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description: What was the principal cause of the Tin Woodman's mutilation, as recounted by himself? Exam question 2 of lesson 1591 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 6: the Tin Woodman tells how he lost his body and heart» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics o
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# Exam question 2 · Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 6: the Tin Woodman te…

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What was the principal cause of the Tin Woodman's mutilation, as recounted by himself?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** Tin Woodman · **What happens:** be, recount, mutilate · **To what, where:** principal cause

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1591 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 6: the Tin Woodman tells how he lost his body and heart» 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/1591-pg55-part6/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e2:1
# text = What was the principal cause of the Tin Woodman's mutilation, as recounted by himself?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	5	nsubj	_	_
2	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	5	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	principal	principal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	cause	cause	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	Tin	Tin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
9	Woodman	Woodman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	's	's	PART	POS	_	9	case	_	_
11	mutilation	mutilation	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	as	as	SCONJ	IN	_	14	mark	_	_
14	recounted	recount	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	14	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past |  | the principal cause |  |  |  | of the Tin Woodman's mutilation | tree rules |
| 2 | **recount** *speech: other* | participle |  |  |  |  |  | by himself *= he* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **mutilate** |  | the Tin Woodman |  |  |  |  |  | nom mutilation «event 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 · ← Mova's choice {#o1}

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A heavy spell cast by the Wicked Witch of the West upon his axe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e2:o1:1
# text = A heavy spell cast by the Wicked Witch of the West upon his axe
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	heavy	heavy	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	spell	spell	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	cast	cast	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	by	by	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **cast** | participle |  | a heavy spell *not said here* |  |  |  | by the Wicked Witch of the West; upon his axe | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent by witch=Destination |

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

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The enchanted axe, which the Wicked Witch of the East had bewitched

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e2:o2:1
# text = The enchanted axe, which the Wicked Witch of the East had bewitched
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nsubj:pass	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	Wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	Witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	appos	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	East	East	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux	_	_
13	bewitched	bewitch	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |
| 2 | **witch** |  | the enchanted axe |  |  |  |  | of the East | tree rules |
| 3 | **bewitch** | past · perfect · passive |  | the enchanted axe |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: subject=Experiencer |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The rusted tools his father had left in the woods behind the house

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e2:o3:1
# text = The rusted tools his father had left in the woods behind the house
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	rusted	rust	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	tools	tool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj:pass	_	_
4	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	_
5	father	father	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	left	leave	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	woods	wood	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obl	_	_
11	behind	behind	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rust** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |
| 2 | **leave** | past · perfect · passive |  | the rusted tools |  | the woods |  | behind the house | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in wood=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The enchanted axe

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1591-pg55-part6:e2:o4:1
# text = The enchanted axe
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	enchanted	enchant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	amod	_	_
3	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **enchant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle»: agent=Experiencer |

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