--- title: Concerning the Witch of the East, which of the following statements… — Oz, The Council with the Munchkins, pa… · tree and pragmatics description: Concerning the Witch of the East, which of the following statements is accurate? Exam question 2 of lesson 1587 «Oz, The Council with the Munchkins, part 2: Dorothy meets the Munchkins after the house lands on the Wicked Witch» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1587-pg55-part2/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/) / [Oz, The Council with the Munchkins, pa…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1587-pg55-part2/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Oz, The Council with the Munchkins, part 2: Dorothy meets… Concerning the Witch of the East, which of the following statements is accurate? **Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Witch · **What happens:** concern, follow, be This is exam question 2 of lesson 1587 «Oz, The Council with the Munchkins, part 2: Dorothy meets the Munchkins after the house lands on the Wicked Witch» 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/1587-pg55-part2/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1587-pg55-part2:e2:1 # text = Concerning the Witch of the East, which of the following statements is accurate? 1 Concerning concern VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 14 case _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Witch Witch PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 East East PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 8 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 14 nsubj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 11 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 12 amod _ _ 12 statements statement NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl _ _ 13 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 cop _ _ 14 accurate accurate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **concern** | gerund | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **follow** | gerund | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **is** | present | the Witch of the East | | | | | of the following statements; accurate *property* | tree rules | 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} She had ruled the Quadlings with harsh rule for years ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1587-pg55-part2:e2:o1:1 # text = She had ruled the Quadlings with harsh rule for years 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 ruled rule VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Quadlings quadling NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 harsh harsh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 amod _ _ 8 rule rule NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 9 for for ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rule** | past · perfect | She | the Quadlings | | | year | with harsh rule | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent quadling=Theme | ### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2} She had kept the Munchkins happy for many years ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1587-pg55-part2:e2:o2:1 # text = She had kept the Munchkins happy for many years 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Munchkins Munchkin PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 3 obl:agent _ _ 6 happy happy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 9 amod _ _ 9 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **keep** | past · perfect | She | | | | year | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | ### Option 3 {#o3} She freed the Munchkins from bondage ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1587-pg55-part2:e2:o3:1 # text = She freed the Munchkins from bondage 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 freed free 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 Munchkins munchkin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obj _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 bondage bondage NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **free** | past | She | the Munchkins | | bondage | | | vn free-10.6.3-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Causer munchkin=Source | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} She had held the Munchkins in bondage for years ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1587-pg55-part2:e2:o4:1 # text = She had held the Munchkins in bondage for years 1 She she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 2 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 aux _ _ 3 held hold VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 Munchkins munchkin NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 6 in in ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 bondage bondage NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 8 for for ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hold** | past · perfect | She | the Munchkins | | bondage | year | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent munchkin=Theme in bondage=Location | **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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