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title: Which quality distinguishes Ferko from his brothers in the opening o… — Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beast… · tree and pragmatics
description: Which quality distinguishes Ferko from his brothers in the opening of this tale? Exam question 4 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 dependency tree a
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# Exam question 4 · Crimson Fairy Book, The Grateful Beasts, part 1: a hungry…

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Which quality distinguishes Ferko from his brothers in the opening of this tale?

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**Mova's choice:** option 1 · **The right answer:** option 4 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** quality · **What happens:** distinguish · **To what, where:** Ferko

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This is exam question 4 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/#e4).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e4:1
# text = Which quality distinguishes Ferko from his brothers in the opening of this tale?
1	Which	which	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	2	det	_	_
2	quality	quality	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	distinguishes	distinguish	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	Ferko	Ferko	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	from	from	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	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	_
8	in	in	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	opening	opening	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
11	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	13	det	_	_
13	tale	tale	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	10	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **distinguish** | present | which quality | Ferko |  |  |  | from quality's brothers in the opening of this tale | vn distinguish-23.5-1 «NP V NP.theme PP.co-theme»: agent=Agent ferko=Theme from brother=Co-Theme |

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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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His beauty and fine appearance, which arouse their envy, together with his skill in riding and his gentle manner towards animals

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e4:o1:1
# text = His beauty and fine appearance, which arouse their envy, together with his skill in riding and his gentle manner towards animals
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	arouse	arouse	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	envy	envy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
12	together	together	ADV	RB	_	15	advmod	_	_
13	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
14	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	skill	skill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
16	in	in	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	riding	riding	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nmod	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
19	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	_
20	gentle	gentle	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	21	amod	_	_
21	manner	manner	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	conj	_	_
22	towards	towards	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	animals	animal	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	nmod	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arouse** | present | His beauty and fine appearance | beauty's envy |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus envy=Experiencer |
| 2 | **envy** |  | beauty |  |  |  |  |  | nom envy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

### Option 2 {#o2}

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His superior learning, his quick wit, and his fine appearance, which the brothers resent and try to punish in secret

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```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e4:o2:1
# text = His superior learning, his quick wit, and his fine appearance, which the brothers resent and try to punish in secret
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	3	nmod:poss	_	_
2	superior	superior	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	3	amod	_	_
3	learning	learning	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	7	nmod:poss	_	_
6	quick	quick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	_
7	wit	wit	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	17	cc	_	_
10	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	12	nmod:poss	_	_
11	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	12	amod	_	_
12	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	17	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
14	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	16	nsubj	_	_
15	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
16	brothers	brother	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	12	conj	_	_
17	resent	resent	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
18	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
19	try	try	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	conj	_	_
20	to	to	PART	TO	_	21	mark	_	_
21	punish	punish	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	xcomp	_	_
22	in	in	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	secret	secret	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	21	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **brother** |  | his fine appearance and the brothers |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **resent** | infinitive | His superior learning and his quick wit |  |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer |
| 3 | **try** | infinitive | His superior learning and his quick wit *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn try-61.1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Eventuality |
| 4 | **punish** *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | His superior learning and his quick wit *not said here* |  |  | secret |  |  | vn prosecute-33.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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He works harder on the farm each day

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e4:o3:1
# text = He works harder on the farm each day
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	works	work	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	harder	hard	ADV	RBR	Degree=Cmp	2	advmod	_	_
4	on	on	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	farm	farm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
7	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	8	det	_	_
8	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl:unmarked	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **work** | present | He |  |  |  | day | on the farm; hard *property* | vn employment-95.3 «NP V PP.theme»: agent=Agent on farm=Theme |

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

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His beauty and fine appearance, which arouse their envy

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1692-pg640-part16:e4:o4:1
# text = His beauty and fine appearance, which arouse their envy
1	His	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	2	nmod:poss	_	_
2	beauty	beauty	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
4	fine	fine	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	appearance	appearance	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
7	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	8	nsubj	_	_
8	arouse	arouse	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
9	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	envy	envy	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **arouse** | present | His beauty and fine appearance | beauty's envy |  |  |  |  | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus envy=Experiencer |
| 2 | **envy** |  | beauty |  |  |  |  |  | nom envy «feeling transitive»: poss=agent |

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