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description: Which statement correctly states the time allowed the brothers to produce the boar? Exam question 3 of lesson 1657 «Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part 46: Esben steals the dove, then the king asks for a golden-bristled boar» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree 
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# Exam question 3 · Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part 46: Esben steals th…

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Which statement correctly states the time allowed the brothers to produce the boar?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** statement, brothers · **What happens:** state, allow, produce · **To what, where:** brothers, boar · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is exam question 3 of lesson 1657 «Norse Tales, Esben and the Witch, part 46: Esben steals the dove, then the king asks for a golden-bristled boar» 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/1657-pg5615-part46/#e3).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:e3:1
# text = Which statement correctly states the time allowed the brothers to produce the boar?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	statement	statement	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj	_	_
3	correctly	correctly	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	states	state	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl:unmarked	_	_
7	allowed	allow	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	ccomp	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	obj	_	_
10	to	to	PART	TO	_	11	mark	_	_
11	produce	produce	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	7	xcomp	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	boar	boar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **state** *speech: other* | present | which statement |  |  |  |  | correctly *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **allow** | past |  | the brothers |  |  | time |  | vn allow-64.1-1 «NP V NP S»: agent=Causer brother=Beneficiary clause=Eventuality |
| 3 | **produce** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | the brothers *not said here* | the boar |  |  |  |  | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent boar=Result |

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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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Two weeks, after which they would be pardoned

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:e3:o1:1
# text = Two weeks, after which they would be pardoned
1	Two	two	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	weeks	week	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	9	obl	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	nsubj:pass	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	9	aux	_	_
8	be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	aux:pass	_	_
9	pardoned	pardon	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	2	acl:relcl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pardon** | would · passive |  | they |  |  | after Two weeks |  | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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Three days, after which they would forfeit their heads

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:e3:o2:1
# text = Three days, after which they would forfeit their heads
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	forfeit	forfeit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forfeit** | would | Three days | their heads |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent head=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Three days, after which they would forfeit their heads and lands

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:e3:o3:1
# text = Three days, after which they would forfeit their heads and lands
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	2	nummod	_	_
2	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
4	after	after	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	obl	_	_
6	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	nsubj	_	_
7	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	8	aux	_	_
8	forfeit	forfeit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	lands	land	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	conj	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forfeit** | would | Three days | their heads and lands |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent head=Theme |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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Three full days and nights, after which they would forfeit their heads to the executioner

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1657-pg5615-part46:e3:o4:1
# text = Three full days and nights, after which they would forfeit their heads to the executioner
1	Three	three	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	3	nummod	_	_
2	full	full	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	nsubj	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	nights	night	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	11	punct	_	_
7	after	after	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	11	obl	_	_
9	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	nsubj	_	_
10	would	would	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	11	aux	_	_
11	forfeit	forfeit	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
12	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	heads	head	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
14	to	to	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	executioner	executioner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **forfeit** | would | Three full days and nights | their heads | the executioner |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent head=Theme to executioner=Recipient |

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