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title: Which of the following characterises the brothers' conduct towards F… — Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beast… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which of the following characterises the brothers' conduct towards Ferko in this passage? Exam question 1 of lesson 1692 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beasts, part 1: a hungry youth is robbed of his bread and maimed by his brothers» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependen
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# Exam question 1 · Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beasts, part 1: a hungry…

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Which of the following characterises the brothers' conduct towards Ferko in this passage?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 2 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** brothers · **What happens:** follow, characteris, conduct · **To what, where:** conduct, passage

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1692 «Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beasts, part 1: a hungry youth is robbed of his bread and maimed by his brothers» 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/1692-pg640-part16/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e1:1
# text = Which of the following characterises the brothers' conduct towards Ferko in this passage?
1	Which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	5	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	SCONJ	IN	_	5	mark	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	following	follow	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	5	nsubj	_	_
5	characterises	characteris	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	9	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	'	's	PART	POS	_	7	case	_	_
9	conduct	conduct	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obj	_	_
10	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	Ferko	Ferko	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nmod	_	_
12	in	in	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	_
14	passage	passage	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **follow** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **characteris** | present |  | the brothers's conduct |  | this passage |  | towards Ferko | tree rules |
| 3 | **conduct** |  | the brothers |  |  |  |  | towards Ferko | nom conduct «act transitive»: poss=agent towards=obl |

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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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They shared his food and then robbed him of his horse and his sword and his gold

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e1:o1:1
# text = They shared his food and then robbed him of his horse and his sword and his gold
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	shared	share	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
6	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	_
7	robbed	rob	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	of	of	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	11	nmod:poss	_	_
11	horse	horse	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
13	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	14	nmod:poss	_	_
14	sword	sword	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
15	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
16	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	17	nmod:poss	_	_
17	gold	gold	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **share** | past | They | his food |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **rob** | past | They *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  | then | of his horse and his sword and his gold | vn rob-10.6.4 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent he=Theme of horse=Source |

### Option 2 · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They deprived him of food and extracted from him a grievous injury as the price of relief

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e1:o2:1
# text = They deprived him of food and extracted from him a grievous injury as the price of relief
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	deprived	deprive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
6	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	extracted	extract	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obl	_	_
10	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	12	det	_	_
11	grievous	grievous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
13	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	15	det	_	_
15	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	_
16	of	of	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	relief	relief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deprive** | past | They | him *= he* |  |  |  | of food | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Source of food=Theme |
| 2 | **extract** | past | They *not said here* | a grievous injury |  |  |  | from him *= he*; as the price of relief | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent injury=Theme from he=Initial\_Location |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They deprived him of food, humiliated him before the Queen, and extracted from him a grievous injury as the price of relief from his suffering and sorrow

<!-- fold The tree, 27 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e1:o3:1
# text = They deprived him of food, humiliated him before the Queen, and extracted from him a grievous injury as the price of relief from his suffering and sorrow
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	deprived	deprive	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	_
4	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	humiliated	humiliate	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
8	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	_
9	before	before	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	Queen	Queen	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	extracted	extract	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	from	from	ADP	IN	_	16	case	_	_
16	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obl	_	_
17	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	19	det	_	_
18	grievous	grievous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	19	amod	_	_
19	injury	injury	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obj	_	_
20	as	as	ADP	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	22	det	_	_
22	price	price	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
23	of	of	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	relief	relief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	nmod	_	_
25	from	from	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	_
27	suffering	suffering	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	obl	_	_
28	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	29	cc	_	_
29	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	27	conj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **deprive** | past | They | him *= he* |  |  |  | of food | vn deprive-10.6.2 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Source of food=Theme |
| 2 | **humiliate** | past | They *not said here* | him *= he* |  |  | before the Queen |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus he=Experiencer |
| 3 | **extract** | past | They *not said here* | a grievous injury |  | his suffering and sorrow |  | from him *= he*; as the price of relief | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent injury=Theme from he=Initial\_Location |
| 4 | **suffer** |  | his *= he* |  |  |  |  |  | nom suffering «state intransitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They stole his food and demanded his silver as payment for the crumbs they gave

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e1:o4:1
# text = They stole his food and demanded his silver as payment for the crumbs they gave
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	stole	steal	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	_
4	food	food	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	demanded	demand	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
7	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	silver	silver	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	as	as	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
10	payment	payment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl	_	_
11	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
13	crumbs	crumb	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	nmod	_	_
14	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nsubj	_	_
15	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	13	acl:relcl	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **steal** | past | They | his food |  |  |  |  | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location food=Theme |
| 2 | **demand** *speech: request* | past | They *not said here* | his silver |  |  |  | as payment for the crumbs | vn require-103-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme silver=Precondition |
| 3 | **give** | past | crumbs *= crumb* | the crumbs *not said here* |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent crumb=Theme |

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