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title: In what manner does the old wife, having obtained the greater chest,… — Japanese Tales, The Sparrow with the S… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what manner does the old wife, having obtained the greater chest, proceed upon her homeward journey? Exam question 1 of lesson 1671 «Japanese Tales, The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue, part 60: the old man's gift and the greedy wife's trip» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dep
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# Exam question 1 · Japanese Tales, The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue, part 60:…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In what manner does the old wife, having obtained the greater chest, proceed upon her homeward journey?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** wife · **What happens:** do, obtain, proceed, journey · **To what, where:** old wife, manner, greater chest

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1671 «Japanese Tales, The Sparrow with the Slit Tongue, part 60: the old man's gift and the greedy wife's trip» 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/1671-pg5615-part60/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1671-pg5615-part60:e1:1
# text = In what manner does the old wife, having obtained the greater chest, proceed upon her homeward journey?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	does	do	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
6	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wife	wife	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	having	have	AUX	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	10	aux	_	_
10	obtained	obtain	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	4	parataxis	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	greater	great	ADJ	JJR	Degree=Cmp	13	amod	_	_
13	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
15	proceed	proceed	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
16	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
17	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	_
18	homeward	homeward	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	compound	_	_
19	journey	journey	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | present |  | the old wife |  | what manner |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent wife=Eventuality |
| 2 | **obtain** | gerund · perfect |  | the greater chest |  |  |  |  | vn obtain-13.5.2-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset chest=Theme |
| 3 | **proceed** | infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | upon wife's homeward journey | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **journey** |  | wife |  |  |  |  |  | nom journey «act transitive»: 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 {#o1}

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She walks steadily along the road, carrying her chest with a calm and patient heart by the river.

<!-- fold The tree, 18 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1671-pg5615-part60:e1:o1:1
# text = She walks steadily along the road, carrying her chest with a calm and patient heart by the river.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	steadily	steadily	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	along	along	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	road	road	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	carrying	carry	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
9	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
12	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
13	calm	calm	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	16	amod	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	patient	patient	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	conj	_	_
16	heart	heart	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	_
17	by	by	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
19	river	river	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | She |  |  | the road |  | steadily *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along road=Trajectory |
| 2 | **carry** | gerund | She *not said here* | her chest |  |  |  | with a calm heart; by the river | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chest=Theme |

### Option 2 {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She walks home quickly.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1671-pg5615-part60:e1:o2:1
# text = She walks home quickly.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	home	home	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	quickly	quickly	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk** | present | She |  |  |  |  | home, quickly *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She runs with ease.

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1671-pg5615-part60:e1:o3:1
# text = She runs with ease.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	runs	run	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	with	with	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	ease	ease	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run** | present | She |  |  |  |  | with ease | vn preparing-26.3-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent with ease=Material |

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

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She proceeds laboriously, bearing the chest with great difficulty, impelled by her avarice

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1671-pg5615-part60:e1:o4:1
# text = She proceeds laboriously, bearing the chest with great difficulty, impelled by her avarice
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	proceeds	proceed	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	laboriously	laboriously	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	bearing	bear	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	2	advcl	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	chest	chest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
8	with	with	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	great	great	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	10	amod	_	_
10	difficulty	difficulty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
12	impelled	impel	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
13	by	by	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	her	her	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	avarice	avarice	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **proceed** | present | She |  |  |  |  | laboriously *property* | vn begin-55.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **bear** | gerund | She *not said here* | the chest |  |  |  | with great difficulty | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent chest=Patient |
| 3 | **impel** | participle |  | great difficulty *not said here* |  |  |  | by her avarice | vn compel-59.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

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