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title: Identify the sum that each unsuccessful participant in the wager was… — Swedish Folk Tales, The Lindorm, part… · tree and pragmatics
description: Identify the sum that each unsuccessful participant in the wager was obliged to contribute. Exam question 2 of lesson 1664 «Swedish Folk Tales, The Lindorm, part 1: a childless queen eats magic onions and bears a serpent» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pra
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# Exam question 2 · Swedish Folk Tales, The Lindorm, part 1: a childless queen…

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Identify the sum that each unsuccessful participant in the wager was obliged to contribute.

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** you · **What happens:** identify, oblige, contribute · **To what, where:** sum, unsuccessful participant

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1664 «Swedish Folk Tales, The Lindorm, part 1: a childless queen eats magic onions and bears a serpent» 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/1664-pg5615-part53/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:e2:1
# text = Identify the sum that each unsuccessful participant in the wager was obliged to contribute.
1	Identify	identify	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
2	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
3	sum	sum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obj	_	_
4	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	12	obj	_	_
5	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	7	det	_	_
6	unsuccessful	unsuccessful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	participant	participant	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	wager	wager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux:pass	_	_
12	obliged	oblige	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl:relcl	_	_
13	to	to	PART	TO	_	14	mark	_	_
14	contribute	contribute	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	xcomp	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **identify** | imperative | you *not said here* | the sum |  |  |  |  | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent sum=Theme |
| 2 | **oblige** | past · passive |  | each unsuccessful participant in the wager |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **contribute** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2-1-1 «NP V»: 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}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
threepence, paid to the landlord for ale

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:e2:o1:1
# text = threepence, paid to the landlord for ale
1	threepence	threepence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
4	to	to	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	landlord	landlord	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
7	for	for	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
8	ale	ale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | participle |  | threepence *not said here* |  |  |  | to the landlord; for ale | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for ale=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
a whole shilling, paid in advance to the innkeeper for a round of drinks for everyone present at the table

<!-- fold The tree, 20 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:e2:o2:1
# text = a whole shilling, paid in advance to the innkeeper for a round of drinks for everyone present at the table
1	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	3	det	_	_
2	whole	whole	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	shilling	shilling	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	3	acl	_	_
6	in	in	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	advance	advance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
8	to	to	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	innkeeper	innkeeper	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	round	round	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
14	of	of	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	drinks	drink	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	13	nmod	_	_
16	for	for	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	everyone	everyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Tot	18	compound	_	_
18	present	present	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
19	at	at	ADP	IN	_	21	case	_	_
20	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	21	det	_	_
21	table	table	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | participle |  | a whole shilling *not said here* |  | advance |  | to the innkeeper; for a round of drinks; for everyone present at the table | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent for round=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
twopence each, plus the cost of the beer they had drunk during the wager at the tavern

<!-- fold The tree, 17 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:e2:o3:1
# text = twopence each, plus the cost of the beer they had drunk during the wager at the tavern
1	twopence	twopence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
2	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	1	det	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	plus	plus	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	cost	cost	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	beer	beer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
10	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	nsubj:pass	_	_
11	had	have	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
12	drunk	drink	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	9	acl:relcl	_	_
13	during	during	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	wager	wager	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
16	at	at	ADP	IN	_	18	case	_	_
17	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	18	det	_	_
18	tavern	tavern	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drink** | past · perfect · passive | the beer *not said here* | they |  |  | during the wager at the tavern |  | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient |
| 2 | **cost** |  |  | the beer |  |  |  |  | nom cost «possession transitive»: of=patient |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
twopence, paid towards their Sunday half-pint

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1664-pg5615-part53:e2:o4:1
# text = twopence, paid towards their Sunday half-pint
1	twopence	twopence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
3	paid	pay	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	1	acl	_	_
4	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
5	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	_
6	Sunday	Sunday	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	compound	_	_
7	half	half	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing|NumForm=Word|NumType=Frac	9	compound	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	-	-	PUNCT	HYPH	_	7	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	pint	pint	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pay** | participle |  | twopence *not said here* |  |  |  | towards their Sunday half pint | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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