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# Exam question 2 · Italian Popular Tales, Master Joseph the Shoemaker, part 2…

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With reference to the passage, state the instruction given by the shoemaker regarding the custody of the animal among the robbers.

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**Mova's choice:** option 4 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** state, give, regard · **To what, where:** instruction

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1639 «Italian Popular Tales, Master Joseph the Shoemaker, part 28: the robbers buy the donkey and the guitar and are fooled again» 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/1639-pg5615-part28/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1639-pg5615-part28:e2:1
# text = With reference to the passage, state the instruction given by the shoemaker regarding the custody of the animal among the robbers.
1	With	with	ADP	IN	_	2	case	_	_
2	reference	reference	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	2	punct	_	_
7	state	state	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	instruction	instruction	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl	_	_
11	by	by	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	shoemaker	shoemaker	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obl	_	_
14	regarding	regard	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	custody	custody	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	nmod	_	_
17	of	of	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	nmod	_	_
20	among	among	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	robbers	robber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
23	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | the instruction |  |  |  | with reference to the passage | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent instruction=Topic |
| 2 | **give** | participle |  | the instruction *not said here* |  |  |  | by the shoemaker regard the custody of the animal; among the robbers | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient |
| 3 | **regard** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn assessment-34.1 «NP V NP»: 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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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Each robber must keep it for a night and a day in turn

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1639-pg5615-part28:e2:o1:1
# text = Each robber must keep it for a night and a day in turn
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | must | each robber | it |  | turn | night |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in turn=Location |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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Each robber must feed it every single morning

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1639-pg5615-part28:e2:o2:1
# text = Each robber must feed it every single morning
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	feed	feed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
7	single	single	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	morning	morning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **feed** | must | each robber | it |  |  | morning |  | vn feeding-39.7 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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Each robber must keep it for a whole night and a day in turn, without any rest at all

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1639-pg5615-part28:e2:o3:1
# text = Each robber must keep it for a whole night and a day in turn, without any rest at all
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	obj	_	_
6	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
8	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	18	punct	_	_
16	without	without	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	18	det	_	_
18	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
20	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | must | each robber | it |  | turn | night | without any rest at all | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent it=Theme in turn=Location |

### Option 4 · ← Mova's choice {#o4}

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Each robber must keep the donkey for a night and a day in turn, then return it to the captain

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1639-pg5615-part28:e2:o4:1
# text = Each robber must keep the donkey for a night and a day in turn, then return it to the captain
1	Each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	2	det	_	_
2	robber	robber	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	must	must	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	4	aux	_	_
4	keep	keep	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	donkey	donkey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	night	night	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
11	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
12	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
13	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
14	turn	turn	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
16	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	17	advmod	_	_
17	return	return	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	4	conj	_	_
18	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	to	to	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	captain	captain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **keep** | must | each robber | the donkey |  | turn | night |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent donkey=Theme in turn=Location |
| 2 | **return** | infinitive | each robber *not said here* | donkey |  | the captain | then |  | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent it=Theme to captain=Destination |

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