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# Exam question 3 · Grimm's Household Tales, The Three Little Men in the Wood:…

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Which of the following correctly states the sentence imposed by the King upon the wicked stepmother and her daughter for their crimes?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** stepmother · **What happens:** follow, state, impose, incriminate · **To what, where:** sentence

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This is exam question 3 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/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly states the sentence imposed by the King upon the wicked stepmother and her daughter for their crimes?
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	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	states	state	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	sentence	sentence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	imposed	impose	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obl:agent	_	_
13	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	stepmother	stepmother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
17	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
18	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
19	daughter	daughter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	conj	_	_
20	for	for	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	crimes	crime	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	16	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	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 | **state** *speech: other* | present |  | the sentence |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent sentence=Topic |
| 3 | **impose** | participle |  | the sentence *not said here* |  |  |  | upon the wicked stepmother for stepmother's crimes and her daughter | vn enforce-63 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **incriminate** |  | stepmother |  |  |  |  |  | nom crime «act transitive»: poss=agent |

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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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Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails and iron bands, which was rolled down the hill into the river while the whole court watched in silence and horror

<!-- fold The tree, 29 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e3:o1:1
# text = Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails and iron bands, which was rolled down the hill into the river while the whole court watched in silence and horror
1	Confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	lined	line	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	iron	iron	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	bands	band	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
13	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	15	nsubj:pass	_	_
14	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	15	aux:pass	_	_
15	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
16	down	down	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
19	into	into	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	_
22	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	25	mark	_	_
23	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
24	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	25	amod	_	_
25	court	court	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	parataxis	_	_
26	watched	watch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	25	acl	_	_
27	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
28	silence	silence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	26	obl	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	horror	horror	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	28	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | participle · passive |  | Confinement in a barrel |  |  |  | with sharp nails and iron bands | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with nail=Theme |
| 2 | **roll down** | past · passive |  | sharp nails and iron bands |  | the river |  | down the hill | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme hill=Result |
| 3 | **watch** | participle |  | the whole court *not said here* |  | silence and horror |  |  | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in silence=Location |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails, which was rolled down the hill into the river

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e3:o2:1
# text = Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails, which was rolled down the hill into the river
1	Confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj:pass	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	lined	line	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	down	down	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	into	into	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | participle · passive |  | Confinement in a barrel |  |  |  | with sharp nails | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Destination with nail=Theme |
| 2 | **roll down** | past · passive |  | sharp nails |  | the river |  | down the hill | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme hill=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails, which was rolled down the steep hill into the cold river at dawn before the entire kingdom and all its nobles

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e3:o3:1
# text = Confinement in a barrel lined with sharp nails, which was rolled down the steep hill into the cold river at dawn before the entire kingdom and all its nobles
1	Confinement	confinement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	barrel	barrel	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	_
5	lined	line	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	with	with	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	sharp	sharp	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	nails	nail	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
10	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	rolled	roll	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl:relcl	_	_
13	down	down	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	steep	steep	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
16	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	into	into	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	cold	cold	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nmod	_	_
23	before	before	ADP	IN	_	26	case	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	26	det	_	_
25	entire	entire	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	26	amod	_	_
26	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
28	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	30	det:predet	_	_
29	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	30	nmod:poss	_	_
30	nobles	noble	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **line** | participle |  | a barrel *not said here* |  |  |  | with sharp nails | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent with nail=Theme |
| 2 | **roll down** | past · passive |  | sharp nails |  | the cold river at dawn | before the entire kingdom | down the steep hill | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP ADJ.result»: subject=Theme hill=Result |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Banishment to a distant forest, where she was left to wander alone in the snow for ever

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1559-pg540-part56:e3:o4:1
# text = Banishment to a distant forest, where she was left to wander alone in the snow for ever
1	Banishment	banishment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	distant	distant	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	10	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	wander	wander	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	alone	alone	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	snow	snow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
17	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	ever	ever	ADV	RB	PronType=Ind	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **leave** | past · passive |  | she |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wander** | to-infinitive | she *not said here* |  |  | the snow |  | alone *property* | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in snow=Trajectory |

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