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title: In what respect did the ravens describe the lake and the hill dew as… — Slavonic Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 17:… · tree and pragmatics
description: In what respect did the ravens describe the lake and the hill dew as remarkable? Exam question 2 of lesson 1693 «Slavonic Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 17: blinded and crippled Ferko heals himself and wins the King's test» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmat
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# Exam question 2 · Slavonic Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 17: blinded and crippled…

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
In what respect did the ravens describe the lake and the hill dew as remarkable?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 1 · wrong ✗ · **Who acts:** ravens · **What happens:** do, describe · **To what, where:** respect, lake

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This is exam question 2 of lesson 1693 «Slavonic Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 17: blinded and crippled Ferko heals himself and wins the King's test» 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/1693-pg640-part17/#e2).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1693-pg640-part17:e2:1
# text = In what respect did the ravens describe the lake and the hill dew as remarkable?
1	In	in	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	what	what	DET	WDT	PronType=Int	3	det	_	_
3	respect	respect	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
4	did	do	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	ravens	raven	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nsubj	_	_
7	describe	describe	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	parataxis	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obj	_	_
10	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
11	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	13	det	_	_
12	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	compound	_	_
13	dew	dew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	conj	_	_
14	as	as	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	remarkable	remarkable	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **do** | past |  |  |  | what respect |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **describe** | present | the ravens | the lake and the hill dew |  |  |  | as remarkable | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent lake=Theme as remarkable=Attribute |

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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 · ✓ the right answer {#o1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They claimed bathing restored the sick and washing the eyes gave keen sight

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1693-pg640-part17:e2:o1:1
# text = They claimed bathing restored the sick and washing the eyes gave keen sight
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	claimed	claim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	bathing	bath	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	nsubj	_	_
4	restored	restore	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	ccomp	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	sick	sick	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	11	nsubj	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	11	cc	_	_
8	washing	wash	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
9	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	eyes	eye	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	obj	_	_
11	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	keen	keen	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	amod	_	_
13	sight	sight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **claim** *speech: other* | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **bath** | gerund |  |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **restore** | past |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn contribute-13.2 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent |
| 4 | **wash** | gerund |  | the eyes |  |  |  |  | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent eye=Patient |
| 5 | **give** | past | the sick | keen sight |  |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sight=Theme |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice {#o2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They insisted the lake could raise the dead and that dew from hill grass gave eternal youth to anyone who touched it

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1693-pg640-part17:e2:o2:1
# text = They insisted the lake could raise the dead and that dew from hill grass gave eternal youth to anyone who touched it
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	insisted	insist	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
5	could	could	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	6	aux	_	_
6	raise	raise	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	ccomp	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dead	dead	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	6	obj	_	_
9	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
10	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	11	det	_	_
11	dew	dew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	nsubj	_	_
12	from	from	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	14	compound	_	_
14	grass	grass	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
15	gave	give	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
16	eternal	eternal	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	17	amod	_	_
17	youth	youth	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	15	obj	_	_
18	to	to	ADP	IN	_	19	case	_	_
19	anyone	anyone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	15	obl	_	_
20	who	who	PRON	WP	PronType=Rel	21	nsubj	_	_
21	touched	touch	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	19	acl:relcl	_	_
22	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **insist** *speech: other* | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **raise** | could | the lake | the dead |  |  |  |  | vn put\_direction-9.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dead=Theme |
| 3 | **give** | past | that dew from hill grass | eternal youth | anyone |  |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent youth=Theme to anyone=Recipient |
| 4 | **touch** | past |  | youth |  |  |  |  | vn contiguous\_location-47.8-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Theme it=Co-Theme |

### Option 3 {#o3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They explained that the lake was a gift from the gods and that the hill dew cured every illness known to man

<!-- fold The tree, 22 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1693-pg640-part17:e2:o3:1
# text = They explained that the lake was a gift from the gods and that the hill dew cured every illness known to man
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	explained	explain	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	8	mark	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nsubj	_	_
6	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	8	cop	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	gift	gift	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	ccomp	_	_
9	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	gods	god	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	8	nmod	_	_
12	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	19	cc	_	_
13	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
14	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	16	det	_	_
15	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	16	compound	_	_
16	dew	dew	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	19	nsubj	_	_
17	cured	cure	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	amod	_	_
18	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	19	det	_	_
19	illness	illness	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	conj	_	_
20	known	know	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	19	acl	_	_
21	to	to	ADP	TO	_	22	case	_	_
22	man	man	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	20	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **explain** *speech: assert* | past | They |  |  |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **is a** | past | the lake | a gift and every cured illness |  |  |  | from the gods | tree rules |
| 3 | **cure** | participle |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn free-10.6.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Causer |
| 4 | **illness** |  | the hill dew |  |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 5 | **know** | participle |  | every cured illness *not said here* |  |  |  | to man | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer |

### Option 4 {#o4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
They described the lake as dangerous, claiming its water drowned fools and blinded travellers

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1693-pg640-part17:e2:o4:1
# text = They described the lake as dangerous, claiming its water drowned fools and blinded travellers
1	They	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	described	describe	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	lake	lake	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	as	as	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	dangerous	dangerous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	claiming	claim	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	11	csubj	_	_
9	its	its	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	water	water	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	obj	_	_
11	drowned	drown	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
12	fools	fool	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	11	obj	_	_
13	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	14	cc	_	_
14	blinded	blind	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
15	travellers	traveller	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	14	obj	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **describe** | past | They | the lake |  |  |  | as dangerous | vn characterize-29.2-1-1 «NP V NP S\_ING»: agent=Agent lake=Theme as dangerous=Attribute |
| 2 | **claim** *speech: other* | gerund |  | lake's water |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent water=Topic |
| 3 | **drown** | past | claiming | fools |  |  |  |  | vn poison-42.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fool=Patient |
| 4 | **blind** | past | They *not said here* | travellers |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

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