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# Exam question 2 · Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed fo…

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In what manner did the tree respond to the advice of the sunbeams and the air, in regard to its youth and its freedom?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** do · **To what, where:** tree respond, manner

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1629 «Fairy Tales, The Fir-Tree, part 18: the tree is dressed for Christmas, hears a story, and is then shut away in a dark loft» 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/1629-pg5615-part18/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e2:1
# text = In what manner did the tree respond to the advice of the sunbeams and the air, in regard to its youth and its freedom?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	tree	tree	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	compound	_	_
7	respond	respond	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	advice	advice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	sunbeams	sunbeam	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	air	air	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
17	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
18	in	in	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	regard	regard	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	conj	_	_
20	to	to	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
22	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nmod	_	_
23	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	25	cc	_	_
24	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	25	nmod:poss	_	_
25	freedom	freedom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  | the tree respond |  | what manner |  | to the advice of the sunbeams and the air | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent respond=Eventuality |

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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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It agreed with them and grew taller still.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e2:o1:1
# text = It agreed with them and grew taller still.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	agreed	agree	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	grew	grow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	taller	tall	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	xcomp	_	_
8	still	still	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **agree** *speech: agree* | past | It |  |  |  |  | with them *= they* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V PP.co-agent how S»: agent=Agent with they=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **grow** | past |  |  |  |  | still | tall *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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It spoke back to them rudely, saying it wanted to be cut down and taken to the warm room at once.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e2:o2:1
# text = It spoke back to them rudely, saying it wanted to be cut down and taken to the warm room at once.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	spoke	speak	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	rudely	rudely	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	saying	say	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	10	nsubj	_	_
10	wanted	want	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	ccomp	_	_
11	to	to	PART	TO	_	13	mark	_	_
12	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	cut	cut	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	xcomp	_	_
14	down	down	ADP	RP	_	13	compound:prt	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	16	cc	_	_
16	taken	take	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	13	conj	_	_
17	to	to	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	warm	warm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	20	amod	_	_
20	room	room	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	obl	_	_
21	at	at	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
22	once	once	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Mult	16	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **speak back** *speech: other* | past | It |  | them *= they* |  |  | rudely *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to they=Co-Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **want** | past | it |  |  |  |  |  | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot clause=Theme |
| 4 | **cut down** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive · passive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» |
| 5 | **take** | participle |  |  |  |  |  | to the warm room *result* | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to room=Result |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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It listened carefully to them and decided to stop growing, so that it could stay young and free forever.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e2:o3:1
# text = It listened carefully to them and decided to stop growing, so that it could stay young and free forever.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	listened	listen	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	carefully	carefully	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	decided	decide	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	to	to	PART	TO	_	9	mark	_	_
9	stop	stop	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
10	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	9	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
12	so	so	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	16	mark	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	12	fixed	_	_
14	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	16	nsubj	_	_
15	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	16	aux	_	_
16	stay	stay	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	conj	_	_
17	young	young	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	xcomp	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	free	free	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	conj	_	_
20	forever	forever	ADV	RB	_	16	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **listen** | past | It |  | them *= they* |  |  | carefully *property* | vn peer-30.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent to they=Theme |
| 2 | **decide** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **stop** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn stop-55.4-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Affector clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 5 | **stay** | could | it |  |  |  |  | forever, young *property* | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 4 · ✓ the right answer {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
It took no notice of them and continued growing.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1629-pg5615-part18:e2:o4:1
# text = It took no notice of them and continued growing.
1	It	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	took	take	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	notice	notice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	8	cc	_	_
8	continued	continue	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
9	growing	grow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	8	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** | past | It | no notice of them |  |  |  |  | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent notice=Theme |
| 2 | **continue** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn continue-55.3 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **grow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 4 | **notice** |  |  | them *= they* |  |  |  |  | nom notice «communication transitive»: of=patient |

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