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title: Which of the following statements, concerning the Scarecrow's wish t… — Oz, The Scarecrow, part 4: Dorothy mee… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following statements, concerning the Scarecrow's wish to acquire intelligence, is accurate according to the passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 1589 «Oz, The Scarecrow, part 4: Dorothy meets a talking Scarecrow who wants brains and joins her on the yellow brick road» of the books course 
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# Exam question 1 · Oz, The Scarecrow, part 4: Dorothy meets a talking Scarecr…

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Which of the following statements, concerning the Scarecrow's wish to acquire intelligence, is accurate according to the passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** following statements, Scarecrow · **What happens:** follow, concern, acquire, be, accord, wish · **To what, where:** intelligence

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1589 «Oz, The Scarecrow, part 4: Dorothy meets a talking Scarecrow who wants brains and joins her on the yellow brick road» 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/1589-pg55-part4/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1589-pg55-part4:e1:1
# text = Which of the following statements, concerning the Scarecrow's wish to acquire intelligence, is accurate according to the passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	amod	_	_
5	statements	statement	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	concerning	concern	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	11	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	Scarecrow	Scarecrow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	wish	wish	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	parataxis	_	_
12	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
13	acquire	acquire	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	acl	_	_
14	intelligence	intelligence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
16	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	17	cop	_	_
17	accurate	accurate	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	_
18	according	accord	VERB	VBG	ExtPos=ADP|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	21	case	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	18	fixed	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	17	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 | **concern** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **acquire** | to-infinitive | the following statements *not said here* | intelligence |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset intelligence=Theme |
| 4 | **is** | present | the following statements |  |  |  |  | accord the passage; accurate *property* | tree rules |
| 5 | **accord** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 6 | **wish** |  | the Scarecrow |  |  |  |  |  | nom wish «feeling intransitive»: 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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He expects Oz to send him back to the cornfield soon

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1589-pg55-part4:e1:o1:1
# text = He expects Oz to send him back to the cornfield soon
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	expects	expect	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Oz	Oz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
4	to	to	PART	TO	_	5	mark	_	_
5	send	send	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	cornfield	cornfield	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	soon	soon	ADV	RB	Degree=Pos	5	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **expect** | present | He | Oz |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **send back** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | Oz *not said here* | Oz |  | the cornfield |  | soon *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to cornfield=Destination |

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

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He hopes Oz will grant him brains

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1589-pg55-part4:e1:o2:1
# text = He hopes Oz will grant him brains
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hopes	hope	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Oz	Oz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	brains	brain	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **grant** | future | Oz | brains | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal brain=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He wants to leave the field

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1589-pg55-part4:e1:o3:1
# text = He wants to leave the field
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	wants	want	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	PART	TO	_	4	mark	_	_
4	leave	leave	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	xcomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	field	field	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **want** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **leave** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | He *not said here* | the field |  |  |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent field=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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He hopes Oz will grant him courage

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1589-pg55-part4:e1:o4:1
# text = He hopes Oz will grant him courage
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	hopes	hope	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	Oz	Oz	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
4	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
5	grant	grant	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
6	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	courage	courage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hope** | present | He |  |  |  |  |  | vn long-32.2 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 2 | **grant** | future | Oz | courage | him *= he* |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent he=Goal courage=Theme |

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**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. Elamur Cosmic License.

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