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title: What was the nature of the girl's obligation on the second day, and… — Grimm, Cinderella, part 30: three feas… · tree and pragmatics
description: What was the nature of the girl's obligation on the second day, and by what means did she accomplish it? Exam question 2 of lesson 1533 «Grimm, Cinderella, part 30: three feasts, three tasks and a lost ring, slipper and circlet» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 2 · Grimm, Cinderella, part 30: three feasts, three tasks and…

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What was the nature of the girl's obligation on the second day, and by what means did she accomplish it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** nature, girl · **What happens:** be, mean, accomplish, obligate · **To what, where:** nature, obligation · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1533 «Grimm, Cinderella, part 30: three feasts, three tasks and a lost ring, slipper and circlet» 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/1533-pg540-part30/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1533-pg540-part30:e2:1
# text = What was the nature of the girl's obligation on the second day, and by what means did she accomplish it?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	4	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	girl	girl	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	's	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	obligation	obligation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	_
10	on	on	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	13	amod	_	_
13	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
16	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	what	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	18	nsubj	_	_
18	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
19	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
20	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	nsubj	_	_
21	accomplish	accomplish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	ccomp	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the nature |  |  |  | of the girl's obligation on the second day | tree rules |
| 2 | **mean** | present | the nature |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **accomplish** | past · do-support | girl | obligation |  |  |  |  | vn complete-55.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |
| 4 | **obligate** |  | the girl |  |  |  | on the second day |  | nom obligation «act transitive»: poss=agent on=obl |

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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 {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She picked hemp seed out of the ash using a stick from the birch tree

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1533-pg540-part30:e2:o1:1
# text = She picked hemp seed out of the ash using a stick from the birch tree
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	picked	pick	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hemp	hemp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	out	out	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	ash	ash	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	using	use	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	stick	stick	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	birch	birch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pick** | past | She | hemp seed |  | the ash |  |  | vn chew-39.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Patient |
| 2 | **use** | gerund | She *not said here* | a stick |  | the birch tree |  |  | vn eat-39.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent stick=Patient |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch, as her mother had instructed her from the grave, and the birds helped her finish

<!-- fold The tree, 30 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1533-pg540-part30:e2:o2:1
# text = She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch, as her mother had instructed her from the grave, and the birds helped her finish
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hemp	hemp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	striking	strike	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	birch	birch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
17	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	21	mark	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	nsubj:pass	_	_
20	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	21	aux	_	_
21	instructed	instruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	parataxis	_	_
22	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
23	from	from	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	birds	bird	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	30	nsubj	_	_
30	helped	help	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
31	her	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	_
32	finish	finish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	30	xcomp	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past | She | hemp seed |  | the ashes |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme |
| 2 | **strike** | gerund | She *not said here* | the hearth |  |  |  | with a birch branch | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hearth=Patient with branch=Instrument |
| 3 | **instruct** *speech: other* | past · perfect · passive |  | her mother |  | the grave |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **help** | past | the birds | her *= she* |  |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Agent she=Beneficiary clause=Theme |
| 5 | **finish** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1533-pg540-part30:e2:o3:1
# text = She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hemp	hemp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	striking	strike	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	birch	birch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past | She | hemp seed |  | the ashes |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme |
| 2 | **strike** | gerund | She *not said here* | the hearth |  |  |  | with a birch branch | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hearth=Patient with branch=Instrument |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch and calling on her mother at the grave

<!-- fold The tree, 23 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1533-pg540-part30:e2:o4:1
# text = She sorted hemp seed from the ashes by striking the hearth with a birch branch and calling on her mother at the grave
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	sorted	sort	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	hemp	hemp	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	compound	_	_
4	seed	seed	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	ashes	ash	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	by	by	SCONJ	IN	_	9	mark	_	_
9	striking	strike	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hearth	hearth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
14	birch	birch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	compound	_	_
15	branch	branch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
17	calling	call	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	9	conj	_	_
18	on	on	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
19	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	_
20	mother	mother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **sort** | past | She | hemp seed |  | the ashes |  |  | vn classify-29.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent seed=Theme |
| 2 | **strike** | gerund | She *not said here* | the hearth |  |  |  | with a birch branch | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent hearth=Patient with branch=Instrument |
| 3 | **call** | gerund | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | on her mother; at the grave | vn animal\_sounds-38 «NP V PP.stimulus»: agent=Agent at grave=Stimulus |

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