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title: Which character, having been granted possession of the book by the s… — Andersen's Tales, The Goblin and the G… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which character, having been granted possession of the book by the student in exchange for cheese, subsequently preserved it from destruction by fire, and where did he conceal it? Exam question 1 of lesson 1614 «Andersen's Tales, The Goblin and the Grocer: the goblin borrows a tongue and saves a boo
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# Exam question 1 · Andersen's Tales, The Goblin and the Grocer: the goblin bo…

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Which character, having been granted possession of the book by the student in exchange for cheese, subsequently preserved it from destruction by fire, and where did he conceal it?

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** character · **What happens:** grant, be, preserve, conceal · **To what, where:** granted possession, cheese

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1614 «Andersen's Tales, The Goblin and the Grocer: the goblin borrows a tongue and saves a book from fire» 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/1614-pg5615-part3/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1614-pg5615-part3:e1:1
# text = Which character, having been granted possession of the book by the student in exchange for cheese, subsequently preserved it from destruction by fire, and where did he conceal it?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	character	character	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	7	aux	_	_
5	been	be	AUX	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	7	cop	_	_
6	granted	grant	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	7	amod	_	_
7	possession	possession	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	acl:relcl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	student	student	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	_
14	in	in	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	exchange	exchange	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	cheese	cheese	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
19	subsequently	subsequently	ADV	RB	_	20	advmod	_	_
20	preserved	preserve	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
21	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	20	obj	_	_
22	from	from	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	destruction	destruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
24	by	by	ADP	IN	_	25	case	_	_
25	fire	fire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	31	punct	_	_
27	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	31	cc	_	_
28	where	where	ADV	WRB	PronType=Rel	31	advmod	_	_
29	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	31	aux	_	_
30	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nsubj	_	_
31	conceal	conceal	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	20	conj	_	_
32	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
33	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	20	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **grant** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | gerund · perfect | which character *not said here* | granted possession |  |  |  | of the book by the student in exchange for cheese | tree rules |
| 3 | **preserve** | past | which character | cheese |  |  |  | by fire; from destruction; subsequently *property* | vn defend-72.3 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent it=Beneficiary from destruction=Theme |
| 4 | **conceal** | past · do-support | character | cheese |  |  |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The goblin, who concealed it in his red cap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1614-pg5615-part3:e1:o1:1
# text = The goblin, who concealed it in his red cap
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goblin	goblin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
9	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | past | the goblin | it |  | goblin's red cap |  |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient in cap=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The goblin, in his cap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1614-pg5615-part3:e1:o2:1
# text = The goblin, in his cap
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goblin	goblin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	_
```

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The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The grocer, who hid it under his counter

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1614-pg5615-part3:e1:o3:1
# text = The grocer, who hid it under his counter
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	grocer	grocer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
5	hid	hide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	obj	_	_
7	under	under	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
9	counter	counter	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past | the grocer | it |  | grocer's counter |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Patient under counter=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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The goblin, who had hidden the book in his red cap while the shop burned around him below

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1614-pg5615-part3:e1:o4:1
# text = The goblin, who had hidden the book in his red cap while the shop burned around him below
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	goblin	goblin	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj:pass	_	_
5	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	book	book	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	in	in	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	red	red	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	cap	cap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
13	while	while	SCONJ	IN	_	15	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	shop	shop	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	advcl	_	_
16	burned	burn	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
17	around	around	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
18	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	_
19	below	below	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | past · perfect · passive |  | the goblin |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **burn** | past | the goblin |  |  |  |  | around him *= he*; below *property* | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme around he=Location |

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