--- title: Which of the following accurately identifies the agent by whom the Q… — Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Lit… · tree and pragmatics description: Which of the following accurately identifies the agent by whom the Queen was restored to her husband after her removal from the bed? Exam question 2 of lesson 1559 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood: a kind girl and a rude girl get very different gifts» of the books course of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1559-pg540-part56/e2/) [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/) / [Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Lit…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1559-pg540-part56/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood:… Which of the following accurately identifies the agent by whom the Queen was restored to her husband after her removal from the bed? **Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Queen · **What happens:** follow, identify, restore, remove · **To what, where:** agent, Queen, husband, bed This is exam question 2 of lesson 1559 «Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood: a kind girl and a rude girl get very different gifts» 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/1559-pg540-part56/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e2:1 # text = Which of the following accurately identifies the agent by whom the Queen was restored to her husband after her removal from the bed? 1 Which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 2 of of SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 6 nsubj _ _ 5 accurately accurately ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 6 identifies identify VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 agent agent NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 by by ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 obl _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 restored restore VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 10 acl:relcl _ _ 15 to to 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 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 18 after after 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 removal removal NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 21 from from ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 24 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | 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 | **identify** | present | | the agent | | | | accurately *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent agent=Theme | | 3 | **restore** | past · passive | | the Queen | Queen's husband | | after Queen's removal from the bed | | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: subject=Theme to husband=Recipient | | 4 | **remove** | | Queen | | | the bed | | | nom removal «act transitive»: poss=agent from=place | 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} A toad which assumed the Queen's shape, discovered by the cook ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e2:o1:1 # text = A toad which assumed the Queen's shape, discovered by the cook 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 toad toad NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 assumed assume VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 shape shape NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 discovered discover VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 cook cook NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assume** | past | a toad | the Queen's shape | | | | | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme | | 2 | **discover** | participle | | a toad *not said here* | | | | by the cook | vn discover-84-1 «NP V PP.topic S\_ING»: agent=Agent | ### Option 2 {#o2} A duck which assumed the Queen's shape after the stepmother's plot failed, reported by the scullion, the cook, and the youngest servant to the King ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e2:o2:1 # text = A duck which assumed the Queen's shape after the stepmother's plot failed, reported by the scullion, the cook, and the youngest servant to the King 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 duck duck NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 assumed assume VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 shape shape NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 9 after after SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 stepmother stepmother NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 12 's 's PART POS _ 11 case _ _ 13 plot plot NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 14 failed fail VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 16 reported report VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 17 by by ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 scullion scullion NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 20 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 cook cook NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 conj _ SpaceAfter=No 23 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 25 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 26 youngest young ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 27 amod _ _ 27 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 conj _ _ 28 to to ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assume** | past | a duck and the youngest servant to the King | the Queen's shape | | | | | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme | | 2 | **fail** | past | the stepmother's plot | | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **report** | participle | | a duck and the youngest servant to the King *not said here* | | | | by the scullion and the cook | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **plot** | | the stepmother | | | | | | nom plot «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} A duck which assumed the Queen's shape and swam up the gutter every night, reported by the scullion to the King at dawn ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e2:o3:1 # text = A duck which assumed the Queen's shape and swam up the gutter every night, reported by the scullion to the King at dawn 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 duck duck NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 assumed assume VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 shape shape NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 swam swim VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 up up ADP RP _ 10 compound:prt _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 gutter gutter NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 14 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 15 det _ _ 15 night night NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl:unmarked _ SpaceAfter=No 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 reported report VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 18 by by ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 scullion scullion NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 21 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 King King PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nmod _ _ 24 at at ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 dawn dawn NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assume** | past | a duck | the Queen's shape | | | | | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme | | 2 | **swim up** | past | a duck *not said here* | the gutter | | | night | | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme gutter=Trajectory | | 3 | **report** | participle | | a duck *not said here* | | | dawn | by the scullion to the King | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} A duck which assumed the Queen's shape, reported by the scullion ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e2:o4:1 # text = A duck which assumed the Queen's shape, reported by the scullion 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 duck duck NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 assumed assume VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 Queen Queen PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod:poss _ SpaceAfter=No 7 's 's PART POS _ 6 case _ _ 8 shape shape NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 reported report VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 acl _ _ 11 by by ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 scullion scullion NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assume** | past | a duck | the Queen's shape | | | | | vn adopt-93.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent shape=Theme | | 2 | **report** | participle | | a duck *not said here* | | | | by the scullion | vn characterize-29.2-1-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | **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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