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title: What is the purpose of the green spectacles worn by the visitors? — Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: What is the purpose of the green spectacles worn by the visitors? Exam question 2 of lesson 1597 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 12: they reach the Emerald City and wear green spectacles» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of the question and 
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# Exam question 2 · Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 12: they reach the Em…

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What is the purpose of the green spectacles worn by the visitors?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** purpose, green spectacles · **What happens:** be, wear, purpose · **To what, where:** green spectacles

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1597 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 12: they reach the Emerald City and wear green spectacles» 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/1597-pg55-part12/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1597-pg55-part12:e2:1
# text = What is the purpose of the green spectacles worn by the visitors?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	0	root	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	1	cop	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	purpose	purpose	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	nsubj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	green	green	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	spectacles	spectacle	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
9	worn	wear	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	8	acl	_	_
10	by	by	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	obl:agent	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | present | the purpose of the green spectacles |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **wear** | participle |  | the green spectacles *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn wipe\_manner-10.4.1-1 «NP V PP-Conative»: agent=Agent |
| 3 | **purpose** |  | the green spectacles |  |  |  |  |  | nom purpose «cognition intransitive»: of=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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To protect the eyes from the glare of the City

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1597-pg55-part12:e2:o1:1
# text = To protect the eyes from the glare of the City
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	protect	protect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	glare	glare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	City	City	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  | the eyes |  |  |  | from the glare of the City | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Beneficiary from glare=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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To hide the eyes from the dust outside

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1597-pg55-part12:e2:o2:1
# text = To hide the eyes from the dust outside
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	hide	hide	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	dust	dust	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
8	outside	outside	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | to-infinitive |  | the eyes |  | the dust |  | outside *property* | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent eye=Patient from dust=Beneficiary |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To make it possible for the visitors to see the Wizard himself clearly without being blinded by the sun

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1597-pg55-part12:e2:o3:1
# text = To make it possible for the visitors to see the Wizard himself clearly without being blinded by the sun
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	make	make	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	possible	possible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	xcomp	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	visitors	visitor	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	see	see	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	acl	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Wizard	Wizard	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	_
12	himself	himself	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	11	nmod	_	_
13	clearly	clearly	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
14	without	without	SCONJ	IN	_	16	mark	_	_
15	being	be	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	aux:pass	_	_
16	blinded	blind	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	advcl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	sun	sun	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **make** | to-infinitive |  | it |  |  |  | for the visitors; possible *property* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Material for visitor=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **see** | to-infinitive |  | the Wizard  himself |  |  |  | clearly *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer wizard=Stimulus |
| 3 | **blind** | gerund · passive | the sun |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To protect the eyes from the dazzling glare of the emerald-covered City and its many shining walls and towers

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1597-pg55-part12:e2:o4:1
# text = To protect the eyes from the dazzling glare of the emerald-covered City and its many shining walls and towers
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	protect	protect	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	dazzling	dazzling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	compound	_	_
8	glare	glare	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
11	emerald	emerald	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	11	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	covered	cover	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	14	amod	_	_
14	City	City	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
16	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
17	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
18	shining	shining	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	conj	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	towers	tower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	19	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **protect** | to-infinitive |  | the eyes |  |  |  | from the dazzling glare of the covered City and glare's many shining walls and towers | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent eye=Beneficiary from glare=Theme |
| 2 | **cover** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme |

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