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description: Which object did the elder brother entrust to the youngest, and for what purpose was it intended? Exam question 4 of lesson 1503 «Scottish Fairy Tales, The Red Etin, part 90: the youngest brother gets a magic wand, beats the Etin and frees the king's daughter» of the books course of Mova's primary s
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# Exam question 4 · Scottish Fairy Tales, The Red Etin, part 90: the youngest…

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Which object did the elder brother entrust to the youngest, and for what purpose was it intended?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** object · **What happens:** do, entrust, intend · **To what, where:** elder brother, youngest, purpose

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1503 «Scottish Fairy Tales, The Red Etin, part 90: the youngest brother gets a magic wand, beats the Etin and frees the king's daughter» 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/1503-pg503-part90/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1503-pg503-part90:e4:1
# text = Which object did the elder brother entrust to the youngest, and for what purpose was it intended?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	elder	elder	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	amod	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
7	entrust	entrust	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	xcomp	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	for	for	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	parataxis	_	_
15	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
16	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	18	aux:pass	_	_
17	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
18	intended	intend	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past | which object | the elder brother |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **entrust** | infinitive | which object *not said here* |  | the youngest |  |  |  | vn fulfilling-13.4.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent to young=Recipient |
| 3 | **intend** | past · passive |  | purpose |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic |

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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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A knife, to indicate to the youngest whether the owner of it remained in good health and safe

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1503-pg503-part90:e4:o1:1
# text = A knife, to indicate to the youngest whether the owner of it remained in good health and safe
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	indicate	indicate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	youngest	young	ADJ	JJS	Degree=Sup	5	obl	_	_
9	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nsubj	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nmod	_	_
14	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	advcl	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	good	good	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	health	health	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | to-infinitive | a knife |  |  |  |  | to the youngest | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to young=Experiencer |
| 2 | **remain** | past | the owner of knife |  |  | good health |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in health=Location |

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

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A knife, to indicate whether the owner remained well

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1503-pg503-part90:e4:o2:1
# text = A knife, to indicate whether the owner remained well
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	indicate	indicate	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	remained	remain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **indicate** | to-infinitive | a knife |  |  |  |  |  | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Pivot clause=Topic |
| 2 | **remain** | past | the owner |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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A knife, to show if the owner was alive

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1503-pg503-part90:e4:o3:1
# text = A knife, to show if the owner was alive
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	show	show	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	10	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	cop	_	_
10	alive	alive	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	ccomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **show** | to-infinitive | a knife |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | past | the owner |  |  |  |  | alive *property* | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A knife, to tell whether the owner stayed well and safe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1503-pg503-part90:e4:o4:1
# text = A knife, to tell whether the owner stayed well and safe
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knife	knife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	whether	whether	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	owner	owner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	stayed	stay	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	ccomp	_	_
10	well	well	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	9	advmod	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	safe	safe	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **tell** *speech: assert* | to-infinitive | a knife |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **stay** | past | the owner |  |  |  |  | well *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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