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title: exam: What was the nature of the second task set to the stranger by… — Hungarian Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 18:… · tree and pragmatics
description: exam: What was the nature of the second task set to the stranger by the King? Exam question 1 of lesson 1694 «Hungarian Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 18: a flower palace, the grain heap and the wolves on the hill» of the books course of Mova's primary school, with the dependency tree and pragmatics of th
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# Exam question 1 · Hungarian Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 18: a flower palace, th…

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exam: What was the nature of the second task set to the stranger by the King?

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**Mova's choice:** option 2 · **The right answer:** option 2 · right ✓ · **Who acts:** exam · **What happens:** be, set · **To what, where:** nature, second task

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This is exam question 1 of lesson 1694 «Hungarian Fairy Tales, Ferko, part 18: a flower palace, the grain heap and the wolves on the hill» 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/1694-pg640-part18/#e1).

## The question {#question}

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1694-pg640-part18:e1:1
# text = exam: What was the nature of the second task set to the stranger by the King?
1	exam	exam	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	6	punct	_	_
3	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	6	nsubj	_	_
4	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	6	cop	_	_
5	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	6	det	_	_
6	nature	nature	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	appos	_	_
7	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
9	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	10	amod	_	_
10	task	task	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	_
11	set	set	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	10	acl	_	_
12	to	to	ADP	IN	_	14	case	_	_
13	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	14	det	_	_
14	stranger	stranger	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	_
15	by	by	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
16	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	17	det	_	_
17	King	King	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	1	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is a** | past | exam | the nature |  |  |  | of the second task | tree rules |
| 2 | **set** | participle |  | the second task *not said here* |  |  |  | to the stranger; by the King | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent by king=Destination |

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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}

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To drive all the wolves of the kingdom to the hill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1694-pg640-part18:e1:o1:1
# text = To drive all the wolves of the kingdom to the hill
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	drive	drive	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	wolves	wolf	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	to	to	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **drive** | to-infinitive |  | all wolves of the kingdom |  | the hill |  |  | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent wolf=Theme to hill=Trajectory |

### Option 2 · ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer {#o2}

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To gather all the grain of the kingdom into one heap

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1694-pg640-part18:e1:o2:1
# text = To gather all the grain of the kingdom into one heap
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	gather	gather	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	all	all	DET	PDT	PronType=Tot	5	det:predet	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	grain	grain	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	kingdom	kingdom	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	into	into	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	11	nummod	_	_
11	heap	heap	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **gather** | to-infinitive |  | all grain of the kingdom |  |  |  | into one heap | vn shake-22.3-2 «NP V NP PP»: agent=Agent grain=Patient into heap=Co-Patient |

### Option 3 {#o3}

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To rescue the Princess from the high tower

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1694-pg640-part18:e1:o3:1
# text = To rescue the Princess from the high tower
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	rescue	rescue	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	Princess	princess	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	from	from	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
7	high	high	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	8	amod	_	_
8	tower	tower	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **rescue** | to-infinitive |  | the Princess |  | the high tower |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent princess=Theme from tower=Source |

### Option 4 {#o4}

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To construct a palace of flowers upon the hill

```conllu
# sent_id = question:books:1694-pg640-part18:e1:o4:1
# text = To construct a palace of flowers upon the hill
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	construct	construct	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	4	det	_	_
4	palace	palace	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
6	flowers	flower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	4	nmod	_	_
7	upon	upon	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	hill	hill	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **construct** | to-infinitive |  | a palace of flowers |  |  |  | upon the hill | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent palace=Result |

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