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title: Which action brought about the dissolution of the Wicked Witch of th… — Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 1… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which action brought about the dissolution of the Wicked Witch of the West? Exam question 1 of lesson 1602 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 17: Dorothy melts the Witch, frees the Winkies, and rescues her friends» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 1 · Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 17: Dorothy melts the…

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Which action brought about the dissolution of the Wicked Witch of the West?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** action · **What happens:** bring, dissolve · **To what, where:** Wicked Witch

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1602 «Oz, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, part 17: Dorothy melts the Witch, frees the Winkies, and rescues her friends» 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/1602-pg55-part17/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1602-pg55-part17:e1:1
# text = Which action brought about the dissolution of the Wicked Witch of the West?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	action	action	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	brought	bring	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	about	about	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	dissolution	dissolution	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	Wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	Witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	West	West	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **bring** | past | which action |  |  |  |  | about the dissolution of the Wicked Witch of the West | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **dissolve** |  |  | the Wicked Witch of the West |  |  |  |  | nom dissolution «process transitive»: of=patient |

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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 {#o1}

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The Scarecrow's careful lighting of a torch that set the Witch's black castle ablaze at dawn

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1602-pg55-part17:e1:o1:1
# text = The Scarecrow's careful lighting of a torch that set the Witch's black castle ablaze at dawn
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	Scarecrow	Scarecrow	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	's	's	PART	POS	_	2	case	_	_
4	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	lighting	lighting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	torch	torch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	10	nsubj	_	_
10	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	acl:relcl	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	Witch	Witch	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	16	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	's	's	PART	POS	_	12	case	_	_
14	black	black	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
15	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	ablaze	ablaze	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	_
17	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	dawn	dawn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | a torch | the Witch's black castle ablaze |  |  | dawn |  | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient ablaze=Result |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Dorothy's dousing of the Witch with a bucket of water

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1602-pg55-part17:e1:o2:1
# text = Dorothy's dousing of the Witch with a bucket of water
1	Dorothy	Dorothy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dousing	dousing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **douse** |  | Dorothy | the Witch with a bucket of water |  |  |  |  | nom dousing «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The Tin Woodman's swinging of his axe at the castle door

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1602-pg55-part17:e1:o3:1
# text = The Tin Woodman's swinging of his axe at the castle door
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	Tin	Tin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	Woodman	Woodman	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	5	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	's	's	PART	POS	_	3	case	_	_
5	swinging	swinging	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	axe	axe	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	at	at	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	castle	castle	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	compound	_	_
12	door	door	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing** |  | his axe at the castle door |  |  |  |  |  | nom swinging «act intransitive»: of=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Dorothy's dousing of the Witch with a bucket of water while the Lion watched from the courtyard steps

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1602-pg55-part17:e1:o4:1
# text = Dorothy's dousing of the Witch with a bucket of water while the Lion watched from the courtyard steps
1	Dorothy	Dorothy	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	's	's	PART	POS	_	1	case	_	_
3	dousing	dousing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	Witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nmod	_	_
7	with	with	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	bucket	bucket	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	Lion	Lion	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
15	watched	watch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
16	from	from	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	courtyard	courtyard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	steps	step	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **watch** | past | Dorothy's dousing of the Witch with a bucket of water |  |  |  |  | from the courtyard steps | vn search-35.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **douse** |  | Dorothy | the Witch with a bucket of water |  |  |  |  | nom dousing «act transitive»: poss=agent of=patient |

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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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