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description: Which action did Kari perform in order to pass the trial, as recorded in the account? Exam question 2 of lesson 1550 «Tales from the Fjeld, Kari Woodengown: the golden shoe and the wedding» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and of e
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# Exam question 2 · Tales from the Fjeld, Kari Woodengown: the golden shoe and…

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Which action did Kari perform in order to pass the trial, as recorded in the account?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 4 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** action · **What happens:** perform, pass, record · **To what, where:** trial, account

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1550 «Tales from the Fjeld, Kari Woodengown: the golden shoe and the wedding» 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/1550-pg540-part47/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:e2:1
# text = Which action did Kari perform in order to pass the trial, as recorded in the account?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
4	Kari	Kari	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	perform	perform	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	9	mark	_	_
7	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	fixed	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	pass	pass	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	5	advcl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	trial	trial	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	recorded	record	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	conj	_	_
15	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	account	account	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **perform** | past · do-support | which action |  |  |  |  |  | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive | which action *not said here* | the trial |  |  |  |  | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme trial=Trajectory |
| 3 | **record** | participle | which action *not said here* |  |  | the account |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in account=Destination |

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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}

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She prayed at the church and then fitted the shoe onto her foot with ease and great joy

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:e2:o1:1
# text = She prayed at the church and then fitted the shoe onto her foot with ease and great joy
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	prayed	pray	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	at	at	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	church	church	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	advmod	_	_
8	fitted	fit	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	ease	ease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
16	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
17	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	18	amod	_	_
18	joy	joy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pray** | past | She |  |  | the church |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot |
| 2 | **fit** | past | She *not said here* | the shoe |  | her foot | then | with ease and great joy | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme onto foot=Destination |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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She slid the shoe onto her foot quickly

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:e2:o2:1
# text = She slid the shoe onto her foot quickly
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	slid	slide	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	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **slide** | past | She | the shoe |  | her foot |  | quickly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme onto foot=Trajectory |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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She fitted the shoe onto her bleeding foot, having cut off a slice of her heel first

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:e2:o3:1
# text = She fitted the shoe onto her bleeding foot, having cut off a slice of her heel first
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fitted	fit	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	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
7	bleeding	bleeding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
10	having	have	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
11	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
12	off	off	ADP	RP	_	11	compound:prt	_	_
13	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	slice	slice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
15	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	heel	heel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod	_	_
18	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | past | She | the shoe |  | her bleeding foot |  |  | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme onto foot=Destination |
| 2 | **have** | gerund | She *not said here* | a cut slice of her heel |  |  |  | first *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent slice=Patient |
| 3 | **cut off** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 4 | **slice** |  |  | her heel |  |  |  |  | nom slice «possession transitive»: of=patient |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

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She fitted the shoe onto her foot with ease

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1550-pg540-part47:e2:o4:1
# text = She fitted the shoe onto her foot with ease
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	fitted	fit	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	shoe	shoe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	onto	onto	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	foot	foot	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	ease	ease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fit** | past | She | the shoe |  | her foot |  | with ease | vn funnel-9.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent shoe=Theme onto foot=Destination |

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