what, where:** use, three gifts

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1502 «Scottish Fairy Tales, The Black Bull of Norroway, the lady's wanderings and the Red Etin's beginning: the lady wins the knight back and the Red Etin's tale starts» 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/1502-pg503-part89/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e1:1
# text = Which of the following describes the lady's use of the three gifts in the washerwife's house?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	obj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	describes	describe	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	lady	lady	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	use	use	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	13	nummod	_	_
13	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	washerwife	washerwife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	's	's	PART	POS	_	16	case	_	_
18	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	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 | **describe** | present |  | the lady's use of the three gifts in the washerwife's house |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **use** |  | the lady | the three gifts in the washerwife's house |  |  |  |  | nom use «act transitive»: poss=agent 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She broke each of the three gifts to obtain jewels, which she used to purchase nights with the knight while he slept under the drug

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e1:o1:1
# text = She broke each of the three gifts to obtain jewels, which she used to purchase nights with the knight while he slept under the drug
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	gifts	gift	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
10	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	14	obj	_	_
13	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	nsubj	_	_
14	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	acl:relcl	_	_
15	to	to	PART	TO	_	16	mark	_	_
16	purchase	purchase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	14	xcomp	_	_
17	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	obj	_	_
18	with	with	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
20	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	23	mark	_	_
22	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	_
23	slept	sleep	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	16	advcl	_	_
24	under	under	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
25	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
26	drug	drug	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | She | each |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer each=Patient |
| 2 | **obtain** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | jewels |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset jewel=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | past | she | jewels |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **purchase** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  | night | with the knight | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |
| 5 | **sleep** | past | he |  |  | the drug |  |  | vn snooze-40.4-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She broke each gift to obtain jewels, which she used to purchase nights with the knight

<!-- fold The tree, 16 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e1:o2:1
# text = She broke each gift to obtain jewels, which she used to purchase nights with the knight
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	obtain	obtain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
9	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obj	_	_
10	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
11	used	use	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	acl:relcl	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	purchase	purchase	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	xcomp	_	_
14	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	obj	_	_
15	with	with	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **break** | past | She | each gift |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer gift=Patient |
| 2 | **obtain** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | jewels |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset jewel=Theme |
| 3 | **use** | past | she | jewels |  |  |  |  | vn use-105.1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent which=Theme clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **purchase** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  |  | night | with the knight | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Having broken each gift, she bartered the jewels for nights with the knight and later married him in the castle at dawn

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e1:o3:1
# text = Having broken each gift, she bartered the jewels for nights with the knight and later married him in the castle at dawn
1	Having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	advcl	_	_
2	broken	break	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	amod	_	_
3	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	1	punct	_	_
6	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	bartered	barter	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	for	for	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	later	late	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	17	advmod	_	_
17	married	marry	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	conj	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	in	in	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
22	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **have** | gerund | she *not said here* | each broken gift |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent gift=Patient |
| 2 | **break** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **barter** | past | she | the jewels |  |  | night | with the knight | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent jewel=Theme with knight=Co-Agent |
| 4 | **marry** | past | she *not said here* | him *= he* |  | the castle | dawn | late *property* | vn amalgamate-22.2-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Patient |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She cracked every gift to gain treasure, then traded jewels for the knight's favour

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1502-pg503-part89:e1:o4:1
# text = She cracked every gift to gain treasure, then traded jewels for the knight's favour
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	cracked	crack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	gain	gain	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
7	treasure	treasure	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	traded	trade	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
11	jewels	jewel	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	's	's	PART	POS	_	14	case	_	_
16	favour	favour	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **crack** | past | She | every gift |  |  |  |  | vn sound\_emission-43.2 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location gift=Theme |
| 2 | **gain** | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | treasure |  |  |  |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent treasure=Theme |
| 3 | **trade** | past | She *not said here* | jewels |  |  | then | for the knight's favour | vn exchange-13.6.1 «NP V NP PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent jewel=Theme for favour=Co-Theme |
| 4 | **favour** |  | the knight |  |  |  |  |  | nom favour «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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