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description: Which of the following correctly identifies the plan devised by the squire and his wife to dispose of Hans? Exam question 3 of lesson 1631 «Grimm, Strong Hans, part 20: Hans eats enormously, breaks the iron staffs, and threshes the squire's grain» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with t
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# Exam question 3 · Grimm, Strong Hans, part 20: Hans eats enormously, breaks…

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Which of the following correctly identifies the plan devised by the squire and his wife to dispose of Hans?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 3 · wrong ✗ · **What happens:** follow, identify, devise, dispose · **To what, where:** plan

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1631 «Grimm, Strong Hans, part 20: Hans eats enormously, breaks the iron staffs, and threshes the squire's grain» 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/1631-pg5615-part20/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1631-pg5615-part20:e3:1
# text = Which of the following correctly identifies the plan devised by the squire and his wife to dispose of Hans?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	6	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	6	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	6	nsubj	_	_
5	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
6	identifies	identify	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	plan	plan	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	devised	devise	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	squire	squire	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	conj	_	_
16	to	to	PART	TO	_	17	mark	_	_
17	dispose	dispose	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	advcl	_	_
18	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	Hans	Han	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	17	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **identify** | present |  | the plan |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent plan=Theme |
| 3 | **devise** | participle |  | the plan *not said here* |  |  |  | by the squire and his wife | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **dispose** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | of Hans | vn addict-96 «NP V NP PP.Theme»: agent=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 {#o1}

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A test of strength at the mill.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1631-pg5615-part20:e3:o1:1
# text = A test of strength at the mill.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	test	test	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	strength	strength	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
5	at	at	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mill	mill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **test** |  |  | strength |  | the mill |  |  | nom test «cognition transitive»: of=patient at=place |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

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A contest in which the man who lost would be fined.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1631-pg5615-part20:e3:o2:1
# text = A contest in which the man who lost would be fined.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
3	in	in	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	lost	lose	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	acl:relcl	_	_
9	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
10	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	11	aux:pass	_	_
11	fined	fine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **lose** | past | the man |  |  |  |  |  | vn succeed-74-3-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **fine** | would · passive |  | the man |  | a contest |  |  | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |

### Option 3 · ✓ the right answer {#o3}

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A contest, in which the man returning last from the forest with his load would be hanged.

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1631-pg5615-part20:e3:o3:1
# text = A contest, in which the man returning last from the forest with his load would be hanged.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	contest	contest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	18	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	last	last	ADV	RB	_	8	advmod	_	_
10	from	from	ADP	IN	_	12	case	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	forest	forest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	load	load	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nmod	_	_
16	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
17	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	18	aux:pass	_	_
18	hanged	hange	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
19	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | gerund | the man *not said here* |  |  | the forest with man's load |  | last *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme from forest=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **hange** | would · passive |  | the man |  | a contest |  |  | tree rules |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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A bet, in which the man returning first would be paid.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1631-pg5615-part20:e3:o4:1
# text = A bet, in which the man returning first would be paid.
1	A	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	bet	bet	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
4	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
8	returning	return	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	acl	_	_
9	first	first	ADV	RB	NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	8	advmod	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **return** | gerund | the man *not said here* |  |  |  |  | first *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **pay** | would · passive |  | the man |  | a bet |  |  | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset |

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