--- title: From what material did the old crow assert that the Scarecrow had be… — Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 5… · tree and pragmatics description: From what material did the old crow assert that the Scarecrow had been constructed? Exam question 2 of lesson 1590 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 5: the Scarecrow longs for brains, and the Tin Woodman is freed from rust» 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/1590-pg55-part5/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 Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 5…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1590-pg55-part5/) / e2 # Exam question 2 · Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 5: the Scarecrow long… From what material did the old crow assert that the Scarecrow had been constructed? **Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** old crow · **What happens:** assert, construct · **To what, where:** Scarecrow This is exam question 2 of lesson 1590 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 5: the Scarecrow longs for brains, and the Tin Woodman is freed from rust» 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/1590-pg55-part5/#e2). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1590-pg55-part5:e2:1 # text = From what material did the old crow assert that the Scarecrow had been constructed? 1 From from ADP IN _ 2 case _ _ 2 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 8 obl _ _ 3 material material NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 4 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 6 old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 7 amod _ _ 7 crow crow NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 8 assert assert VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 Scarecrow scarecrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 12 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 13 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 constructed construct VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 advcl _ SpaceAfter=No 15 ? ? PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **assert** | past · do-support | the old crow | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **construct** | past · perfect · passive | | the Scarecrow | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1} Straw ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1590-pg55-part5:e2:o1:1 # text = Straw 1 Straw straw NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 2 {#o2} Wool ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1590-pg55-part5:e2:o2:1 # text = Wool 1 Wool wool NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. ### Option 3 {#o3} Dried corn husks and torn cloth ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1590-pg55-part5:e2:o3:1 # text = Dried corn husks and torn cloth 1 Dried dry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 amod _ _ 2 corn corn NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 compound _ _ 3 husks husk NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 4 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 5 torn tear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 amod _ _ 6 cloth cloth NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 conj _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dry** | participle | | | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 2 | **tear** | participle | | | | | | | vn run-51.3.2 «NP V»: agent=Theme | ### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4} Old bits of sacking and rags ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1590-pg55-part5:e2:o4:1 # text = Old bits of sacking and rags 1 Old old ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 2 amod _ _ 2 bits bit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 sacking sacking NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 nmod _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 rags rag NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 conj _ _ ``` The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence. **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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