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title: Which object did the younger brother employ, after the elder's murde… — Fairy Book, Master and Pupil: a clever… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which object did the younger brother employ, after the elder's murderous act, in order to restore his brother to life? Exam question 1 of lesson 1650 «Fairy Book, Master and Pupil: a clever boy turns into a horse and a pole-cat ends a wizard» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the de
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# Exam question 1 · Fairy Book, Master and Pupil: a clever boy turns into a ho…

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Which object did the younger brother employ, after the elder's murderous act, in order to restore his brother to life?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 1 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** object, elder · **What happens:** employ, restore, act · **To what, where:** brother, life

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1650 «Fairy Book, Master and Pupil: a clever boy turns into a horse and a pole-cat ends a wizard» 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/1650-pg5615-part39/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1650-pg5615-part39:e1:1
# text = Which object did the younger brother employ, after the elder's murderous act, in order to restore his brother to life?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	object	object	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
3	did	do	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
5	younger	young	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	6	amod	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
7	employ	employ	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
9	after	after	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	elder	elder	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	's	's	PART	POS	_	11	case	_	_
13	murderous	murderous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	act	act	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	advcl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	in	in	SCONJ	IN	ExtPos=SCONJ	19	mark	_	_
17	order	order	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	fixed	_	_
18	to	to	PART	TO	_	19	mark	_	_
19	restore	restore	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	conj	_	_
20	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
21	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obj	_	_
22	to	to	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	life	life	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **employ** | past · do-support | which object |  |  |  |  |  | vn hire-13.5.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **restore** | to-infinitive | which object *not said here* | brother's brother | life |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent brother=Theme to life=Recipient |
| 3 | **act** |  | the elder |  |  |  |  |  | nom act «communication intransitive»: poss=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 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

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The ointment concealed in his garments

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1650-pg5615-part39:e1:o1:1
# text = The ointment concealed in his garments
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ointment	ointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
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	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
```

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

### Option 2 {#o2}

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The ointment concealed in his garments, which he had received from the witch before the fight

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1650-pg5615-part39:e1:o2:1
# text = The ointment concealed in his garments, which he had received from the witch before the fight
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	ointment	ointment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	concealed	conceal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
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	garments	garment	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	nsubj:pass	_	_
9	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	received	receive	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	6	acl:relcl	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	witch	witch	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	before	before	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	fight	fight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **conceal** | past | the ointment |  |  | ointment's garments | before the fight |  | vn concealment-16 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in garment=Location |
| 2 | **receive** | past · perfect · passive |  | ointment's garments |  |  |  | from the witch | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP PP.source»: subject=Theme from witch=Source |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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The magic oil hidden in his robes

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1650-pg5615-part39:e1:o3:1
# text = The magic oil hidden in his robes
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	magic	magic	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	oil	oil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	hidden	hide	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	robes	robe	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **hide** | participle |  | the magic oil *not said here* |  | his robes |  |  | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in robe=Location |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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The healing salve kept in his clothing

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1650-pg5615-part39:e1:o4:1
# text = The healing salve kept in his clothing
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	healing	healing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	salve	salve	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
4	kept	keep	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
5	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
7	clothing	clothing	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** | participle |  | the healing salve *not said here* |  | his clothing |  |  | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent in clothing=Location |

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