--- title: Which action did the hare perform upon the vessel of the Tanuki in o… — pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1… · tree and pragmatics description: Which action did the hare perform upon the vessel of the Tanuki in order to effect its destruction? Exam question 1 of lesson 1618 «pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1: the hare drowns the Tanuki, then a poor merchant's son flies off to the Turks» of the books course of Mova's primary school, wit --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1618-pg5615-part7/e1/) [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/) / [pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1…](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/questions/books/1618-pg5615-part7/) / e1 # Exam question 1 · pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1: the hare drowns th… Which action did the hare perform upon the vessel of the Tanuki in order to effect its destruction? **Mova's choice:** option 3 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** action, hare · **What happens:** perform, destroy · **To what, where:** effect This is exam question 1 of lesson 1618 «pg5615 tales, The Flying Trunk, part 1: the hare drowns the Tanuki, then a poor merchant's son flies off to the Turks» 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/1618-pg5615-part7/#e1). ## The question {#question} ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:e1:1 # text = Which action did the hare perform upon the vessel of the Tanuki in order to effect its destruction? 1 Which which DET WDT PronType=Int 2 det _ _ 2 action action NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 hare hare NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 perform perform VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 7 upon upon ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Tanuki Tanuki PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 13 in in ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 16 case _ _ 14 order order NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 fixed _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 16 mark _ _ 16 effect effect NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 17 its its PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 destruction destruction NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ SpaceAfter=No 19 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **perform** | past · do-support | which action | | | effect hare's destruction | | upon the vessel of the Tanuki | vn performance-26.7 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **destroy** | | hare | | | | | | nom destruction «act transitive»: poss=agent | 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} He drove it on the rocks by the shore ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:e1:o1:1 # text = He drove it on the rocks by the shore 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 drove drive VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 on on ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 rocks rock NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 obl _ _ 7 by by ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 shore shore NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **drive** | past | He | it | | the rocks | | by the shore | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme on rock=Destination by shore=Initial\_Location | ### Option 2 {#o2} He rowed to it and rammed it with his heavy oar ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:e1:o2:1 # text = He rowed to it and rammed it with his heavy oar 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 rowed row VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 to to ADP IN _ 4 case _ _ 4 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 rammed ram VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 9 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 10 heavy heavy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 amod _ _ 11 oar oar NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **row** | past | He | | | it | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent to it=Trajectory | | 2 | **ram** | past | He *not said here* | it | | | | with his heavy oar | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme | ### Option 3 · ← Mova's choice {#o3} He struck the vessel violently with an oar, so that it was splintered into many parts ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:e1:o3:1 # text = He struck the vessel violently with an oar, so that it was splintered into many parts 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 struck strike VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 vessel vessel NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obj _ _ 5 violently violently ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 6 with with ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 oar oar NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 9 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 10 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 14 mark _ _ 11 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 fixed _ _ 12 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 splintered splinter VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 conj _ _ 15 into into ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 amod _ _ 17 parts part NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **strike** | past | He | the vessel | | | | with a oar; violently *property* | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent vessel=Patient with oar=Instrument | | 2 | **splinter** | past · passive | | vessel | | | | into many parts *result* | vn break-45.1 «NP V NP PP.result»: subject=Patient into part=Result | ### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4} He struck it with an oar, so that it broke in two ```conllu # sent_id = question:books:1618-pg5615-part7:e1:o4:1 # text = He struck it with an oar, so that it broke in two 1 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ _ 2 struck strike VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ _ 4 with with ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 oar oar NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 obl _ SpaceAfter=No 7 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 8 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 11 mark _ _ 9 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 fixed _ _ 10 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ _ 11 broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 12 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 11 obl _ _ ``` | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **strike** | past | He | it | | | | with a oar | vn hit-18.1-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent it=Patient with oar=Instrument | | 2 | **break** | past | oar | | | two | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in two=Location | **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; 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