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description: Describe the action that Titty undertook when she was instructed to fill the milk-can. Exam question 4 of lesson 1564 «Orange Fairy Book, Prince Désiré and Princess Zizi, part 61: the last orange holds a thirsty canary, then Titty comes to the well» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with
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# Exam question 4 · Orange Fairy Book, Prince Désiré and Princess Zizi, part 6…

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Describe the action that Titty undertook when she was instructed to fill the milk-can.

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you, Titty · **What happens:** describe, undertake, instruct, fill · **To what, where:** action, Titty

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This is exam question 4 of lesson 1564 «Orange Fairy Book, Prince Désiré and Princess Zizi, part 61: the last orange holds a thirsty canary, then Titty comes to the well» 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/1564-pg540-part61/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:e4:1
# text = Describe the action that Titty undertook when she was instructed to fill the milk-can.
1	Describe	describe	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
5	Titty	Titty	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
6	undertook	undertake	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	acl:relcl	_	_
7	when	when	ADV	WRB	PronType=Int	10	advmod	_	_
8	she	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	10	aux:pass	_	_
10	instructed	instruct	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	12	mark	_	_
12	fill	fill	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	xcomp	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
14	milk	milk	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	14	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | imperative | you *not said here* | the action |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent action=Theme |
| 2 | **undertake** | past | Titty | the action *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent action=Eventuality |
| 3 | **instruct** *speech: other* | past · passive |  | Titty |  |  |  |  | vn advise-37.9-1 «NP V NP how S\_INF»: subject=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 4 | **fill** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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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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She stooped over the well and tried to draw water, but the can slipped from her hands and sank to the bottom

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:e4:o1:1
# text = She stooped over the well and tried to draw water, but the can slipped from her hands and sank to the bottom
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stooped	stoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	tried	try	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	draw	draw	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	15	parataxis	_	_
15	slipped	slip	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	parataxis	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	_
18	hands	hand	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
19	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	20	cc	_	_
20	sank	sink	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
22	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	23	det	_	_
23	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stoop** | past | She |  |  | the well |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over well=Location |
| 2 | **try** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **draw** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | She *not said here* | water |  |  |  |  | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=Theme |
| 4 | **slip** | past |  |  |  |  |  | from her hands | vn split-23.2 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient from hand=Co-Patient |
| 5 | **sink** | past | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the bottom | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stooped over the well, but the can sank to the bottom

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:e4:o2:1
# text = She stooped over the well, but the can sank to the bottom
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stooped	stoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
7	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	10	aux	_	_
10	sank	sank	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	advcl	_	_
11	to	to	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	bottom	bottom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stoop** | past | She |  |  | the well |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over well=Location |
| 2 | **sank** | can | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  | to the bottom | tree rules |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She leaned over the well and the can fell in

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:e4:o3:1
# text = She leaned over the well and the can fell in
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	leaned	learn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	well	well	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	can	can	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
9	fell	fall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
10	in	in	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **learn** | past | She |  |  | the well |  |  | vn learn-14-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fall in** | can | She *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She stooped over the river but the pitcher broke

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1564-pg540-part61:e4:o4:1
# text = She stooped over the river but the pitcher broke
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stooped	stoop	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	over	over	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pitcher	pitcher	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	_
9	broke	break	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **stoop** | past | She |  |  | the river |  |  | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent over river=Location |
| 2 | **break** | past | the pitcher |  |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Patient |

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